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5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

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Linguasphere Observatory

5=INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

This phylosector covers 10 sets of languages (= 150 outer languages, comprising 873 inner languages) spoken traditionally
by communities across much of Eurasia, from Iceland and the British Isles in the northwest to Sri Lanka in the south,
constituting the Indo-European intercontinental affinity. During the last half millennium, languages of this phylosector
(principally from zones 51=, 52=, 53= and 59=) have spread to all other continents of the world, and across northern Asia,
and over half the world's population now speaks a language from this phylosector (as either primary or alternate voices).
Zones 50= to 57= cover languages traditionally spoken in Europe, and 58= to 59= cover languages traditionally spoken in
western and southern Asia. Zones are arranged in the approximate geographic order of their traditional areas in Eurasia,
moving from northwestern Europe to southern Asia, and this order has no implication for prehistorical reconstructions:
50= CELTIC phylozone
53= SLAVIC phylozone
56= HELLENIC phylozone
59= INDIC phylozone

51= ROMANIC phylozone


54= BALTIC phylozone
57= ARMENIC phylozone

52= GERMANIC phylozone


55= ALBANIC phylozone
58= IRANIC phylozone

Before consulting the following tables, please see Guide to the Register in Volume One
Additional or improved data on languages and communities covered by this sector will be welcomed
by e-mail at: REGISTER@LINGUASPHERE.ORG, or by letter-post at: LINGUASPHERE PRESS, HEBRON SA34 0XT, WALES (UK).
COLUMN 1 & 2

layers of reference
codes and reference-names

50=

CELTIC
phylozone

COLUMN 3

other nomenclature and notes

covers the "Celtic", "Gaelic+ Welsh" or Gaeilge+ Cymraeg set,


part of the "Indo-European" intercontinental affinity;
comprising 1 set of languages (= 5 outer languages) spoken
by communities in insular and maritime northwestern Europe,
from the Hebridean islands to the Breton peninsula:

COLUMNS 4 & 5

nation-states
(+ provinces)

and

scale of
speakers

France (Bretagne); Ireland; Man;


United Kingdom (Scotland; Wales;
Northern Ireland); with migrations
to Argentina; Australia; Canada;
USA

50-A GAEILGE+ CYMRAEG


The internal unity of the [50] Celtic set appears less close
than that of other sets in this phylosector, and there may be a
case for regarding the [50] Gaeilge+ Gidhlig (Gaelic) and
[50] Cymraeg+ Brezhoneg (Britannic) chains as separate
components of the Indo-European intercontinental affinity.
50-A
50-AA
50-AAA
50-AAA-a

GAEILGE+
CYMRAEG set
GAEILGE+
GIDHLIG chain
GAEILGE+
GIDHLIG net
Gaeilge+ Gidhlig

GAELIC+ WELSH, "celtic", in [50] Gaeilge (Irish): ceilteach, in [50]


Cymraeg (Welsh): celteg
GAELIC, "goidelic", "Q-celtic"; in [50] Cymraeg (Welsh): goedeleg

gaeilge + gidhlig+ ghailckagh, in [50] Cymraeg (Welsh): gaeleg;


including gaeilge, "irish gaelic", "irish" gidhlig, "scottish gaelic"
ghailckagh, "manx" bilingual in [52] English from c.350: Ogham
script; Erse, Celto-Latin script; Latin script #"Gaelic" is pronounced
"Gallic" in Scotland & "Gaylic" in Ireland covering a sequence of
idioms now extending from the Hebrides islands to the south-west
coast of Ireland (originally covering the whole of Ireland and Highland
Scotland, with the Isle of Man) severely reduced and submerged by
[52] English in the rural Highlands of Scotland as a result of the ethnic
th
clearances of the 18 century, and in rural Ireland as a result of the
th
famine-related ethnic clearances of the 19 century.

Ireland (including UK: Northern


Ireland); UK (Scotland); Man; also
migration> Canada; Australia; USA

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50-AAA-aa

gidhlig-F.

50-AAA-ab

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"formal scottish gaelic", in [52] Scots: hielans, in [50] Gaeilge (Irish):


gaeilge na hAlban, including "church gaelic" "modern literary scottish
gaelic" Latin script, from c.1650; Church Gaelic is based on an
archaic Perthshire model

Scotland)

gidhlig-NE.

"scottish gaelic"-NE. Caithness Sutherland-E counties: Brora


Golspie Embo coast

(Scotland: Highland-NE.)

50-AAA-ac

gidhlig-CW.

"scottish gaelic"-CW.

(Scotland-W.); also migration>


Canada (Nova Scotia; Prince
Edward Island)

50-AAA-aca

leodhaisach

lewis Leodhais, Lewis island (excluding Harris peninsula) to be


reclassified as an inner-language, with constituent dialects

(Western Isles)

50-AAA-acb

hearadhach

hearadh, harris Na Hearadh, Harris peninsula

(Western Isles)

50-AAA-acc

uibhistach-N.

uist-N. Uibhist-a'Tuath, North Uist island

(Western Isles)

50-AAA-acd

beinn-na-faoghla

benbecula Beinn-na-Faoghla, Benbecula island

(Western Isles)

50-AAA-ace

uibhistach

uist-S. Uibhist-a-Deas, South Uist island

(Western Isles)

50-AAA-acf

barraighach

barra Barraigh, Barra island

(Western Isles)

50-AAA-acg

sgianach

sgitheanach=Skye, Eilean Sgianach, Eilean Sgitheanach island

(Highland-W.)

50-AAA-ach

rhumach+ eiggach

Rum Eigg islands

(Highland-W.)

50-AAA-aci

tyree+ coll

Coll Tiree islands

(Strathclyde-NW.)

50-AAA-acj

mull

Isle of Mull island

(Strathclyde-NW.)

50-AAA-ack

gidhlig-NW.

Sutherland-W Ross-&-Cromarty Inverness-W. counties

(Highland)

50-AAA-acl

gidhlig-C.

Argyll-N Perth-W counties

(Strathclyde-N.; central-N.)

50-AAA-acm

argyll-S.

Argyll-S county

(Strathclyde-SW.)

50-AAA-acn

arran

Arran island

(Strathclyde)

50-AAA-aco

peairt

Perth-SW. county

(Strathclyde)

50-AAA-acp

alba-nuadh

"new albion gaelic" Cap Breton island Prince Edward island

migration> Canada (Nova Scotia;


Prince Edward Island)

50-AAA-ad

 gaeilge-L.

"historical literary irish", "old common gaelic", 'erse' from c.350

Ireland; (Scotland); Man

50-AAA-ae

gaeilge-F.

50-AAA-af

gaeilge-NE.*

"traditional irish"-NE. +transitional to Scottish Gaelic (Gidhlig-CW.)

50-AAA-afa

rathlin

Rathlin island

(Antrim-N.)

50-AAA-afb

antrim-glens

Antrim Glens valleys extinct in 1940's

(Antrim-N.)

50-AAA-ag

gaeilge-N.

"traditional irish"-NW.

Ireland (Ulaidh-W., Ulster-W.); UK


(Ireland-N., major part of Ulaidh,
Ulster)

50-AAA-aga

ard-macha

Ard-macha, Armagh county

(Armagh)

50-AAA-agb

dn-na-n-gall-NW.

Dn-na-n-gall-NW., Donegal-NW. county: Toraigh, Tory island


rainn Mhr, Aran island

(Donegal)

50-AAA-ah

gaeilge-C.

"traditional irish"-C.

Ireland (Connachta, Connaught)

50-AAA-aha

maigh-eo

Maigh-eo, Mayo county

(Mayo)

50-AAA-ahb

gaillimh

Gaillimh-W., Galway-W. Maigh-eo-SW., Mayo-SW. counties: Partry (Mayo)


mountains

"formal irish", "modern literary irish", "modern standard irish",


"dublin irish", in [50] Cymraeg (Welsh): gwyddeleg from c.1650

Ireland
(Northern Ireland, major part of
Ulaidh, Ulster: Antrim-N.)

50-AAA-ahc

aran

Clare county: Aran islands

(Clare)

50-AAA-ahd

"mixed" gaeilge-C.+ gaeilge-S. +creation of new mixed dialect


resettled speakers> M, Meath county

(Meath)

50-AAA-ai

gaeilge-S.

"traditional irish"-S.

Ireland (Mumhain, Munster;


Leinster-S.)

50-AAA-aia

ciarra

Ciarra-W., Kerry-W. county: Uibh Rathach Dingle peninsula


Corca Dhuibne

(Kerry)

50-AAA-aib

corcaigh

Corcaigh-W., Cork-W. county: Oilen Chlire, Clear island Bal


tha an Ghaorthaidh Baile Bhirne Cil Aodh

(Cork)

50-AAA-aic

phort-lirge

Phort-lirge-S., Waterford-S. county: An Sean a'Phobal An Rinn

(Waterford)

50-AAA-aj

gaelg

"manx", manaweg, ghailckagh, ghailck, gailck, ghaelg, chengey-nymayrey, "manx gaelic", in [50] Gaeilge (Irish): manainnis, gaeilge
Oilen Mhanann, in [50] Cymraeg (Welsh): manaweg, gaeleg y Manaw
isle of Man

Man

1*

50-AAA-aja

 gaelg-L.

"literary manx", including "traditional legal manx" recorded from


c.1650

Man

50-AAA-ajb

manaweg-NW.

"manx"-NW. extinct

50-AAA-ajc

manaweg-SE.

"manx"-SE. extinct +submerged by [52] English

manaweg-S.

50-AAA-ajd
50-AAA-aje

manaweg-F.

submerged by [52] English

Man

Man

"manx"-S. extinct in 1974 +submerged by [52] English

Man

"revived manx" revived from c.1950

Man

1*

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50-AB

CYMRAEG+
BREZHONEG chain

BRITANNIC, "P-celtic", "brythonic", "british", in [50] Cymraeg (Welsh):


brythoneg, in [50] Gaeilge (Irish): briotanach, in [51] Franais:
brittonique #the linguistic term 'Brythonic' avoids confusion with the
modern political use of 'Britannic' (associated with the united crowns of
England and Scotland), but it is appropriate to redefine 'Britannic' as
originally applied to the Celtic communities (and Welsh-related
languages) of the island of Great Britain. originally covering most of
the island of Great Britain (Clydeside Cornwall), but now confined
st
largely to Wales and (as a result of migration in the 1 Millennium) to
Brittany.

50-ABA

CYMRAEG net
Cymraeg

WELSH, "britannic"-N.

50-ABA-a

50-ABA-aa

 cymraeg-L.

50-ABA-ab

cymraeg-F.

50-ABA-aba

cymraeg-y-beibl

"bible welsh", including cymraeg-y-pulpud, "conservative pulpit welsh"


(Cymru, Wales)
from 1588 (first translation of Welsh Bible); now being submerged by
Modern Literary Welsh

50-ABA-abb

cymraeg-lenyddol

"modern literary welsh" from c.1650 (reinforced by 1988 new


translation of Bible)

(Cymru, Wales)

50-ABA-abc

cymraeg-safonol

"modern standard welsh", "generalised welsh" a flexible standard


based on Modern Literary Welsh, but with a tolerance of regional
variations; promoted in education and the media.

(Cymru, Wales)

50-ABA-abd

cymraeg-byw

"learners' normalised welsh", "learners' cymric" #cymraeg-byw=living


welsh, from c.1960, since abandoned

(Cymru, Wales)

50-ABA-abe

cymraeg-americanaidd

"american welsh" the Welsh language as cultivated by small


communities and families of Welsh or partial Welsh origin in the USA;
sustained by a network of Welsh-speaking associations and
publications +influenced especially in pronunciation by [52]
Northamerican General English Delta+ Bangor (Pennsylvania)
Evansville (Wisconsin) Oneida (NY) Gallia (Ohio)

USA; also Canada

50-ABA-abf

cymraeg-y-wladfa

"patagonian welsh", in [51] Espaol: gals patagn -bilingual in [51]


Espaol Patagonia, (in Cymraeg) Y Wladfa: Chubut lower valley:
Gaimn Trelew Rawson; Golfo Nuevo coast Puerto Madryn,
Porth Madrun; Chubut, Camwy upper valleys: Leleque Esquel
settlement from different parts of Wales (and Welsh speakers from
Liverpool) between 1865 & 1914

migration> Argentina (Patagonia:


Chubut)

50-ABA-ac

cymraeg-N.

cymraeg y gogledd, "welsh-N.", "cymric"-N., "northwalian welsh",


perjorative 'iaith y gogs', (obsolete) gwyndodeg, "venedotian"

(Cymru-N., Wales-N.); also


migration> Argentina (Patagonia)

50-ABA-aca

iaith-ynys-mn

"angelsey welsh" part of cymraeg-y-gogledd-orllewin, "welsh"-NW.


Mn, Angelsey island

(Sir Mn, Angelsey)

50-ABA-acb

cymraeg
sir-gaernarfon

"caernarvonshire welsh", part of cymraeg-y-gogledd-orllewin, "welsh"NW. Lln, Lleyn peninsula Caernarfon+ Bangor+ Conwy coast
Conwy, Conway valley Eryri, Snowdonia mountains

(Sir Gaernarfon, Caernarvonshire)

50-ABA-acc

iaith-y-cofis

"caernarvon-town welsh", part of cymraeg-y-gogledd-orllewin, "welsh"NW. #iaith-y-cofis=language of the cove +influenced by


[52]English developed when Caernarfon was a medieval port and
English-occupied garrison town Caernarfon town

(Sir Gaernarfon, Caernarvonshire)

50-ABA-acd

cymraeg-NE.

cymraeg-y-gogledd-ddwyrain, "welsh"-NE., "cymric"-NE. Clwyd


valley Rhyl+ Fflint coast Dyfrdwy, Dee valley

(Sir Ddinbych, Denbighshire; Sir y


Fflint, Flintshire)

50-ABA-ace

cymraeg-C.

cymraeg-y-canolbarth, "welsh"-C., "mid-welsh"; (obsolete) powyseg,


(Sir Meirionnydd, Merionethshire;
"powysian", "ordovician" Powys valley Dyfi, Dovey valley
Sir Drefaldwyn, Montgomeryshire);
Tywyn+ Harlech coast +transition between Cymraeg-NE. & Cymraeg- also England (Shropshire border)
CS.

50-ABA-ad

cymraeg-S.

cymraeg-y-de, iaith-y-sowth, "welsh-S.", "southwalian welsh", "cymric"S. with local forms cymrg-y-de, cwmrg-y-de etc., (pejorative) 'iaith yr
hwntws'

Cymru-S., Wales-S.

50-ABA-ada

cymraeg-CS.

cymraeg y canolbarth dde, "welsh"-CS. Wye upper valley: Rheadr


Gwy, Rhayader Llanfair ym Muallt, Builth Wells Aberhonddu,
Brecon

(Sir Faesyfed, Radnorshire;


Brycheiniog, Breconshire)

y gymraeg, iaith gymraeg, "welsh", "cymric", in [50] Gaeilge (Irish):


breatnais, in [51] Franais: gallois, cymrique, kymrique; including a
wide range of local forms of the language-name: cymraig, cymrig,
cwmrg, cymrg, cymrg, etc. -bilingual in [52] English
#the traditional English name "Welsh" is derived from Old English walh
=Celtic or Roman foreigner, and a case can be made for the
promotion of "Cymric" as a more appropriate name in English after
th
strong survival throughout Wales until the 19 century, there was a
steady decline in the number and proportion of Welsh-speakers
th
throughout the 20 century, a trend arrested and reversed in the
younger generation by the institutionalisation of Welsh as a co-official
language in Wales (Welsh Language Act, 1967) and by its strong
promotion in education and the media strong lexical links (cognates
plus loans) with [51] Latin from c.650: Latin script

UK ( Cymru, Wales); Nantmawr


(England: Shropshire border); also
migration> England (Liverpool,
London); Argentina (Patagonia);
USA (Pennsylvania)

"traditional literary welsh", "traditional literary cymric", including "old


welsh" "middle welsh" "early modern" welsh from c.650

(Cymru, Wales; formally ScotlandS.; England)

"book welsh", "unified cymric" including standardised forms of Welsh


for the purposes of preaching, literary composition, formal teaching,
publishing and broadcasting, and as an educational resource for
emigr communities in the Americas

(Cymru, Wales)

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50-ABA-adb

cymraeg-W.

cymraeg-y-gorllewin, "welsh"-W., "cymric"-W., "demetian"-NW.,


preseli+ ceredigion, including iaith sir benfro, iaith shir bemro,
"pembrokeshire-welsh"-N., "preseli welsh" iaith ceredigion, iaith
cardi, "cardiganshire welsh"; part of (obsolete) deheubartheg, dyfedeg,
"demetian" St.David's peninsula Preseli hills Tf upper valley
Ceredigion

(Ceredigion, Cardiganshire; Sir


Benfro-N., Pembrokeshire-N.,
adjacent Sir Gaerfyrddin,
Carmarthenshire)

50-ABA-adc

cymraeg-SW.

cymraeg-y-de-orllewin, "welsh"-SW., "cymric"-SW., part of (obsolete)


deheubartheg, dyfedeg, "demetian" Tywi lower, Towy lower
Gwendraeth Nedd, Neath valleys

(Sir Gaerfyrddin, Carmarthenshire;


Sir Morgannwg-W., GlamorganW.)

50-ABA-add

gwenhwyseg

cymraeg-y-de-ddwyrain, "traditional welsh"-SE., "traditional cymric"SE., (obsolete) "gwentian". "silurian" last vestiges in Rhondda
Wysg, Usk valleys following the near-extinction of this idiom,
standard Welsh (Cymraeg-safonol) is being reintroduced in the late
20th century through Welsh-medium schools

(Sir Morgannwg-E., Glamorgan-E.;


Sir Fynwy-W., Monmouthshire-W.;
adjacent Brycheiniog-S.,
Breconshire-S.)

2*

50-ABA-ade

cymlish

cymraeg yr ysgolion cymraeg ="welsh-schools' welsh" +new "mixed"


dialect, with characteristic pronunciation and marked influence from
[52] English in vocabulary, syntax and intonation developed since
1980's among pupils in Welsh-medium secondary schools in southeast
Wales #name created locally from Cym(raeg) plus (Eng)lish

(Sir Morgannwg-E., Glamorgan-E.;


Sir Fynwy-W., Monmouthshire-W.)

50-ABB

BRETON+ CORNISH, "britannic"-S.

50-ABB-a

BREZHONEG+
KERNEWEK net
Kernewek

UK (England: Cornwall)

1*

50-ABB-aa

 kernewek-L.

50-ABB-ab

kernewek-F.

"historical cornish" +progressively submerged by [52] English extinct (Cornwall)


from 1777
"revived cornish"  revived from c.1900; including competition among
at least three proposed standards; reinforced by vocabulary modelled
on [50] Cymraeg & Brezoneg (Welsh & Breton)

(Cornwall)

50-ABB-b

Brezhoneg

Breton, in [51] Franais: breton, in [50] Cymraeg (Welsh): llydaweg, in


[50] Gaeilge (Irish): briotinis -bilingual in [51] Franaisfrom c.750:
Latin script

France (Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-ba

 brezhoneg-L.

"pre-modern literary" breton, including "old" "middle" "early


modern" breton from c.750

(Bas-Bretagne)

Cornish, "insular cornish", in [51] Franais: cornouaillais insular


-bilingual in [52] English from c.1450: Latin script

50-ABB-bb

brezhoneg-G.

"general" breton, in [51] Franais: breton harmonis

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bba

brezhoneg-beleg

in [51] Franais: breton francis, breton de prtre #brezhoneg


beleg=priest's breton

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bbb

brezhoneg-KLT

kerneweg+ leoneg+ tregereg, "standard" breton 1  Leoneg+


Tregereg model #KLT =anagram of kerneweg+ leoneg+ tregereg

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bbc

brezhoneg-peurunvan

brezhoneg-ZH, KLT+ gwenedeg, KLTG, 'zedacheg', "standard" breton


2, in [51] Franais: breton interdialectal #brezhoneg-perunvan
=completely unified breton

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bbd

brezhoneg-falhuneg

"university" breton, "standard" breton 3, in [51] Franais: breton


universitaire #brezneg-falhuneg =(Father) Falc'hun's Breton

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bc

leoneg

brezoneg-NW., "traditional" breton-NW., in [51] Franais: lonais,


lonard Bro-leon, Lon country

(Bas-Bretagne: Finisterre-N.)

50-ABB-bca

batz

Batz island

(Bas-Bretagne: Finisterre-N.)

50-ABB-bcb

leoneg-E.

in [51] Franais: part of haut-loneg Haut-Lon country

(Bas-Bretagne: Finisterre-N.)

50-ABB-bcc

leoneg-C.

Pagan country

(Bas-Bretagne: Finisterre-N.)

50-ABB-bcd

leoneg-W.

in [51] Franais: part of haut-loneg Bas-Lon country

(Bas-Bretagne: Finisterre-N.)

50-ABB-bce

uchant

Uchant, Ouessant island

(Bas-Bretagne: Finisterre-N.)

50-ABB-bcf

molne

Molne island

(Bas-Bretagne: Finisterre-N.)

50-ABB-bd

tregereg+ kerneweg

brezoneg-C., "central traditional" breton, including "continental cornish", (Bas-Bretagne: Ctes-d'Armor-W.;


in [51] Franais: trgorrois+ cornouaillais continental Bro-dreger,
Finistrre-S.)
Trgor country Goelo-NW. country Bro-gerne, Cornouaille country

50-ABB-bda

tregereg-W.

in [51] Franais: petit-trgorrois Petit Trgor country, Queffleut rightbank

50-ABB-bdb

tregereg-C.

Lguer+ Jaudy valleys & coast

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdc

tregereg-SE.

Trieux valley, Plouagat

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdd

goelo

Goelo-NW country, Paimpol

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bde

kerneweg-NE.

Quintin-W country, Blavet upper valley

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdf

kerneweg-N.

Poher country, Aulne basin

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdg

kerneweg-NW.

Crozon peninsula

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdh

kerneweg-W.

Cap Sizun peninsula

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdi

snan

Sein island

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdj

kerneweg-SW.

Bigouden country

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdk

kerneweg-SE.

Aven valley Isol valley

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bdl

gwenedeg-W.

in [51] Franais: bas-vannetais Bro-wened-W, Bas-Vannetais country, (Bas-Bretagne: Morbihan-W.)


Lorient Pontivy

50-ABB-be

gwenedeg-E.

bezhoneg-SE., breizhoneg-SE., "traditional" breton-SE., in [51]


Franais: haut-vannetais Bro-wened-E, haut-Vannetais country

(Bas-Bretagne: Morbihan-C.)
(Bas-Bretagne: Morbihan-C.)

(Bas-Bretagne)

50-ABB-bea

gwenedeg-F.

"standard" breton-SE., in [51] Franais: haut-vannetais normalis.

50-ABB-beb

vannes

Vannes

(Bas-Bretagne: Morbihan-C.)

50-ABB-bec

groix

Groix island

(Bas-Bretagne: Morbihan-C.)

50-ABB-bed

houat

Houat island

(Bas-Bretagne: Morbihan-C.)

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SHELTA classified for referential purposes within [50] Celtic on basis


of a substantial core of vocabulary derived from [50] Gaeilge.

50-ACA-a

SHELDRUU
notional chain
SHELDRUU net
Sheldruu

"irish travellers' cant", "irish tinkers' cant" (<Irish: caint = speech),


gammon, gammoch, shelta (= the old thing), sheldru, shelru, tarri,
minkyers' tari, minklers' tari, bawconi jib, hinditemeskri jib, 'bog latin';
speakers: mincir, tinncir, mnkyeery, "irish tinkers" +mixed cryptic
language; morphology & syntax from [52] English + cryptic lexicon
partially from [50] Gaeilge -bilingual in [52] English

UK; USA; Canada

4*

50-ACA-aa

sheldruu-W.

"english-shelta", "irish-shelta"

UK (Ireland; Scotland; also


migration> UK (Cymru, Wales;
England); USA; Canada

4*

50-ACA-ab

sheldruuN.

"gaelic-shelta", "scots-shelta"

UK (Scotland-W.)

50-AC
50-ACA

"cryptic anglo-gaelic"

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ROMANIC
phylozone

covers the "Romance" or Italiano+ Romneasca set, part of


the "Indo-European" intercontinental affinity; comprising 1 set
of languages (= 30 outer languages) spoken traditionally by
communities throughout southern Europe, from Portugal to
Moldova, with extensions to all other continents of the world:
51-A ITALIANO+ ROMNEASCA
including 4 arterial languages: Portugus (Portuguese);
Espaol (Spanish); Franais (French); Italiano (Italian)
This phylozone comprises the modern Romance relatives of
Latin (and Latin itself), the only surviving languages of the
"Italic" component of the Indo-European intercontinental
affinity.
The present internal diversity of the Romance idioms in Italy
may reflect an historical influence from other Italic languages
absorbed by Latin during the earliest period of Roman power.
In the same way, the internal diversity among Romance
idioms in northern Italy and further west probably reflects an
influence from the former [50] Celtic ("Gaulish" or Britannicrelated) languages of continental Europe, whose own
relationship with Italic (including Latin) no doubt accelerated
their submersion.

51-A

ITALIANO+
ROMNEASCA set

51-AA

ITALIANO+
ROMNEASCA chain

51-AAA
51-AAA-a

ITALIANO+
PORTUGUS net
Portugus+ Galego

51-AAA-aa
51-AAA-ab

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Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola;


Argentina; Belgium; Belize; Benin;
Bolivia; Bosnia; Brazil; Bulgaria;
Burkina Faso; Central African
Rep.; Cambodia; Cameroon;
Canada; Cape Verde; Chad;
Channel Islands; Chile; China;
Colombia; Comoro Islands; Congo;
Congo-Zaire; Costa Rica; Croatia;
Cuba; Cte d'Ivoire; Djibouti;
Dominican Rep.; East Timor;
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador;
Equatorial Guinea; France; French
Guiana; French Polynesia; Gabon;
Greece; Guadeloupe; Guatemala;
Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti;
Honduras; India; Indonesia; Israel;
Italy (Val d'Aost); Laos; Lebanon;
Macedonia; Madagascar;
Malaysia; Mali; Martinique;
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico;
Moldova; Monaco; Morocco;
Netherlands West Indies; New
Caledonia / Kanaky; Nicaragua;
Niger; Panama; Paraguay; Peru;
Philippines; Portugal; Romania;
Ruanda; Runion; San Marino;
Senegal; Seychelles; Singapore;
Slovenia; Spain; Sri Lanka;
St.Lucia; Switzerland; Togo;
Trinidad; Tunisia; Turkey; USA;
Ukraine; Uruguay; Vatican;
Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam;
Virgin Islands; Wallis & Futuna;
Western Sahara.

ROMANCE, "italian+ romanian", in [51] Franais: roman, in [51]


Espaol: romance, in [51] Italiano: romanzo; part of former italic
from c.450: Hellenic script; Etrusco-Italic script; Latin script

ROMANCE-WEST, "italian+ portuguese", in [51] Franais: roman


occidental
Portuguese+ Galician, "wider portuguese", "luso-romance",
"lusitanian", "ibero-romance"-W., in [51] Espaol: portugus
-widespread (translingual) understanding of [51] Espaol

Portugal; Spain; Brazil; Cape


Verde; Angola; Mozambique; etc.

 portugus-L.

"pre-modern literary portuguese" from 12th cent.: Latin script

Portugal

galego

galleg, gallego, "galician" -translingual in [51] Espaol

Spain (Galicia); Argentina

"standard galician", "literary galician" Latin script

(Galicia)

51-AAA-aba

galego-F.

51-AAA-abb

galego-W.

La Corua Vigo

(Galicia)

51-AAA-abc

galego-E.

Lugo Orense

(Galicia)

51-AAA-abd

galego-argentina

Buenos Aires

migration> Argentina

51-AAA-ac

portugus-N.

"traditional portuguese"-N.

Portugal

51-AAA-aca

portugus-NE.

+transition to [51] Astur+ Leons

Portugal (Alto-Minho; Trs-OsMontes; Alto Douro)

51-AAA-acb

portugus-CN.

51-AAA-ad

portugus-F.

51-AAA-ada
51-AAA-adb

Portugal (Beira-Baixa; Beira-Alta;


Douro-Litoral; Douro-Minho)
"modern literary portuguese", "standard portugueses"

Portugal; Brazil; Cape


Verde; Guinea Bissau; SoTom; Angola; Mozambique;
Macao; India (Goa); migration>
France; South Africa; Canada

portugal-F.

"standard metropolitan portuguese", "formal metropolitan portuguese"

Portugal.

brasil-F.

"standard brazilian portuguese", "formal" brasileiro

Brazil

51-AAA-ae

portugus-G.

"generalised colloquial luso-portuguese"

Portugal (Algarve; Alentejo;


Ribatejo; Lisba; Estremadura;
Beira-Litoral)

51-AAA-aea

riodonors

rionor +transition to [51] Espaol

Portugal; Spain frontier

51-AAA-aeb

portugus-africa-W.

"west-african" portuguese

Cape Verde; Guinea-Bissau; So


Tom

51-AAA-aec

prtogus

"southern african portuguese" #derived from prto= black+ final


syllable of portugus

Angola; South Africa; Mozambique

51-AAA-aed

portugus-goa

"goan portuguese" Goa

India (Goa)

51-AAA-aee

portugus-maco

Maco

Maco

51-AAA-aef

portugus-timor

Timor-E. island

East Timor

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51-AAA-af

madeirense

"madeiran portuguese"

51-AAA-afa

funchal

Madeira island

(Madeira)

51-AAA-afb

porto-santo

Porto Santo island

(Madeira)

51-AAA-ag

aoriano

"azorian portuguese"

Portugal (Aores)

51-AAA-aga

aoriano-E.

Aores-E. islands

(Aores)

51-AAA-agb

aoriano-C.

Aores-C. islands

(Aores)

51-AAA-agc

aoriano-NW.

Aores-NW. islands

(Aores)

51-AAA-ah

brasileiro-G.

"generalised colloquial brazilian"

Brazil

51-AAA-aha

brasileiro-NE.

"brazilian"-NE. So-Lus Recife coast & hinterland

Brazil (Maranho; Piaui; Ceara;


Rio Grande do Norte; Paraba;
Pernambuco)

51-AAA-ahb

brasileiro-E.

"brazilian"-E.

Brazil (Alagoas; Bahia; Minas


Gerais; Espirito Santo)

51-AAA-ahc

rio-de-janeiro

"generalised" rio Rio de Janeiro

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

51-AAA-ahd

so-paolo

"generalised" so paolo So Paolo

Brazil (So Paulo)

51-AAA-ahe

brasileiro-SE.

Curitiba Rio Grande coast & hinterland

Brazil (Parana; Santa Catarina; Rio


Grande do Sul)

51-AAA-ahf

mato-grosso

Mato Grosso plateau

Brazil (Mato Grosso; Mato Grosso


do Sul; Gois)

51-AAA-ahg

amazonas

Amazonas basin

Brazil (Amap; Par; Amazonas;


Acre; Rondonia)

51-AAA-ai

#falares baianos=dialects of Bahia

Brazil (Bahia)

51-AAA-am

falares-baianos
mineiro
carioca
paulista
fronteirio

51-AAA-b

51-AAA-ba

51-AAA-aj
51-AAA-ak
51-AAA-al

51-AAA-bb

51-AAA-bba
51-AAA-bbb

Portugal (Madeira)

Brazil (Minas Gerais)


Rio de Janeiro "popular urban"

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

So-Paolo "popular urban" So-Paolo

Brazil (So-Paolo)

fronterizo, "hispano-brazilian" #fronteirio =frontier +transition to


[51] Espaol

Brazil; Uruguay frontier

Espaol

Spanish, "ibero-romance"-C., castellano+ andaluz, "wider castillian"

Spain; Morocco; Cuba; Puerto


Rico; USA; Mexico; {South
America} {Central America};
Equatorial Guinea; Philippines;
{United Nations}

 castellano-L.

"pre-modern literary castillian" from 11th century: Latin script

Spain

espaol acadmico, lingua castellana, "formal castillian spanish",


"literary castillian", "standard castillian"

Spain; Morocco; Western


Sahara; Equatorial Guinea;
Cuba; Puerto Rico;
Dominican Rep.; Virgin Islands;
Trinidad & Tobago; Mexico;
Belize; Guatemala; Salvador;
Honduras; Nicaragua;
Costa-Rica; Panama
Venezuela; Colombia;
Ecuador; Peru; Chile;
Bolivia; Paraguay; Uruguay;
Argentina; Philippines

"formal iberian spanish" Castille model

Spain

espaol-F.

castellano-F.
americano-F.

espaol acadmico americano, castellano americano, "formal american {Latin America}


spanish" Mexican model

51-AAA-bc

espaol-G.

castellano vulgar, "generalised castillian" including regional variants

Spain

51-AAA-bca

espaa-G.

"generalised ibero-spanish", "generalised castillian"

Spain

51-AAA-bcb

castilla+ lon

(Castilla y Lon)

51-AAA-bcc

galicia

(Galicia)

51-AAA-bcd

asturias

(Asturias)

51-AAA-bce

cantabrica

(Cantabrica)

51-AAA-bcf

rioja

51-AAA-bcg

vasco

(La Rioja)
+influenced by [40] Euskera (Basque)

(Pais Vasco)

51-AAA-bch

navarra

(Navarra)

51-AAA-bci

madrid

(Madrid)

51-AAA-bcj

la-mancha

(Castilla la Mancha)

51-AAA-bck

estremadura

(Estremadura)

51-AAA-bcl

espaol-aragn

51-AAA-bcm

espaol-valencia

+influenced by [51] Catal+ Valenci

(Valencia)

51-AAA-bcn

espaol-catalua

+influenced by [51] Catal+ Valenci

(Catalunya, Catalua)

51-AAA-bco

espaol-baleares

+influenced by [51] Catal+ Valenci

(Islas Baleares)

51-AAA-bd

andaluz

andalusian

Spain (Andalucia; Murcia;


Gibraltar; CeutaMelilla; Morocco
Tanger)

51-AAA-be

espaol-canario

"canary-islands spanish"

Spain (Canarias)

(Aragn)

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espaol-sahariano
espaol-guineo
americano-S.

"saharan spanish"

Western Sahara

"guinean spanish"

Equatorial Guinea

51-AAA-bha

mexicano

"mexican spanish"

51-AAA-bhb

beliceo

"belize spanish"

Belize

51-AAA-bhc

guatemaltacao

"guatemalean spanish"

Guatemala

51-AAA-bf
51-AAA-bg
51-AAA-bh

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"generalised latin american spanish" spoken as a primary language by {Latin America}


so-called Ladino ("Latino") communities and widely as an alternate
language by other speech communities
Mexico

51-AAA-bhd

salvadoreo

"salvaldorean spanish"

El Salvador

51-AAA-bhe

hondureo

"honduran spanish"

Honduras

51-AAA-bhf

nicaragense

"nicaraguan spanish"

Nicaragua

51-AAA-bhg

costarricense

costarriqueo, "costarican spanish"

Costa-Rica

51-AAA-bhh

panameo

"panamanian spanish"

Panama

51-AAA-bhi

cubano

"cuban spanish"

Cuba

51-AAA-bhj

dominicano

"dominican spanish"

Dominican Rep.

51-AAA-bhk

puertorriqueo

"puertorican spanish"

Puerto Rico

51-AAA-bhl

virgenense

"virgin-islands spanish"

Virgin Islands

51-AAA-bhm

trinidadeo

"trinidadian spanish"

Trinidad

51-AAA-bhn

venezolano

"venezuelan spanish"

Venezuela

51-AAA-bho

colombiano

"colombian spanish"

Colombia

51-AAA-bhp

ecuatoriano

"ecuadorian spanish"

Ecuador

51-AAA-bhq

peruano

"peruvian spanish"

Peru

51-AAA-bhr

chileno

"chilean spanish"

Chile

51-AAA-bhs

boliviano

"bolivian spanish"

Bolivia

51-AAA-bht

paraguayo

"paraguayan spanish"

Paraguay

51-AAA-bhu

uruguayo

"uruguayan spanish"

Uruguay

51-AAA-bhv

argentino

"argentinian spanish"

Argentina

51-AAA-bhw

filipino

"filipino spanish" in decline during 20th century

Philippines

51-AAA-bi

rioplatense

"italianised south-american spanish" +influenced by [51] Italiano


spoken by immigrant community of Italian origin Rio Plata estuary

Argentina; Uruguay

51-AAA-bia

cocoliche

Montevideo port

Uruguay

51-AAA-bib

lunfardo

lunfa (< lombardo) Buenos Aires port #lunfa <derived from lombardo
(cf.name of [51] Lombardo in Northern Italy)

Argentina

51-AAA-bj

ucayaliano
chicano

peruano ultraoriental, "peruvian vehicular"-E. Ucayali valley

Peru (Loreto; Ucayali)

51-AAA-bk

"united states spanish", "anglo-spanish" +influenced by [52] English

USA

51-AAA-bka

chicano-california

Los Angeles

(California)

51-AAA-bkb

chicano-arizona

(Arizona)

51-AAA-bkc

chicano-new-mexico

(New Mexico)

51-AAA-bkd

chicano-colorado

51-AAA-bke

chicano-texas

51-AAA-bkf

chicano-louisiana

51-AAA-bkg

chicano-tampa

florida "anglo-spanish" Tampa

(Florida)

51-AAA-bkh

chicano-miami

Miami

(Florida)

51-AAA-bki

chicano-DC

Washington D.C.

(Washington D.C.)

51-AAA-bkj

chicano-new-york

New York

(New York)

51-AAA-bkk

chicano-illinois

Chicago

(Illinois)

51-AAA-c

Astur+ Leons

Asturian+ Leonese, "ibero-romance"-N. -translingual in [51] Espaol


Latin script

Spain (Asturias; Len); Portugal


(Bragana)

51-AAA-ca

astur

asturiano, asturianu, 'bable', "asturian" Cordillera Cantabrica


mountains> N.

Spain (Asturias)

(Colorado)
"texan spanish"

(Texas)
(Louisiana)

51-AAA-caa

astur-F.

"literary" asturian, "standard" asturian Oviedo model

(Asturias)

51-AAA-cab

astur-E.

"asturian"-E. Cangas of Ons

(Asturias)

51-AAA-cac

astur-C.

oviedo,"asturian"-C. Uviu, Oviedo

(Asturias)

51-AAA-cad

astur-W.

"asturian"-W. Navia right-bank

(Asturias)

51-AAA-cae

astur-gallaico

gallego-asturiano +transition to [51] Galego Navia left-bank

(Asturias)

51-AAA-cb

+transition to [51] Galego Miranda do Douro

Portugal (Bragana)

51-AAA-cc

mirands
leons

"leonese" Cordillera Cantabrica mountains> S.

Spain (Len)

51-AAA-cca

leons-N.

Lon

(Len)

51-AAA-ccb

leons-S.

Tierra del Vino

(Len)

51-AAA-ccc

leons-W.

Tierra del Pan

(Len)

51-AAA-ccd

leons-E.

Tierra of Campos

(Len)

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51-AAA-d
51-AAA-da
51-AAA-db

Aragons+
Benasqus
navarro-aragons
aragons-A.

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

"Wider"-Aragonese, "ibero-romance"-NE. -translingual in [51]


Espaol from c.950: Latin script

Spain (Aragon)

"pre-modern literary navarro-aragonese" from c.950

(Navarra, Aragon)

fabla aragonesa, "aragonese" #fabla= language

(Aragon: Huesca)

"standard" aragonese

(Huesca)

51-AAA-dba

aragons-F.

51-AAA-dbb

fobano

aragons-SE. Fueva lower valley

(Huesca-CE.)

51-AAA-dbc

semontans

somontano, aragons-CS., including ayerbens; Somontano,


Semontano country (Lo Grau, El Grado+ Balbastro+ Alquezra,
Alquzar+ Uesca, Huesca), including Ayerbe

(Huesca-C.)

51-AAA-dbd

aragons-pre-pirenaico

"pre-pyrenean aragonese", aragons-SW. Sierra of Guara


mountains Anznigo

(Huesca-CW.)

51-AAA-dbe

chaqus

aragons-E. Canal de Berdn+ Aisa valleys Campo de Jaca+


Canfranc valleys Ancha+ Acumer valleys

(Huesca-NE.)

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51-AAA-dbf

sarrabls

aragons-CW. Tena lower+ Basa+ Serrablo+ Guarga valleys

(Huesca-N.)

51-AAA-dbg

sobrarbs

aragons-CE., including bergots, broto Sobrarbe country Ara


lower (Boltaa+ Fiscal)+ Solana+ Broto valleys Vio+ Purtolas+
Fueva+ Cinca upper valleys (Labuerda upstream)

(Huesca-CN.)

51-AAA-dbh

ribagorzano-W.

baxorribagorzano-W., ribagoran-W., aragons-E., in [51] Catalan:


baix-ribagoran occidental, including estadillano grausino
camps Estadilla sera lower & middle basin: Olvena+ Graus+
Campo+ Seira

(Huesca-E.)

51-AAA-dc

Ans+ Veral upper valleys

(Huesca-NW.)

Hecho, Echo+ Arages valleys

(Huesca-NW.)

51-AAA-de

ansotano
cheso
tensinopandicuto

+transition to [51] Gascou+ Biarns

(Huesca-N.)

51-AAA-dea

tensino

Tena upper valley

(Huesca-N.)

51-AAA-deb

pandicuto

panticuto Caldars valley: Pandicosa upstream

(Huesca-N.)

51-AAA-df

Bielsa+ Pineta, Cinca valleys

(Huesca-N.)

in [51] Espaol: chistabno Gistain valley

(Huesca-NE. )

51-AAA-dh

belsetn
chistabn
benasqus

benasque, benesc, benasc, altorribagorzano-W., in [51] Catal: altribagoran occidental +transition to [51] Catal Benasque valley

(Huesca-NE.)

51-AAA-e

Catal+ Valenci

"Wider"-Catalan, "ibero-romance"-SE., including balear -translingual


in [51] Espaol

Spain; France; Andorra; Italy


migration> France

51-AAA-ea

 catal-L.

"pre-modern literary catalan" from 12th cent.: Latin script

Spain

51-AAA-eb

catal

catalan

Spain ( Catalunya); France


(Roussillon); Andorra

51-AAA-eba

catal-F.

catal com, "common catalan", "standard catalan", "modern literary


catalan" Catal-C. model

Spain (Catalunya); France


(Roussillon); Andorra

51-AAA-ebb

catal-C.

catalan-C.

(Barcelona city; Tarragona-E.,


Tarragona-N.; Gerona-C., GeronaN.)

51-AAA-dd

51-AAA-dg

51-AAA-ebc

salat

Costa Brava coast

Spain (Gerona-E.)

51-AAA-ebd

rossellons

catalan-N., catal septentrional, in [51] Franais: roussillonnais


+transition to [51] Lengadocian -translingual in [51] Franais

France (Pyrnes Orientales-C.,


Pyrnes Orientales-E.)

51-AAA-ebe

capcins

+transition to [51] Lengadocian -translingual in [51] Franais


Formiguera, Formigures Qurigut

France (Pyrnes Orientales-W.;


Arige-E.)

51-AAA-ebf

puigcerda

part of catal pireneo, "pyrenean catalan" -translingual in [51]


Franais and/or [51] Espaol

France (Pyrnes Orientales-SW.);


Spain (Gerona-NW.; Lerida-NE.)

51-AAA-ebg

andorrs

"andorran", part of catal pireneo, "pyrenean catalan" -translingual in


[51] Espaol and/or [51] Franais

Andorra

51-AAA-ebh

pallars

part of catal pireneo, "pyrenean catalan" Pallars country: Ferrera+


Tor+ Cards+ Palleresa upper valleys+ Sort

Spain (Lerida-N.)

51-AAA-ebi

barrabs

alt-ribagoran oriental, part of catal pireneo, "pyrenean catalan"


+transition to [51] Aragons Tall Bohi Barrabs valley
Castanesa

Spain (Huesca; Lerida-NW.)

51-AAA-ebj

ribagoran-E.

baix-ribagoran oriental +transition to [51] Aragons Isbena valley


(upstream of Lasquarri) Pont de Suert Areny de Noguera Pont
de Muntanyana

Spain (Huesca-E.; Lerida-E.)

51-AAA-ebk

lliter

in [51] Espaol: lliterano +transition to [51] Aragons Estopin


Peralta of of la Sal Sant Esteve of Litera Tamarit of Litera

Spain (Huesca-SE.)

51-AAA-ebl

catal-NW.

including tortos Segre upper valley (Seo de Urgel downstream.)


Llanos de Urgel Palleresa, Ebro lower valleys (Tortosa)

Spain (Lrida; Tarragona-W.)

51-AAA-ec

alguers

algherois, "sardinian" catalan, in [51] Italiano: algherese -translingual


in [51] Italiano Alghero

Italy (Sardegna)

51-AAA-ed

valenci
eivissenc

"valencian", in [51] Espaol: valenciano

Spain (Valencia)

51-AAA-ee

eivissenca, in [51] Espaol: ibicenco, in [51] Franais: ibizois, part of


balear, in Franais: balarique Ibiza+ Formentera islands

Spain (Baleares)

51-AAA-ef

mallorqu

in [51] Espaol: mallorqun, in [51] Franais: maillorquin, part of balear,


in Franais: balarique Mallorca island

Spain (Baleares)

51-AAA-eg

menorqu

in [51] Espaol: menorqun, in [51] Franais: minorquin, part of balear,


in Franais: balarique Menorca island

Spain (Baleares)

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51-AAA-f

Gascou+ Biarns

"Wider"-Gascon, "gallo-romance"-SW.; part of lengua d'oc, oc, "wider" France (Aquitaine; Midi-Pyrnes);
occitan, "gallo-romance"-S., in [51] Franais:(part of) langue-d'oc, gallo- Spain (Catalunya)
roman mridional -translingual in [51] Franais since 12th cent:
Latin script #oc =Old Gallo-Romance-S.yes, in opposition to ol =Old
Gallo-Romance-N.yes

51-AAA-fa

gascou

"gascon"-C., in [51] Franais: gascon des plaines #gascon des plaines


= gascon of the plains

51-AAA-faa

medoquin

in [51] Franais: mdoquin Mdoc country

(Gironde-W.)

51-AAA-fab

bordals

in [51] Franais: bordelais Bordelais-S. country

(Gironde-C.)

51-AAA-fac

bazads

in [51] Franais: bazadais Bazadois country

(Gironde-SE.)

51-AAA-fad

lands

in [51] Franais: landais Landes country

(Landes)

51-AAA-fae

neraqus

in [51] Franais: nracais Nrac

(Lot-et-Garonne-SW.)

51-AAA-faf

gascon-lomagne

Lomagne

(Tarn-et-Garonne-SW.; HauteGaronne-NW.)

51-AAA-fag

armagnaqus

armanhaqus Armagnac country

(Gers-N.)

51-AAA-fah

astaraqus

astarac Astarac country

(Gers-S.)

51-AAA-fb

biarns

"gascon"-SW., in [51] Franais: barnais +transition to [51] Aragons


Barn-E. country (Pau) Ossau+ Aspe valleys

France (Aquitaine)

51-AAA-fba

palois

Pau

(Pyrnes-Atlantiques-NE.)

51-AAA-fbb

biarns-ossau

Ossau valley

(Pyrnes-Atlantiques-SE.)

51-AAA-fbc

asps

Aspe valley

(Pyrnes-Atlantiques-SE.)

51-AAA-fc

bigordan

"gascon"-S., in [51] Franais: bigourdan, bigourdain Bigorre country

France (Midi-Pyrnes)

51-AAA-fca

tarbais

in [51] Franais: bigourdan de la plaine

(Hautes Pyrnes-N.)

51-AAA-fcb

argels

Argels & upstream > Arrens valley Estaing valley Cauterets


valley Gavarnie valley Barrge valley

(Hautes Pyrnes-SW.)

51-AAA-fcc

bagnres

Bagnres-de-Bigorre+ Campan Lesponne valley Gripp valley

(Hautes Pyrnes-S.)

51-AAA-fcd

aure

Aure valley

(Hautes Pyrnes-SE.)

51-AAA-fd

comengs

in [51] Franais: commingeois, part of "gascon"-S Comminges


country: Garonne upper valley Luchon valley Sengouagnet

(Midi-Pyrnes: Haute-GaronneS.; Hautes Pyrnes-S.E.)

51-AAA-fe

couserans

in [51] Franais: couseranais, part of "gascon"-SE. Couserans


country: Orgibet Lez valley Salat upper basin Massat)

(Midi-Pyrnes: Arige-W.)

51-AAA-ff

arans

"gascon"-E., in [51] Franais: aranais, aranois -translingual in [51]


Espaol Arn valley

Spain (Catalunya)

France (Aquitaine; Midi-Pyrnes)

51-AAA-ffa

pujolo

"lower" arans

(Catalunya)

51-AAA-ffb

canejan

"upper" arans Canejan

(Catalunya)

51-AAA-g

Prouvenau+
Lengadocian

part of lengua d'oc, oc, "wider" occitan", "gallo-romance"-S., in [51]


Franais: (part of) langue-d'oc, gallo-roman mridional, in [51] Italiano:
lingua d'oco -translingual in [51] Franais since 10th cent.: Latin
script

France; Spain; Italy

51-AAA-ga

 proensal-L.

proensales, lemosi, "historical" oc, "pre-modern literary" provenal,


"old" provenal

(Provence)

51-AAA-gb

lengadocian

lo lengadocian, lengadoucian, "languedocian", in [51] Franais:


languedocien, including guyennais

France (Languedoc-Roussillon;
Midi-Pyrnes)

51-AAA-gba

occitan-F.

occitan "compromise standard", lengadocian "compromise standard"

France-S.

51-AAA-gbb

agens

in [51] Franais: agenais, part of guyennais Agen

(Lot-et-Garonne-NE.)

51-AAA-gbc

brageiragus

in [51] Franais: bergeracois, part of guyennais Bergerac

(Dordogne-S.)

51-AAA-gbd

carcinl

quercinol, in [51] Franais: quercinois, part of guyennais HautQuercy+ Bas-Quercy country

(Lot; Dordogne-SE.; Tarn-etGaronne)

51-AAA-gbe

rorgs

rouergat, rorgat, in [51] Franais: part of guyennais Rouergue


country: Villefranche-de-R. Aubrac Rodez Millau

(Aveyron)

51-AAA-gbf

orlhagus+ carladsenc

aurlhagus+ carlads, in [51] Franais: aurillacois+ carladais Doire


valley Cre upper & middle valley (Aurillac+ Carlat) Cl sources
(Maurs)

(Cantal-SW.)

51-AAA-gbg

barrasenc

in [51] Franais: barresien Mur-de-Barrez

(Aveyron-N.)

51-AAA-gbh

gavaudans

in [51] Franais: gvaudanais, gabalitain, lozrien-NW. Gvaudan


country

(Lozre-NW.)

51-AAA-gbi

lozrien-NE.

+transition to [51]Auvergnat-S. Mercoire forest+ Aroux basin

(Lozre-NE.)

51-AAA-gbj

mendois

in [51] Franais: lozrien-S. Lot (Mende) Tarn upper valleys

(Lozre-S.)

51-AAA-gbk

cebenl

cvenol, cevenl Cvennes country

(Lozre-SE.; (Aveyron-SE.; GardW.; Ardche--S.; Hrault-N.)

51-AAA-gbl

lengadocian-E.

in [51] Franais: bas-languedocien, languedocien mditerranan;


including in Franais: lodvois in Franais: lunellois
monpelhierenc, in Franais: montpellirain agatenc, in Franais:
agadais bezierenc, in Franais: biterrois narbons, in Franais:
narbonnais Lodve Lunel Montpellier + Ste Florensac
Pzenas+ Agde Bziers Narbonne

(Herault; Aude-E.)

51-AAA-gbm

lengadocian-C.

in [51] Franais: languedocien central, including tolosan, tolzan, parlarmondin, in Franais: toulousain in Franais: lauragais in
Franais: carcassonnais in Franais: albigeois Toulouse
Lauragais country Carcassonne Albi

(Haute-Garonne-C.; Tarn; Aude)

51-AAA-gbn

foissenc

in [51] Franais: fuxen, bas arigeois Arige lower valley (Foix)

(Arige-N.)

51-AAA-gbo

ariegs-S.

in [51] Franais: haut arigeois, lengadocien pyrnen Arige upper


basin

(Arige-S.)

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provenal, lou prouvenau, provenal; including prouvenau du


Rose prouvenau-central prouvenau de la mar, in [51] Franais:
provenal rhodanien, provenal du Rhne provenal central
provenal maritime -translingual in [51] Franais

France (Provence-Alpes-Ctesd'Azur; Languedoc-Roussillon


adjacent)

"literary" provenal Rhne model, Mistral model

France-SE.

51-AAA-gca

prouvenau-F.

51-AAA-gcb

coumtadin

comtadin, part of prouvenau du Rose Orange Avignon

(Vaucluse-W.)

51-AAA-gcc

arlaten

arlsien, part of prouvenau du Rose Arles

(Bouches-du-Rhne-W.)

51-AAA-gcd

camarguen

camargais, part of prouvenau du Rose Camargue country

(Bouches-du-Rhne-SW.)

51-AAA-gce

bagnoulen

bagnolais, part of prouvenau du Rose +transition to [51]


Lengadocian Bagnol-sur-Cze

(Gard-NE.)

51-AAA-gcf

nimous

nmois, part of prouvenau du Rose +transition [51] Lengadocian


Vidourle valley Rhne valley: Bollne downstream

(Gard-SE.)

51-AAA-gcg

fourcauquieren+
manousquin

part of prouvenau-central Forcalquier Manosque

(Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-SW.)

51-AAA-gch

aptois

part of prouvenau-central Apt

(Vaucluse-SE.)

51-AAA-gci

sestian

aixois, part of prouvenau-central Aix-en-Provence, z'Aiset

(Bouches-du-Rhne-E.)

51-AAA-gcj

barjoulen+ draguignanen

part of prouvenau-central Barjols Draguignan

(Var-N.)

51-AAA-gck

prouvenau-castellane

part of prouvenau-central +transition to [51] Oc-Cisalpin Castellane (Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence-SE.)

51-AAA-gcl

marsihs

marseillais, part of prouvenau de la mar Marsiho, Marseille

51-AAA-gcm

toulounen

toulonnais, part of prouvenau de la mar Toulounet, Toulon

(Var-SW.)

51-AAA-gcn

maures

part of prouvenau de la mar Maures

(Var-SE.)

51-AAA-gco

grassenc

part of prouvenau de la mar Grasse, Grasso

(Alpes-Maritimes-W.)

51-AAA-gcp

canenc

cannois, canen, part of prouvenau de la mar +transition to [51]


Nissart Cannes, Cano

(Alpes-Maritimes-W.)

51-AAA-gd

nissart

nissarte, in [51] Franais: niard, niois, provenal du pays niois, part


of prouvenau de la mar +transition to [51] Ligure

France (ProvenceAlpes-Ctesd'Azur; Alpes-Maritimes)

(Bouches-du-Rhne-SE.)

51-AAA-gda

nissart-U.

niois urbain Nice town

51-AAA-gdb

nissart-N.

in [51] Franais: provenal de l'arrire-pays-niois Nice hinterland

51-AAA-gdc

esteron

Esteron country

51-AAA-gdd

haute-vsubie

Haute-Vsubie country

51-AAA-ge

'oc-cisalpin'

in [51] Franais: provenal alpin oriental, provenal d'Italie, "cisalpine


Italy (Piemonte)
oc" +transition to [51] Lombardo+ Emiliano (Gallo-Italian) & Lyonnais+
Valdtain (Franco-Provenal) -translingual in [51] Piemontese,
Italiano &/or Franais

51-AAA-gea

limunenc

Limone-Piemonte

(Cuneo-S.)

51-AAA-geb

antraigin

Entracque

(Cuneo-S.)

51-AAA-gec

aisonencberbezan

Stura di Demonte, Aisone Bersezio

(Cuneo-E.)

51-AAA-ged

val-grana

Val-Grana

(Cuneo-E.)

51-AAA-gee

val-mira

Val-Mira: Pras, Prazzo

(Cuneo-E.)

51-AAA-gef

val-varita

Val-Varita: Sampyre upstream

(Cuneo-E.)

51-AAA-geg

chisone

Chisone upper valley: Fenestrelle upstream

(Torino-SE.)

51-AAA-gf

gavouot

gavot, including "alpine" gavouot "pre-alpine" gavouot, in [51]


Franais: vivaro-alpin oriental +transition to [51] Lyonnais+ Valdtain
(Franco-Provenal)

France (ProvenceAlpes-Ctesd'Azur)

51-AAA-gfa

brianonnais

part of "alpine" gavouot, part of "upper" durance Durance upper


valley: Brianon

(Hautes-Alpes-NE.)

51-AAA-gfb

queirassenc

part of "alpine" gavouot, part of "upper" durance Durance upper


valley: Queyras country

(Hautes-Alpes-E.)

51-AAA-gfc

embruns

part of "alpine" gavouot, part of "upper" durance Durance upper


valley: Embrun

(Hautes-Alpes-S.)

51-AAA-gfd

valeien

part of "alpine" gavouot Barcelonette

(Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-NE.)

51-AAA-gfe

gavuout-tine

part of "alpine" gavouot Tine upper valley

(Alpes-Maritimes-N.)

51-AAA-gff

gavouot-verdon

part of "alpine" gavouot Verdon upper valley

(Alpes- de-Haute-Provence-E.)

51-AAA-gfg

gavouot-var

part of "alpine" gavouot Var upper valley

(Alpes-Maritimes-NW.)

51-AAA-gfh

gavouot-la-blanche

part of "pre-alpine" gavouot La Blanche valley

(Alpes- de-Haute-Provence-N.)

51-AAA-gfi

digns

part of "pre-alpine" gavouot Durance middle valley Digne

(Alpes- de-Haute-Provence-C.)

51-AAA-gfj

sisterouns

part of "pre-alpine" gavouot +transition to [51] Provenal Durance


middle valley: Sisteron

(Alpes- de-Haute-Provence-C.)

51-AAA-gfk

gavouot-bochaine

part of "pre-alpine" gavouot +transition to [51] Vivaro-Dauphinois


Bochaine country

(Hautes-Alpes-SE.)

51-AAA-gfl

gapian

part of "pre-alpine" gavouot Gapenais country: Drac upper valley


Gap

(Hautes-Alpes-CS.)

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51-AAA-gg

'vivaro-dauphinois'

vivaro-alpin occidental +transition to [51] Lyonnais+ Valdtain


(Franco-Provenal) Vivarais country+ Dauphinois-S. country

(Rhne-Alpes)

51-AAA-gga

ardche-SE.

part of vivars-CS., in French: bas vivarois +transition to [51] Cvenol


& Prouvenau Ardche lower valley

(Ardche-S.)

51-AAA-ggb

albenassien

part of vivars-CS., in French: bas vivarois Ardche upper basin


(Aubenas) Coiron plateau

(Ardche-S.)

51-AAA-ggc

privadois

part of vivars-CN., in French: moyen vivarois Privas

51-AAA-ggd

boutierot

part of vivars-CN., in French: moyen vivarois +transition to [51]


Auvergnat-S. Boutires country: Erieux valley

(Ardche-C.)

51-AAA-gge

vernoux+ doux

part of vivars-N., in French: haut-vivarois Vernoux plateau+ Doux


valley

(Ardche-N.)

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51-AAA-ggf

annonen

part of vivars-N., in French: haut-vivarois Annonay

(Ardche-N.)

51-AAA-ggg

valentinois

drmois-NW. Valence

(Drme-N.)

51-AAA-ggh

drmois-NE.

+transition to [51] Gavouot Vercors massif

51-AAA-ggi

drmois-SE.

+transition to [51] Gavouot Diois massif Baronnies massif

51-AAA-ggj

montilien

drmois-SW. Montlimar

(Drme-C.; Drme-S.)

51-AAA-gh

auvergnat-S.

awvernya-S., auvrnhat-S., awergnas-S., "upper" auvergnat


+transition to [51] Lyonnais+ Valdtain (Franco-Provenal) Massif
Central-S. highlands

(Auvergne)

51-AAA-gha

cantals

cantalou, cantalien Cantal-C. Cantal-N. highlands

(Cantal)

51-AAA-ghb

vellave-N.

Velay-N. highlands

(Haute-Loire-C.)

51-AAA-ghc

vellave-S.

Velay-S. highlands

(Haute-Loire-S.; Ardche-W.)

51-AAA-ghd

yssingelais

+transition to [51] Auvergnat-N. Yssingeaux

(Haute-Loire-E.)

51-AAA-gi

auvergnat-N.

awvernya-N., auvrnhat-N., awergnas-N., "lower" auvergnat


+transition to [51] Lyonnais+ Valdtain (Franco-Provenal) Massif
Central-N. highlands

(Auvergne)

51-AAA-gia

forezien

Forez mountains

(Puy-de-Dme-E.)

51-AAA-gib

livradois

Livradois highlands

(Puy-de-Dme-SE.)

51-AAA-gic

clermontois

Limagne de Clermont-Ferrand country

(Puy-de-Dme-C.)

51-AAA-gid

issoirien

Limagne d'Issoire country

(Puy-de-Dme-S.)

51-AAA-gie

brivadois

Limagne de Brioude country

(Haute-Loire-NW.)

51-AAA-gif

monts-dmes

Dmes mountains

(Puy-de-Dme-W.)

51-AAA-gig

combraillais

Combraille plateau

(Puy-de-Dme-N.)

51-AAA-gj

lemozin

limousin, lemosin, limosin, lemouzi, lemouzin Limousin country

(Limousin)

51-AAA-gja

lemozin-N.

part of "upper" limousin, in [51] Franais: haut limousin

(Haute-Vienne; Creuse-W.)

51-AAA-gjb

lemojaud

part of "upper" limousin, in [51] Franais: haut limousin Limoges

(Haute-Vienne)

51-AAA-gjc

millevaches

+transition to [51] Auvergnat-N. Millevaches plateaux

(Creuse-SE.; Corrze-N.)

51-AAA-gjd

corrzien

lemozin-S., "lower" limousin, in [51] Franais: bas limousin Vzr


Corrze Luzge valleys

(Corrze)

51-AAA-gje

sarlads

Sarladais country

(Dordogne-SE.)

51-AAA-gjf

peiregordin

prigourdin +transition to [51] Quercinol Prigord country (former


county)

(Dordogne; Charente-SE.)

51-AAA-gjg

nontrons

nontronnais Nontronnais country

(Haute-Vienne-S.W.; DordogneNE.)

51-AAA-gjh

montberons

Montbron

(Charente-E.)

51-AAA-gji

saint-eutrope

Saint Eutrope (enclave)

(Charente-S.)

51-AAA-gk

marchois

in [51] Franais: parlers du Croissant +transition to [51] Gallo+ Wallon (Limousin-N.; Auvergne-N.)
(Peripheral Ol)

51-AAA-gka

croissant-W.

Saint-Cloud

51-AAA-gkb

marchois-C.

Marche plateaux

(Creuse-N.; Haute-Vienne-N.)

51-AAA-gkc

montluonnais

Montluon

(Allier-SW.)

51-AAA-gkd

croissant-E.

51-AAA-h

Gallo+ Wallon

(Charente-NE.)

(Allier-SE.)

"Peripheral" Ol, "peripheral" langues d'ol; part of gallo-romance-N. France; Channel Islands; Belgium;
idioms listed clockwise in spiral sequence (excluding Central Ol, i.e. Luxemburg; Switzerland;
French), plus "transatlantic" langues d'ol +widely submerged by
migration> Canada; USA
regional forms of [51] Franais -translingual in [51] Franais from
9th cent.: Latin script #ol =Old Gallo-Romance-N.yes, in opposition
to oc =Old Gallo-Romance-S.yes

51-AAA-ha

parlange

poitevin+ saintongeais, poitou+ charentais, ol-SW.

(Poitou-Charentes; Pays-de-Loire)

51-AAA-haa

marachin

Marais Breton (Venden) marshes Noirmoutier island Bocage


Venden country Collines Vendennes hills

(Vende-NW.)

51-AAA-hab

poitevin-N.

+transition to [51] Angevin+ Orlanais Bressuirais+ Thouarsais


country Loudunais+ Chtelleraudais country

(Deux-Svres-N.; Vienne-N.)

51-AAA-hac

poitevin-W.

venden Bocage Venden country+ Vende coast+ Yeu island

(Vende)

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51-AAA-had

poitevin-C.

Parthenaisien+ Gtine-W. country Mirebolais country Poitiers

(Deux-Svres-C.; Vienne-C.)

51-AAA-hae

poitevin-S.

Saint-Maixentais+ Mellois country (Saint-Maixent+ Niort+ Melle)


Civraisien+ Montmorillonais country (Civray+ Montmorillon)

(Deux-Svres-S.; Vienne-S.)

51-AAA-haf

aunisien

including rochelais, rochelois rtais Aunis country (former


province), including La Rochelle Ile-de-R island

(Charente-Maritime-N.)

51-AAA-hag

saintongeais

including santais royannais Saintonge country (former province),


including Saintes Royan

(Charente-Maritime-S.; GirondeNE.)

51-AAA-hah

angoumois

Angoumois country (former county)

(Charente)

51-AAA-hai

gavache

"gasconised" poitevin-saintongeais +influenced by [51] Gascon


Petite Gavacherie, Entre-deux-mers country (enclave)

(Gironde-NE.)

51-AAA-hb

gallo

gallot, gallse, ol-W.

(Bretagne; Pays-de-la-Loire)

51-AAA-hba

malouin

Saint-Malo

(Ille-et-Vilaine-NW.)

51-AAA-hbb

bocage

Bocage Breton country

(Ille-et-Vilaine-N.)

51-AAA-hbc

rennais

+transition to [51] Angevin+ Orlanais Rennes basin

(Ille-et-Vilaine-C.)

51-AAA-hbd

chteaubriantais

+transition to [51] Angevin+ Orlanais Chteaubriant

(Loire-Atlantique-N.)

51-AAA-hbe

nantais

+transition to [51] Poitevin-Saintongeais Pays Nantais country:


Nozay Pays de Retz country Vallet

(Loire-Atlantique)

51-AAA-hc

anglo-normand

insular-norman, "channel islands french", part of ol-NW. -bilingual in Channel Islands


[52] English

51-AAA-hca

dgernsiais-NW.

part of guernesiais Guernsey, Guernesey-NW. island

(Guernsey)

51-AAA-hcb

dgernsiais-S.

part of guernesiais Guernsey, Guernesey-S. island

(Guernsey)

51-AAA-hcc

jrriais-NW.

jrrais-NW., part of jersiais+ sercquais Jersey-NW. island: SaintOuen

(Jersey-NW.)

51-AAA-hcd

jrriais-W.

jrrais-W., part of jersiais+ sercquais Jersey-W. island

(Jersey-W.)

51-AAA-hce

jrriais-E.

jrrais-E., part of jersiais+ sercquais Jersey-E. island

(Jersey-E.)

51-AAA-hcf

sercquais

part of jersiais+ sercquais Sark, Sercq island

(Sark)

51-AAA-hcg

aurigniais

extinct c.1911 Alderney, Aurigny island

(Aurigny, Alderney)

51-AAA-hd

normand

norman, nourmaund, nouormaund, normaund, "norman", part of olNW.

(Normandie)

51-AAA-hda

cotentinais-N.

including haguais, haguard bauptais Cotentin peninsula: Hague


country Bauptois country

(Manche-N.)

51-AAA-hdb

coutanais

cotentinais-S., including coutanais-N. coutanais-S. Countanais


country

(Manche-C.)

51-AAA-hdc

calvadosien

Bessin country Bocage country Cinglais country (ThuryHarcourt) Caen plain Auge country

(Calvados)

51-AAA-hdd

lieuvin+ evrecin

Lieuvin country Ouche country Evreux Neubourg plain

(Eure-W.; Eure-C.)

51-AAA-hde

vexinois

Vexin-normand plateau Fort de Lyons forest Andelle valley

(Eure-NE.)

51-AAA-hdf

roumois

Roumois country Seine lower valley

(Eure-N.; Seine-Maritime-S.)

51-AAA-hdg

cauchois

including grand-cauchois dieppois petit-cauchois Grand-Caux


country Dieppe Petit-Caux

(Seine-Maritime)

51-AAA-hdh

bray

+transition to [51] Picard Bray country

(Seine-Maritime-E.)

51-AAA-he

picard

including picar-S. boulonnais calaisien artsien ch-ti-mi


picar-N., ol-N. officially recognised in francophone Belgium as an
endogenous language (langue endogne)

(Picardie; Nord-Pas-de-Calais);
Belgium (Wallonie; Vlaanderen
adjacent)

51-AAA-hea

laonnois

part of picar-S. =Laonnois country

(Aisne-NE.)

51-AAA-heb

vermandois

part of picar-S. =Vermandois country

(Aisne-NW.)

51-AAA-hec

noyonnais

part of picar-S. =Noyonnais country

(Oise-NE.)

51-AAA-hed

aminois

part of picar-S. Aminois+ Santerre country Beauvaisis-N. country

(Somme; Oise-N.)

51-AAA-hee

vimeu

part of picar-S. Vimeu country

(Somme-W.)

51-AAA-hef

marquenterre

part of picar-S. Marquenterre+ Ponthieu country+ Etaples coast

(Somme-N.; Pas-de-Calais-SW.)

51-AAA-heg

boulonnais-paysan

spoken by farming community Boulonnais country

(Pas-de-Calais-W.)

51-AAA-heh

boulonnais-marin

parler de la beurire spoken by fisherfolk Boulogne-sur-Mer port

(Pas-de-Calais-W.)

51-AAA-hei

calaisien

Calaisis country

(Pas-de-Calais-NW.)

51-AAA-hej

ternois

part of artsien Ternois country

(Pas-de-Calais-C.)

51-AAA-hek

arrageois

part of artsien Arras

(Pas-de-Calais-S.)

51-AAA-hel

ch-ti-mi

including lillois roubaisien+ tourquennois "belgian" ch-ti-mi Lille France (Nord); Belgium
Roubaix+ Tourcoing Warneton
(Vlaanderen-W.)

51-AAA-hem

hennuyer

picar-N., rouchi, including manouy, manou montois borain


maubeugeois avesnois Tournai Ath Soignies Masnuy+
Herchies+ Erbisul Mons Borinage country Pays des Fagnes
country Hainaut Franais country: Maubeuge+ Avesnes-Sur-Helpe

Belgium (Hainaut); France (Nord)

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51-AAA-hf

wallon

walon, ol-NE., "walloon", in [52] Nederlands: waalsch officially


recognised in francophone Belgium as an endogenous language
(langue endogne)

Belgium (Wallonie); Luxemburg;


France (Champagne-Ardenne
adjacent)

51-AAA-hfa

wallon-W.

"walloon"-W., wallo-picard +transition to [51] Picard Nivelles


Louvire+ Charleroi+ Thuin Philippeville+ Fagnes-E. country Botte
of Givet-W. enclave (Meuse left-bank)

Belgium (Wallonie: Brabant-S.;


Hainaut-E.; Namur-W.); France
(Champagne-Ardennes: Ardennes
adjacent)

51-AAA-hfb

wallon-C.

"walloon"-C., "wider" namurois, including hesbignon-W. namurws,


namurois "proper" condruzien-W. li famne-W. ardennais
namurois Hesbaye-W. country Namur Condroz-W. country
Dinant Famenne-W. country Ardennes Belges-W. country Botte
of Givet-E. enclave (Meuse right-bank)

Belgium (Wallonie: Namur.C.;


Namur-E.); Frannce (ChampagneArdennes: Ardennes adjacent)

51-AAA-hfc

wallon-E.

"walloon"-E., "wider" ligeois, including hesbignon-E. ldjws, ligeois (Wallonie: Lige)


"proper" condruzien-E vervitois+ hervien malmdien
ardennais ligeois Hesbaye-E. country Lige Condroz-E.
country Verniers+ Pays de Herve country Malmdy country
Ardennes (Belges)-NE. country

51-AAA-hfd

wallon-S.

"walloon"-S., wallo-lorrain, including li famne-E. ardennais


ligeois +transition to [51] Lorrain Famenne-E. country
Ardennes belges-C. country Neufchteau Bastogne
Luxemburg-NW. grand-duchy

51-AAA-hfe

wallon-amricain

part of "transatlantic" langues d'ol Lake Michigan: Green Bay

migration > USA (Wisconsin)

51-AAA-hg

champaignat

champenois, ol-CN.

France (Champagne-Ardenne);
Belgium (Wallonie)

51-AAA-hga

bassignot+ langrois

+transition to [51] Bourguignon Bassigny Langres plateau

(Haute-Marne-S.; Cte d'Or-N.)

51-AAA-hgb

sennonais

Sens

(Yonne-NE.)

51-AAA-hgc

vallage

Vallage country

(Haute-Marne-N.; Aube-E.)

51-AAA-hgd

troyen

Troyes

(Aube)

51-AAA-hge

brid

briard Brie country

51-AAA-hgf

cte-champenoise

51-AAA-hgg

der+ perthois

+transition to [51] Lorrain Der country + Perthois country

(Marne-SE.)

51-AAA-hgh

rmois

Reims country

(Marne-N.)

51-AAA-hgi

argonnais-W.

+transition to [51] Lorrain

(Marne-E.)

51-AAA-hgj

porcien

Porcien country

(Ardennes Franaises)

51-AAA-hgk

ardennais

Charleville+ Mzires

(Ardennes Franaises)

51-AAA-hgl

sugny

Sugny

(Luxembourg Belge)

51-AAA-hh

lorrain

lorrain roman, ol-CE. officially recognised in francophone Belgium as


an endogenous language (langue endogne)

France (Lorraine; ChampagneArdennes); Belgium (Wallonie)

51-AAA-hha

argonnais

Argonne country (Meuse left-bank) Wovre country (Meuse rightbank)

(Ardennes Franaises-E.; Meuse;


Meurthe-et-Moselle)

51-AAA-hhb

longovicien

Longwy+ Longuyon

51-AAA-hhc

gaumais

51-AAA-hhd

nancin

Nancy

51-AAA-hhe

spinalien

Epinal

(Vosges)

51-AAA-hhf

dodatien

Saint-Di

(Vosges-E.)

51-AAA-hi

welche

welsch, ol-E. Romance outliers in Alsace

France (Alsace)

51-AAA-hia

bruche

Bruche upper valley

(Bas-Rhin)

51-AAA-hib

vill

Vill valley

(Bas-Rhin)

51-AAA-hic

lipvre

Lipvre valley

(Haut-Rhin)

51-AAA-hid

kaysersberg

Kaysersberg valley

(Haut-Rhin)

51-AAA-hie

orbey

Orbey valley

(Haut-Rhin)

51-AAA-hj

jurassien

comtois, franc-comtois-N., ol-SE.

France (Franche-Comt);
Switzerland (Jura Suisse)

51-AAA-hja

sane-N.

Sane upper plateau

(Haute-Sane; Haute-Marne-SE.)

51-AAA-hjb

doubs+ ognon

Ognon valley Doubs middle valleys

(Haute-Sane-S.; Jura Franais;


Doubs-N.)

51-AAA-hjc

lomont+ doubs

Lomont massif Doubs upper valley

(Doubs-E.); (Jura Suisse-W.)

51-AAA-hjd

ajulot

Ajoie, Elsgau frontier country Savoureuse valley Sundgau-W.


country Porrentruy

(Territoire-de-Belfort; Haut-Rhin
adjacent); (Jura Suisse-NW.)

51-AAA-hje

vdais

Delmont

(Jura Suisse-NE.)

51-AAA-hjf

taignon

Franches massif

(Jura Suisse-SW.)

51-AAA-hk

bourguignon

part of ol-CS.

France (Bourgogne-E.)

51-AAA-hka

charollais

Charollais mountains

(Sane-et-Loire)

51-AAA-hkb

beaunois

Cte d'Or massif Beaune

(Cte-d'Or-S.)

51-AAA-hkc

auxois

Auxois country

(Cte-d'Or-W.)

51-AAA-hl

morvandiau

morvandeau, part of ol-CS. Morvan mountains

51-AAA-hla

morvandiau-N.

(Yonne-SE.)

51-AAA-hlb

morvandiau-W.

(Nivre-E.)

51-AAA-hlc

morvandiau-SE.

(Sane-et-Loire-NW.)

51-AAA-hld

morvandiau-E.

(Cte-d'Or-SW.)

Belgium (Wallonie: Luxembourg


Belge); Luxemburg

(Seine-et-Marne-E.; Aisne-S.)
(Marne-W.)

(Meurthe-et-Moselle-N.)
(Wallonie: Luxembourg Belge)
(Meurthe-et-Moselle)

France (Bourgogne-C.)

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bourbonnais+
berrichon

ol-S

France (Centre; Auvergne;


Bourgogne)

51-AAA-hma

bourbonnais

Bourbonnais country

(Allier; Cher-S.)

51-AAA-hmb

nivernais

Nivernais country (former province)

(Nivre)

51-AAA-hmc

auxerrois

Auxerrois country

(Yonne-W.)

51-AAA-hmd

haut-berrichon

part of berrichon Haut-Berry country

(Cher-N.; Cher-E.)

51-AAA-hme

bas-berrichon

part of berrichon Bas-Berry country

(Indre; Cher)

51-AAA-hn

angevin+ orlanais

ol-CW.

France (Pays-de-la-Loire; Centre;


Basse Normandie adjacent; Haute
Normandie adjacent)

51-AAA-hna

orlanais

Orlanais country

(Loiret)

51-AAA-hnb

blsois

Blois

(Loir-et-Cher)

51-AAA-hnc

tourangeau

Touraine country

(Indre-et-Loire)

51-AAA-hnd

manceau

Upper-Maine country

(Sarthe)

51-AAA-hne

angevin

+transition to [51] Gallo Anjou country (former province)

(Maine-et-Loire)

51-AAA-hnf

mayennais

+transition to [51] Gallo Bas-Maine country

(Mayenne)

51-AAA-hng

avranchin+ mortainais

part of normand-S.

(Manche-S.)

51-AAA-hnh

virois

part of normand-S. Vire

(Calvados-SW.)

51-AAA-hni

falaisien

part of normand-S. Campagne de Falaise country

(Calvados-S.)

51-AAA-hnj

varenne

part of normand-S. Varenne+ Houlme Passais country

(Orne)

51-AAA-hnk

himoissois

part of normand-S. Himois+ Sois country

(Orne-C.)

51-AAA-hnl

percheron

part of normand-S. Perche upper valley

(Orne-E.)

51-AAA-hnm

saint-andr

part of normand-S. Saint-Andr plain

(Eure-S.)

51-AAA-hnn

thimerais

Thimerais country

(Eure-et-Loire-N.)

51-AAA-hno

chartrain

Chartres

(Eure-et-Loire)

51-AAA-ho

acadjin

acadian, acadien, franais d'Acadie, "traditional acadian french", part


of "transatlantic" langues d'ol -bilingual in [52] English

Canada (Maritime provinces;


Qubec); USA (Louisiana)

51-AAA-hoa

acadien-d'acadie

51-AAA-hob

acadien-qubequois

51-AAA-hp

cajun

51-AAA-hpa

'marsh-french'

(Louisiana)

51-AAA-hpb

'prairie-french'

(Louisiana)

51-AAA-hpc

'big-woods-french'

51-AAA-hq

canadien

"traditional canadian french"; part of "transatlantic" langues d'ol

(Canada)

51-AAA-hqa

qubecois

qubecois traditionnel, "traditional quebec french"

(Qubec; Ontario adjacent)

51-AAA-hqb

joual

montralais traditionnel, montreal "traditional urban" Montral

(Qubec)

51-AAA-i

Franais

French, langues d'ol-C., ol-C; part of "gallo-romance"-N., including:


France; Belgium; Switzerland;
"traditional" ol-C. "literary" french "generalised european french" Channel Islands
"overseas french"

51-AAA-ia

 franais-L.

"pre-modern literary" french, including "historical" langues d'ol "old


french" "middle french" from 9th cent.: Latin script

51-AAA-ib

francien

France (Ile-de-France: Oise; Val


d'Oise; Yvelines; Essonne; Seineet-Marne)

51-AAA-ic

franais-F.

"traditional" central ol, "traditional" le-de-france, francilien


+submerged by generalised [51] Franais Valois country Thelle
country Pays-de-France country Vexin-franais Yvelines
country Drouais country Hurepoix country Brie-W. country
franais littraire, franais normatif, franais normalis, franais
acadmique, "standard french", "literary french"

France, including overseas


departments & territories; Andorra;
Belgium; Switzerland;
Monaco; Luxemburg; Italy
( Val d'Aosta); ( ) Channel
Islands; Hati; KCanada; USA
(Louisiana); KTunisia; (K)Algeria;
(K)Morocco; (K)Mauritania;
KMali; KSenegal; KGuinea;
KBurkina Faso; KCte d'Ivoire;
KTogo; KBnin; KNiger; KChad;
KCameroon; KCAR; KGabon;
KCongo; Kex-Zaire; KRuanda;
KBurundi; KComores; Mauritius;
KMadagascar; KSeychelles;
(K) former French colonies in
India; (K)Vietnam; (K)Laos;
(K)Cambodia; KVanuatu; Wallis
& Futuna; K{United Nations}

51-AAA-ica

parisien-F.

"formal parisian model"

France

51-AAA-icb

belge-F.

"formal belgian model"

Belgium

51-AAA-icc

suisse-F.

"formal swiss model"

Switzerland

51-AAA-icd

canadien-F.

"formal canadian model"

Canada

51-AAA-hm

Canada (former Acadia, Nova


Scotia; New Brunswick)
migration> (Qubec)
cajan, acadien de Louisiane extension of acadjin, following expulsion deportation> USA -S.
of Acadien-speakers from former French Acadia (now Nova Scotia) and
resettlement in Louisiana Mississippi right-bank: Avoyelles+
Evangeline+ Allen+ Calcasieu parishes & southward -bilingual in [52]
English

6*

(Louisiana)
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franais populaire de France, "generalised french", franco-franais,


France
"franco-french", including les dialectes rgionaux franais, les franais
rgionaux de France, "french regional dialects" northern idioms listed
clockwise in spiral sequence, followed by Franais mridional
(excluding Franais germanique) +transition to [51] Gallo+ Wallon
(Peripheral Ol), Lyonnais+ Valdtain (Franco-Provenal), Prouvenau+
Lengadocian & Gascou+ Biarns (Oc)

51-AAA-ida

franais-A.

"current spoken non-regional french of France"

France

51-AAA-idb

parisien-U.

parisien urbain traditionnel, "traditional parisian urban"

(Paris)

51-AAA-idc

banlieue

parler banlieue, "parisian popular counter-stream", le-de-france


"popular suburban", formerly called banlieusard #banlieusard
=suburbanite; banlieue =suburb

(Ile-de-France)

51-AAA-idd

franais-de-normandie

franais rgional de Normandie, "current regional french of Normandy"

(Normandie)

51-AAA-ide

franais-du-nord

franais rgional du nord, "current regional french of northern France"

(Picardie; Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

51-AAA-idf

franais-du-nord-est

franais rgional du nord-est, "current regional french of north-east


France"

(Champagne-Ardenne; Lorraine;
Alsace-N.)

51-AAA-idg

franais-de-l'est

franais rgional de l'est, "current regional french of east France"

(Alsace-S.; Franche-Comt;
Rhne-Alpes-N.)

51-AAA-idh

franais-de-bourgogne

franais rgional de Bourgogne, "current regional french of Burgundy"

(Bourgogne)

51-AAA-idi

franais-du-centre

franais rgional du centre, "current regional french of central France"

(Centre)

51-AAA-idj

franais-de-l'ouest

franais rgional de l'ouest, "current regional french of west France"

(Poitou-Charente)

51-AAA-idk

franais-du-nord-ouest

franais rgional du nord-ouest, "current regional french of north-west


France"

(Pays-de-la Loire; Haute-Bretagne)

51-AAA-idl

franais-breton

franais rgional brittonique, "regional brythonic french" +overlaps


with French of north-west France; influenced by [50] Breton -bilingual
in [50] Breton

(Basse-Bretagne)

51-AAA-idm

franais-d'auvergne

franais rgional d'Auvergne, "current regional french of Auvergne",


part of franais mridional

(Auvergne)

51-AAA-idn

franais-du-limousin

franais rgional du Limousin, "current regional french of Limousin",


part of franais mridional

(Limousin)

51-AAA-ido

franais-du-sud-ouest

franais rgional du sud-ouest, "current regional french of south-west


France", part of franais mridional

(Aquitaine)

51-AAA-idp

franais-basque

franais rgional basque, "regional basque french", part of franais


mridional +overlaps with French of south-west France +influenced
by and -bilingual in [40] Basque

(Aquitqine-S.)

51-AAA-idq

franais-du-sud

franais rgional du sud, "current regional french of south France", part


of franais mridional

(Midi-Pyrnes; LanguedocRoussillon)

51-AAA-idr

franais-du-sud-est

franais rgional du sud-est, "current regional french of south-east


France", part of franais mridional

(Provence-Alpes-Ctes-d'Azur;
Rhne-Alpes-S.)

51-AAA-ids

franais-de-corse

franais rgional du sud-est, "current regional french of south-east


France", part of franais mridional

(Corse)

51-AAA-ie

franais-belge

franais rgional de Belgique, "belgian regional french" +transition to


[51] Walloon

Belgium (Wallonie)

51-AAA-if

franais-suisse

franais rgional de Suisse, "swiss regional french" +transition to [51]


Romand

Switzerland

51-AAA-ig

franais-d'aoste

franais rgional dAoste; aosta "regional french" -translingual in [51]


Italiano Val d'Aosta valley

Italy

51-AAA-ih

franais-germanique "germanic french" -bilingual in [52] Deutsch+ Nederlands

51-AAA-iha

franais-flamand

"flemish french" -bilingual in [52] Nederlands

France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais).
Belgium

51-AAA-ihb

franais-francique

"franconian french" -bilingual in [52] Deutsch-C.

Belgium, Luxemburg, France


(Lorraine-N.)

51-AAA-ihc

franais-alsacien

"alsatian french" -bilingual in [52] Deutsch-S.

France (Alsace)

51-AAA-ihd

franais-suisse-allemand

"swiss-german french" -bilingual in [52] Schwytzerttsch

Switzerland

51-AAA-ii

franais-nordamricain

"north american french" -bilingual in [52] English

St.-Pierre & Miquelon; Canada;


USA

51-AAA-iia

franais-de-saint-pierre

51-AAA-iib

franais-du-canada

St.Laurence estuary Canadian prairies

Canada (Quebec, Ontario


westwards)

St.-Pierre & Miquelon

51-AAA-iic

franais-des-maritimes

Canada (Maritimes provinces)

51-AAA-iid

franais-de-nouvelleangleterre

USA (New England)

51-AAA-iie

franais-de-louisiane

louisianais

USA (Louisiana)

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51-AAA-ij

franais-antillais

51-AAA-ija

franais-hatien

Hati

51-AAA-ijb

franais-guadeloupen

Guadeloupe

51-AAA-ijc

franais-martiniquais

Martinique

51-AAA-ijd

franais-guyanais

51-AAA-ik

franais-du-levant

"levantine french"

Greece; Lebanon; Syria; Egypt

51-AAA-ika

franais-de-grce

-bilingual in [56] Helleniki

Greece

51-AAA-ikb

franais-de-liban-syrie

-bilingual in [12] 'Arabiyya

Lebanon; Syria

51-AAA-ikc

franais-d'gypte

-bilingual in [12] 'Arabiyya

Egypt

51-AAA-il

franais-maghrebin

franais-du-Maghreb, "maghribi french" -bilingual in [12] 'Arabiyya


and/or [11] Berber

{Africa-NW.}

51-AAA-ila

franais-tunisien

Tunisia

51-AAA-ilb

franais-algrien

Algeria

51-AAA-ilc

franais-marocain

Morocco

51-AAA-ild

maghrebin-france

migration> France

51-AAA-ile

pied-noir-france

51-AAA-im

franais-d'afrique

"west-indian french" +transition to [51] Gallo-Creole

Hati; Guadeloupe; Martinique;


French Guiana

French Guiana

migration> France
"african french" (excluding "maghribi french") listed in geographic
sequence

{Africa south of Sahara}

51-AAA-ima

franais-de-mauritanie

Mauritania

51-AAA-imb

franais-de-sngal

Senegal

51-AAA-imc

franais-de-mali

Mali

51-AAA-imd

franais-de-guine

Guinea

51-AAA-ime

franais-de-burkina-faso

Burkina-Faso

51-AAA-imf

franais-de-cte-d'ivoire

Cte d'Ivoire

51-AAA-img

franais-de-togo

Togo

51-AAA-imh

franais-de-bnin

Benin

51-AAA-imi

franais-de-niger

Niger

51-AAA-imj

franais-de-cameroun

Cameroun

51-AAA-imk

franais-de-gabon

Gabon

51-AAA-iml

franais-de-congo

Congo

51-AAA-imm

franais-de-tchad

Tchad

51-AAA-imn

franais-de-centrafrique

C.African Rep.

51-AAA-imo

franais-de-zare

ex-Zaire

51-AAA-imp

franais-de-ruandaburundi

Ruanda; Burundi

51-AAA-imq

franais-de-djibouti

Djibouti

51-AAA-imr

franais-des-comores

Comoro Islands

51-AAA-ims

franais-de-madagascar

Madagascar

51-AAA-imt

franais-de-runion

Runion

51-AAA-imu

franais-de-maurice

Mauritius

51-AAA-imv

franais-des-seychelles

Seychelles

51-AAA-imw

africain-france

51-AAA-in

franais-d'inde

51-AAA-ina

franais-de-mah

(Mah)

51-AAA-inb

franais-de-pondichry

(Pondichry)

51-AAA-inc

franais-de-karikal

(Karikal)

51-AAA-ind

franais-de-yanaon

(Yanaon)

51-AAA-ine

franais-dechandernagore

(Chandernagore)

51-AAA-io

franais-du-sudestasiatique

51-AAA-ioa

franais-de-vit-nam

Vietnam

51-AAA-iob

franais-de-laos

Laos

51-AAA-ioc

franais-de-cambodge

51-AAA-ip

franais-d'ocanie

"oceanic french" listed in geographic sequence

New Caledonia / Kanaky; Vanuatu;


Wallis & Futuna; French Polynesia

51-AAA-ipa

franais-caldoche

spoken by community of French settlers in New Caledonia / Kanaky


(or better treated as dialect of [51] Franais-G.)

New Caledonia / Kanaky

51-AAA-ipb

franais-canaque

spoken as alternate language by primary speakers of languages in


37=Kanakic phylozone

New Caledonia / Kanaky

migration > France


"indian french" former official language of French possessions in
India; still studied and spoken by small bilingual communities

"south-east-asian french" former official language of French IndoChina; still studied and spoken by small bilingual communities

India

Vietnam; Laos; Cambodia

Cambodia

51-AAA-ipc

franais-de-vanuatu

Vanuatu

51-AAA-ipd

franais-de-wallis-futuna

Wallis & Futuna

51-AAA-ipe

franais-de-polynsie

French Polynesia

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France; Switzerland; Italy

51-AAA-ja

franc-comtois

France (Franche-Comt; RhneAlpes; Bourgogne); Switzerland


(Neuchtel; Vaud; Berne)

51-AAA-jaa

neuchtelois

51-AAA-jab

vaudois-NW.

51-AAA-jac

pontissalien

Pontarlier

(Franche-Comt: Doubs-S.)

51-AAA-jad

ain-N.

Ain upper valley

(Franche-Comt: Jura Franais)

51-AAA-jae

valserine

Valserine valley

(Rhne-Alpes: Ain-NE.; FrancheComt; Jura Franais adjacent )

51-AAA-jb

lyonnais

+transition to [51] Auvergnat-N. & Auvergnat-S.

France (Rhne-Alpes; Bourgogne


adjacent; Franche-Comt
adjacent)

51-AAA-jba

bugey

Bugey country

(Ain-SE.)

51-AAA-jbb

bressan

Bresse country & Revermont country

(Sane-et-Loire-E.; Jura-SW.; AinW.)

51-AAA-jbc

mconnais

Mconnais country

(Sane-et-Loire-SE.; Rhne)

51-AAA-jbd

lyonnais-rural

Lyonnais mountains Dombes country+ Balmes country

(Rhne-S.; Ain-SW.; Isre-N.)

51-AAA-jbe

roannais+ stphanois

Roannais country Forez plain St.tienne

(Loire)

51-AAA-jc

dauphinois-N.

+transition to [51] Vivaro-Dauphinois

France (Rhne-Alpes)

51-AAA-jca

dauphinois-rhodanien

Rhne valley (Vienne downstream)

(Rhne-S.; Loire-SE.; Ardche-N.;


Drme-N.; Isre-W.)

51-AAA-jcb

crmieu

Crmieu plateau

(Isre-N.)

51-AAA-jcc

terres-froides

Terres Froides country

(Isre-CN.)

51-AAA-jcd

chambaran

Chambaran plateau

(Isre-CS.)

51-AAA-jce

grsivaudan

Graisivaudan country

(Isre-E.)

51-AAA-jd

savoyard

+transition to [51] Gavouot

France (Rhne-Alpes)

51-AAA-jda

bessanis

bessanais Maurienne country, Arc valley: Bessans

(Savoie-S.)

51-AAA-j

gallo-roman oriental #romand is a potential new cover-name (by


analogy with Suisse Romande=Gallo-Romance Switzerland), to
replace the inappropriate compound 'franco-provenal' -translingual
in [51] Franais from c.1250: Latin script
jurassien-mridional

(Neuchtel)
(Vaud-NW.)

51-AAA-jdb

langrin

Maurienne country, Arc valley: Lanslebourg

(Savoie-S.)

51-AAA-jdc

matchutin

ma'tchuta, valloirin #matchutin = [51] Franais mais coute = but


listen Maurienne country, Arc valley: Valloire

(Savoie-S.)

51-AAA-jdd

tarentaise

including tignard Tarentaise country, Isre uppervalley, including


Tignes

(Savoie-E.)

51-AAA-jde

arly

Arly valley

(Savoie-N.)

51-AAA-jdf

chambrien

Chambry

(Savoie-W.)

51-AAA-jdg

annecien

including viutchos Annecy including Viuz-la-Chisaz

(Haute-Savoie-SW.)

51-AAA-jdh

faucigny

Faucigny country

(Haute -Savoie-SE.)

51-AAA-jdi

chablais+ genevois

Chablais country Genevois hinterland

51-AAA-je
51-AAA-jea

vaudois
vaudois-interlacustre

51-AAA-jeb

gruyre

Gruyre country

(Fribourg-W.)

51-AAA-jec

enupper

Enupper country

(Vaud-E.)

51-AAA-jed

valaisan

valaisan romand

Switzerland (Valais)

51-AAA-jf

valdtain

in [51] Italiano: valdostano -translingual in [51] Franais +transition


to [51] Oc-Cisalpin

Italy (Val d'Aosta, Val d'Aoste)

51-AAA-jfa

val-veni

Doire Balte, Dora Baltea upper valleys

(Val d'Aosta-NW.)

51-AAA-jfb

val-di-ferret

Doire Balte, Dora Baltea upper valleys

(Val d'Aosta-NW.)

51-AAA-jfc

doire-balte-C.

Doire Balte, Dora Baltea middle valleys

(Val d'Aosta-NW.)

51-AAA-jfd

val-du-grand-saintbernard

Val d'Aosta left-bank

(Val d'Aosta-N.)

51-AAA-jfe

val-pelline

Val d'Aosta left-bank

(Val d'Aosta-N.)

51-AAA-jff

val-tournanche

Val d'Aosta left-bank

(Val d'Aosta-N.)

51-AAA-jfg

ayassin

Val d'Aosta left-bank (Val d'Ayas)

(Val d'Aosta-N.)

51-AAA-jfh

val-de-la-thuile

Val d'Aosta right-bank

(Val d'Aosta-S.)

51-AAA-jfi

val-grisanche

Val d'Aosta right-bank

(Val d'Aosta-S.)

51-AAA-jfj

val-de-rhmes

Val d'Aosta right-bank

(Val d'Aosta-S.)

51-AAA-jfk

val-savaranche

Val d'Aosta right-bank

(Val d'Aosta-S.)

51-AAA-jfl

val-de-cogne

Val d'Aosta right-bank

(Val d'Aosta-S.)

51-AAA-jfm

val-de-camporcher

Val d'Aosta right-bank

(Val d'Aosta-S.)

(Haute -Savoie-N.)
Switzerland (Vaud; Fribourg)

(Vaud-W.)

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Rumantsch+
Grischun

"Wider"-Rumantsch, "rheto-romance"-W., romauntsch, romaunsch,


romonsch, romansch, in [51] Franais: rhtique occidental from
c.1150: Latin script; since 1892, dual-standard official language
(Romantsch+ Grischun) in Grischun; since 1938, dual standard
designated national language in Switzerland -bilingual in [52]
Hochdeutsch & translingual in [51] Italiano

Switzerland (Grischun;
Graubnden; Grisons)

51-AAA-ka

sursilvan

"upper" rumantsch, "upper" romansch, in [52] Deutsch: surselvisch,


obwaldisch, part of oberlndisch Surselva, Sopraselva, BndnerOberland country, VorderrheinTavetsch valley #sursilvan=above the
woods

(K
KGrischun-W.)

51-AAA-kaa

tujetsch

tavetsch, part of "catholic" sursilvan Tujetsch, Tavetsch upper valleys

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kab

medel

part of "catholic" sursilvan Val Medel, Medelserrhein valleys

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kac

cad

part of "catholic" sursilvan Disentis downstream, Cad country

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kad

ilanz

part of "protestant" sursilvan Ilanz upstream

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kae

lumnezia

part of "protestant" sursilvan Lumnezia, Lugnezer valley

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kaf

flims

part of "protestant" sursilvan Flims

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kag

plaun

part of "protestant" sursilvan Plaun country, Vorderrhein+ Domleschg


confluence

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kb

sutsilvan+ surmiran

"lower" rumantsch, "lower" romansch, in [52] Deutsch:


mittelbndnerisch, nidwaldisch, part of oberlndisch Mittelbnden
country #sutsilvan=below the woods

(Grischun-C.)

51-AAA-kba

sutsilvan-N.

part of subsilvan, subselvan, in [52] Deutsch: sutselvisch, sotselvisch


Domleschg valley

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kbb

sutsilvan-S.

part of subsilvan, subselvan, in [52] Deutsch: part of sutselvisch,


sotselvisch Schams valley, Schons country, Andeer

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kbc

surmiran-N.

in [52] Deutsch: part of surmeirisch, surmeierisch Albula lower valley,


Sutss country, Tiefencastel

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kbd

surmiran-C.

in [52] Deutsch: part of surmeirisch, surmeierisch Savognin+


Mulegns Julia, Oberhalbstein valley, Surss country

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kbe

surmiran-S.

in [52] Deutsch: part of surmeirisch, surmeierisch Julia upper valley,


Bivio

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kc

grischun

engadine, puter+ vallader, ladin-W., in [52] Deutsch: engadinisch,


'churwelsch' Engiadina, Engadin country distinct from [51] Grischun
(Ladin-C.)

(K
KGrischun-E.)

51-AAA-kca

bravuogn

bergn, in [52] Deutsch: halbsteinisch, including unterhalbsteinisch


oberhalbsteinisch Albula upper valley, Bravuogn, Bergn

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kcb

putr-S.

in [52] Deutsch: part of oberengadinisch Engiadin'ota-S.,


Oberengadin-S. country, San Murezzan, St.Moritz

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kcc

putr-N.

in [52] Deutsch: part of oberengadinisch Engiadin'ota, OberengadinN. country, Zuoz

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kcd

vallader-W.

in [52] Deutsch: part of unterengadinisch Engiadina bassa,


Unterengadin country-W., Susch

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kce

vallader-E.

in [52] Deutsch: part of unterengadinisch Engiadina bassa-E.,


Unterengadin-E. country, Scuol

(Grischun)

51-AAA-kcf

vallader-SE.

mstair, in [52] Deutsch: mnstertalisch Val Mstair, Mnstertal valley (Grischun)

51-AAA-l

Nones+ Cadorino

Ladin-C., dolomitic ladin, "rheto-romance"-C., in [51] Franais: rhtique Italy (TrentinoAlto-Adige; Veneto)
central, in [52] Deutsch: ladinisch -translingual in [51] Italiano from
c.1650: Latin script distinct from [51] Grischun (Ladin-W.)

51-AAA-la

nones

nones-blot, nonesh, in [52] Deutsch: nonsbergisch +transition to [51]


Lombardo (Trentino) Val di Non, Anaunia, Nonsberg, Noce, Nos
lower valley: Cles

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Trento-NE. )

51-AAA-lb

badio

in [52] Deutsch: badiotisch

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Bolzano)

51-AAA-lba

badia

Valle Badia, Abteital, Gdera, Gadertal valley

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Bolzano)

51-AAA-lbb

mareo

San Vigilio, Vigiltal valley, Mareo, Marebbe, Enneberg commune

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Bolzano)

51-AAA-lc

grndno

gardena, gardenesi, in [51] Italiano: agordino, in [52] Deutsch:


gardenisch, grednerisch Valle Gardena, Grdnertal valley

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Bolzano )

51-AAA-ld

fassa+ fiamazzo

51-AAA-lda

fassa

Val di Fassa, Fassatal valley, Vigo di Fassa + Moena

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Trento )

51-AAA-ldb

fiamazzo

+transition to [51] Lombardo (Trentino) Val di Fiemme valley,


Predazzo+ Cavalese

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Trento )

51-AAA-le

cadorino

Cadore country

(Veneto Belluno)

51-AAA-lea

santa-lucia

Colle-Santa-Lucia, Buchenstein-1

(Veneto Belluno)

51-AAA-leb

livinallongo

Pieve-di-Livinallongo, Buchenstein-2, Cordvole upper valley

(Veneto Belluno)

51-AAA-lec

comlico

+transition to [51] Venetan Cortina d'Ampezzo downstream, Boite


valley

(Veneto Belluno)

51-AAA-m

Furlan

Friulian, fril, "frioulian", "rheto-romance"-E., in [51] Franais: rhtique


oriental, frioulan, in [51] Italiano: friulano, in [52] Deutsch: friaulisch
-translingual in [51] Italiano from c.1150:Latin script

Italy (FriuliVenezia-Julia);
adjacent Slovenia

51-AAA-ma

carnico

furlan-N.=Carnia pre-alpine country

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-maa

degano

Degano valley

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-mab

fella

Fella valley

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-mac

tagliamento

Tagliamento valley

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

(TrentinoAlto-Adige Trento )

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51-AAA-mb

furlan-W.

51-AAA-mba

spilimbergo

Spilimbergo

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-mbb

pordenone

Pordenone

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-mc

furlan-CE.

51-AAA-mca

udin

Udin, Udine

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-mcb

cividt

Cividale del Friul

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-mcc

gurizze

Gurizze, Gorizia

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-n

Latin script

Italy; Croatia

51-AAA-na

Venetan
istrioto

istriano, "istrian" -translingual in [51] Italiano & bilingual in [53]


Hrvatski Istra-SW., Istria-SW. peninsula

Croatia

51-AAA-naa

rovigno

Rovigno, Rovinj

Croatia

51-AAA-nab

dignano

Dignano

Croatia

51-AAA-nac

sissano

Sissano

Croatia

51-AAA-nb

veneto

"venetan proper", "wider venetian" -translingual in [51] Italiano

Italy (FriuliVenezia-Giulia;
Veneto)

51-AAA-nba

veneto-giuliano

ncuding triestino Trieste

(FriuliVenezia-Giulia-SW.)

51-AAA-nbb

feltrinobellunese

Belluno Feltre

(Veneto Belluno)

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

(FriuliVenezia-Julia)

51-AAA-nbc

trevigiano

51-AAA-nbd

veneziano-U.

venetian-"proper", "urban venetian" in [51] Franais: vnitien, in [52]


Deutsch: venezianisch Venezia, Venise, Venice, Venedig

(Veneto Venezia)

51-AAA-nbe

veneziano-della-laguna

Laguna Veneta lagoon islands

(Veneto Venezia)

51-AAA-nbf

veneziano-rural

Venezia hinterland

51-AAA-nbg

vicentino+ padovano

51-AAA-nbh

veronese

51-AAA-nbi

rovigo

51-AAA-o

Lombardo+ Emiliano Gallo-Italian, gallo-italiano -translingual in [51] Italiano Latin script

Italy (TrentinoAlto-Adige;
Lombardia; Piemonte; Liguria;
Emilia-Romagna; Marche
adjacent); migration> (Sicilia-NE.);
Switzerland (Ticino; Grisons); San
Marino

51-AAA-oa

trentino
ticinese

(TrentinoAlto-Adige)

51-AAA-ob

(Veneto Treviso)

(Veneto Venezia)
(Veneto Vicenza; Padova)
(Veneto Verona)

+transition to [51] EmilianoRomagnolo

(Veneto Rovigo)

Switzerland (Ticino; Tessin;


Grisons); Italy

51-AAA-oba

lugano

Lugano lake

(Ticino)

51-AAA-obb

bellinazona

Leventina valley Mesolcina+ Calanca valleys

(Ticino; Grisons )

51-AAA-obc

locarno

Maggia valley Maggiore-N. lake

(Ticino)

51-AAA-oc

"alpine lombard"

(Lombardia Brescia-N.; Sondrio)

51-AAA-od

lombardo-alpino
lombardo

"lombard", "lombardian"

(Lombardia-S.; Piemonte Novara)

51-AAA-oda

cremonese

part of lombardo-E.

(Cremona)

51-AAA-odb

bresciano

part of lombardo-E.

51-AAA-odc

bergamasco

(Bergamo)

51-AAA-odd

comasco

(Como)

51-AAA-ode

varese

51-AAA-odf

milanese-U.

51-AAA-odg

milanese-rural

51-AAA-odh

pavese

+transition to [51] Emiliano+ Romagnolo

51-AAA-odi

novarese

+transition to [51] Piemontese

(Novara-S.)

51-AAA-odj

domodossolano

Domodossola

(Novara-N.)

51-AAA-oe

lombardo-siculo
piemontese

"sicilian lombard"

(Migr > Sicilia-NE.)

51-AAA-of

piedmontese, in [51] Franais: pimontais

(Piemonte)

51-AAA-ofa

vercelli

(Brescia-S.; Matova-N.)

(Varese)
"traditional urban milanese" Milano

(Milano)
(Milano)
(Pavia)

(Vercelli)

51-AAA-ofb

canavese

Canavese country

(Torino-N.)

51-AAA-ofc

torino-U.

"traditional urban turinese" Torino, Turin

(Torino-C. )

51-AAA-ofd

dora-riparia

Susa valley

(Torino-W.)

51-AAA-ofe

alto-po

Po upper valley

(Torino-SW.; Cuneo-W.)

51-AAA-off

cuneo

Cuneo

(Cuneo-C. )

51-AAA-ofg

langhe

Langhe country

(Cuneo-E.; Monferrato-S. )

51-AAA-ofh

asti

Asti

(Monferrato )

51-AAA-ofi

alessndria

Alessndria

51-AAA-og

brigasc

brigasque, ligure alpino -bilingual in [51] Gavouot

France (Provence-Cote D'azur


Alpes-Maritimes); Italy (Ligurie)

51-AAA-oga

roya

Roya upper valley, La Brigue

(Alpes-Maritimes-W.)

51-AAA-ogb

tanaro

Tanaro upper valley

(Cuneo )

51-AAA-ogc

argentina

Argentina upper valley

(Imperia )

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ligure

ligurian, "wider genoese", in [51] Franais: ligurien

Italy (Ligurie; Sardegna); Monaco;


France (Provence-Alpes-Cote
d'Azur adjacent); migration>
(Corse)

51-AAA-oha

monegasc

in [51] Franais: monegasque

Monaco

51-AAA-ohb

imperia

51-AAA-ohc

savona

51-AAA-ohd

genovesi-rural

"rural genoese", in [51] Franais: gnois rural

(Genova)

51-AAA-ohe

genovesi-U.

"traditional urban genoese", in [51] Franais: gnois urbain Genova,


Gnes, Genoa

(Genova )

51-AAA-ohf

lunigiano

Riviera di Levante coast

(Genova-E.; La Spezia )

51-AAA-oi

genovesi-di-corsica

"corsican genoese", in [51] Franais: gnois de Corse -translingual in


[51] Corsu & [51] Franais

migration (from Genova) > France


(Corse)

(Imperia)
(Savona)

51-AAA-oia

cargese

51-AAA-oib

bonifacien

Bonifaziu, Bonifacio

51-AAA-oj

genovesi-disardegna

"sardinian genoese", in [51] Franais: gnois de Sardaigne


-translingual in [51] Campidanese

51-AAA-oja

carloforte

San Pietro island

51-AAA-ojb

calasetta

Sant Antioco-N. island

51-AAA-ok

emiliano+
romagnolo

"emilian-romagnol", in [51] Franais: milien-romagnol

51-AAA-oka

vogherese

-translingual in [51] Lombardo Voghera-S

51-AAA-okb

mantovano

Mantova

(Matova-S. )

51-AAA-okc

piacenza

part of emiliano-W.

(Piacenza)

migration (from Genova >


Sardegna)

Italy (Emilia-Romagna; Lombardia


Pavia-S.; Mantova-S.)

51-AAA-okd

parma

emiliano-W.

(Parma)

51-AAA-oke

reggio

emiliano-W.

(Reggio Nell Emilia)

51-AAA-okf

modena

part of emiliano-E.

(Modena)

51-AAA-okg

bologna

part of emiliano-E.

(Bologna)

51-AAA-okh

ferrara

part of emiliano-E.

(Ferrara)

51-AAA-oki

ravenna

romagnolo di Ravenna

(Ravenna)

51-AAA-okj

forli

romagnolo di Forl

(Forl)

51-AAA-okk

san-marino

romagnolo di San-Marino

San Marino

51-AAA-okl

marchigiano-N.

+transition to [51] Campano-Molisano

(Marche-N)

51-AAA-p

Corsu

Corsican, lingua corsa, in [51] Franais: corse; part of "italo-romance"C. -translingual in [51] Franais or [51] Italiano Latin script

France (Corse); Italy (SardegnaN.)

51-AAA-pa

corsu-N.

"corsican"-N,

(Corse: Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-paa

cortenais

Corte, Corti

(Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-pab

castagniccia

Castagniccia

(Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-pac

casinca

Casinca

(Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-pad

bastiais

Bastia

(Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-pae

nebbio

Nebbio

(Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-paf

balanin

Balagne country

(Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-pag

galria

Galria

(Haute-Corse)

51-AAA-pb

corsu-C.

"corsican"-C.

(Corse: Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-pba

vicu

+transition to [51] Corsu-N. Vico, Vicu

(Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-pbb

ajaccien

Ajaccio, Aiacciu

(Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-pbc

tavarais

Olmeto, Ulmetu

(Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-pbd

petreto-bicchisano

Pitretu-Bicchisgi

(Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-pbe

bastelica

51-AAA-pbf

fiumorbais

Fiumorbo

(Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-pbg

solenzara

Solenzara

(Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-pc

corsu-S.

"corsican"-S. +transition to [51] Gallurese

(Corse-du-S.)

51-AAA-pca

zonza

Zonza

(Corse-du-S.)

51-AAA-pcb

sart

sartenais Sartne

(Corse-du-S.)

51-AAA-pcc

purtivechju

Purtivechju, Porto-Vecchio

(Corse-du-S.)

51-AAA-pd

gallurese
sassarese
Italiano
toscano

gallurien Gallura country

(Sardegna-NE.: Sassari)

sassarien +transition to [51] Ligure Sassari La Nurra country

(Sardegna-NW.: Sassari-S.)

Italian, part of "italo-romance"-C. from 11th cent.: Latin script

Italy, Switzerland

tuscan, lingua toscana "traditional", "tuscan traditional", in [51]


Franais: toscan traditionnel

Italy (Toscana; Lazio-N.)

51-AAA-pe
51-AAA-q
51-AAA-qa

(Corse-du-Sud)

51-AAA-qaa

fiorentino-U.

"traditional urban florentine", Firenze, Florence

(Firenze)

51-AAA-qab

fiorentino-rural

"rural florentine"

(Firenze)

51-AAA-qac

lucca

part of toscano-W.

(Lucca)

51-AAA-qad

pistoia

part of toscano-W.

(Pistoia)

51-AAA-qae

pisa

part of toscano-W.

(Pisa)

51-AAA-qaf

livorno

part of toscano-W.

(Livorno)

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51-AAA-qag

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51-AAA-qah

senese

including chianaiola Arezzo Val di Chiana valley

1999 / 2000 edition

(Arezzo; Siena-E.)
(Siena)

51-AAA-qai

grosseto

51-AAA-qaj

romano-rural

"toscanised rural roman" transition to [51] Umbro-Romanesco

(Grosseto)

51-AAA-qb

 italiano-L.

"historical italian", "historical" lingua toscana from 11 century

(Lazio-N.; Viterbo; Roma)

th

51-AAA-qc

italiano-F.

51-AAA-qd

italiano-G.

italiano popolare, "generalised urban italian" #italiano popolare


=popular italian,

51-AAA-qda

italiano-di-torino

Torino, Turin

51-AAA-qdb

italiano-di-genova

Genova, Gnes, Genoa

51-AAA-qdc

italiano-di-milano

Milano, Milan

51-AAA-qdd

italiano-di-venezia

Venezia, Venise, Venice

51-AAA-qde

italiano-di-trieste

Trieste

51-AAA-qdf

italiano-di-roma

Roma, Rome

51-AAA-qdg

italiano-di-napoli

Napoli, Naples

51-AAA-qdh

italiano-di-palermo

Palermo

51-AAA-r

Neapolitan+ Sicilian, "italo-romance"-S. Latin script

Italy; migration>USA

51-AAA-ra

Napoletano+
Siciliano
umbroromanesco

"umbro-romanesque"

(Umbria; Lazio)

51-AAA-raa

umbro

"umbrian", in [51] Franais: ombrien

(Umbria)

51-AAA-rab

romanesco-rural

romanesco autoctono, "traditional rural roman"

(Lazio)

51-AAA-rb

campano+ molisano "wider" napoletano, "wider neapolitan"

(Marche-S.; Abruzzo; Latium


adjacent; Molise; Campania;
Puglia; Baslicata)

51-AAA-rba

marchigiano-S.

(Marche-S.)

51-AAA-rbb

reatino+ aquilano

51-AAA-rbc

abruzzese

51-AAA-rbd

molisano

51-AAA-rbe

campano

campano "rural", part of napoletano "proper", "neapolitan proper"

(Campania)

51-AAA-rbf

napoletano-U.

campano "urban", part of napoletano "proper", "neapolitan proper"


Napoli, Naples

(Campania )

51-AAA-rbg

pugliese-N.

51-AAA-rbh

lucano

"lucanian"

(Basilicata)

51-AAA-rc

Salentina peninsula

(Puglia-S. )

"calabrian"

(Calabria)

51-AAA-re

salentino
calabrese
siciliano-CE.

"sicilian"-C.&-E.

(Sicilia-C.&-E.)

51-AAA-rea

messinese

Messina

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-reb

catanese+ siracusano

Catania Siracusa

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-rec

siciliano-NE.

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-red

siciliano-SE.

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-ree

agrigentino-E.

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-ref

nisseno-ennese

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-reg

siciliano-delle-madone

51-AAA-rf

siciliano-W.

51-AAA-rfa

agrigentino-CW.

51-AAA-rfb

trapanese

Trapani

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-rfc

palermitano

Palermo

(Sicilia)

51-AAA-s

Sardu
logudorese

Sardinian Latin script

Italy (Sardegna)

51-AAA-sa

"sardinian"-N.

(Sardegna)

51-AAA-saa

logudorese-W.

Villanova

(Sardegna)

51-AAA-sab

logudorese-C.

Ozieri

(Sardegna)

51-AAA-sac

logudorese-NE.

Monti

(Sardegna)

51-AAA-sb

nuorese
gennargentese
campidanese
Vegliot+ Ragusan

logudorese-SE. Nuoro

(Sardegna)

Gennargentu mountains

(Sardegna)

Croatia (Dalmatia)

51-AAA-rd

51-AAA-sc
51-AAA-sd
51-AAA-t
51-AAA-ta
51-AAA-tb

vegliot
ragusan

"formal" lingua toscana, "literary" lingua toscana, "literary italian", lingua KItaly; KSwitzerland; Slovenia;
comune, "standard italian", in [51] Latin: lingua vulgaris", in [51]
Croatia; (K)Albania; Malta;
Franais: italien #lingua comune =common language
(K)Libya; (K)Somalia;
(K)Ethiopia; (K)Eritrea;
migration>USA; Australia; France;
Canada; Brazil; Argentina

Reatini+ Abruzzesi mountains

Italy

(Abruzzo-W.; Latium adjacent)


(Abruzzo Maritime)
(Molise)

(Puglia-N.&-C.)

(Sicilia)
"sicilian"-W.

(Sicilia-W.)

(Sicilia)

"sardinian"-S. Cagliari
Dalmatian +transition to [51] Romneasca+ Armneasca (East
Romance); now extinct
th

Krk, Veglia island extinct in 19 cent.

(Dalmatia)

Dubrovnik, Ragusa extinct c.1700

(Dalmatia)

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51-AAB-a

LATINE+ LADINO
notional net
Latine

51-AAB-aa

latine-A.

51-AAB-aaa

 latin-L.

51-AAB

51-AAB-aac

latin-F.
latin-V.

51-AAB-ab

latino-sine-

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notional net, covering Latin and other West Romance vehiculars


Latin, lingua latina #parlare latine=to speak (in) Latin; lingua latina
=Latin language  from c.-150: Latin script

KVatican {international}

latin "proper", "inflected" latin, extinct as a natural spoken language,


but still cultivated on a small scale, especially within the Catholic
church, as an international written and spoken vehicular

{Europe international}

"historical" latin, including "early"+ "classical"+ "medieval" latin

(K) {former Roman Empire}

"christian liturgical" latin especially in formalised Christian prayer

{international}

"modern vehicular" latin, including "church vehicular" latin + "scientific"


latin

{international}

interlingua, "simplified" latin #latino sine flexione =Latin without


inflection artificial vehicular invented in 1903 by Giuseppe Peano

{international}

3*

Judeo-Romance, "hebraicised romance" +influenced by [12] Ivrit


(Hebrew)  Hebrew script

{Mediterranean}

5*

Spain; Portugal

51-AAB-b

flexione
Ladino+ Djudezmo

51-AAB-ba

 ladino

"liturgical judeo-spanish" from c.1350

51-AAB-bb

hakitia
tetauni
djudezmo

haketiya, part "judeo-spanish"

Morocco

part of "judeo-spanish", in [51] Franais: judo-roman oranais

Algeria

"vernacular" ladino, balkan "judeo-romance", dzhudezmo, espanyoliko,


spanyol, sefardi, part of "judeo-spanish"

(formerly Spain; Portugal);


exodus end 15th cent.> Turkey;
Greece; Macedonia; migration
20th cent.> USA; Argentina; Israel
Greece; Turkey

51-AAB-bc
51-AAB-bd

3*

51-AAB-bda

djudezmo-F.

"modern literary ladino" +influenced by [51] Franais

51-AAB-bdb

djudezmo-krkira

Krkira, Corfu island +influenced by [51] Judeo-Veneziano

Greece (Inio Nsoi)

51-AAB-bdc

djudezmo-thessalonki

Thessalonki, Saloniki, Salonique

Greece

51-AAB-bdd

djudezmo-trkiye

Istanbul Edirne Izmir

Turkey

51-AAB-bde

djudezmo-sofiya

Sofiya

Bulgaria

51-AAB-bdf

djudezmo-skopje

Skopje

51-AAB-bdg

djudezmo-bosnia+ serbia Sarajevo Beograd

51-AAB-bdh

djudezmo-new-york

New York

51-AAB-bdi

djudezmo-buenos-aires

Buenos Aires

Argentina

51-AAB-bdj

djudezmo-israel

Tel Aviv

Israel

51-AAB-be

judeo-veneziano
italkian
Lingua-Franca
lingua-franca

part of judeo-italian Venezia, Venise, Venice extinct

Italy

part of judeo-italian Livorno

Italy

Sabir

{Mediterranean}

51-AAB-bf
51-AAB-c
51-AAB-ca

USA (New York)

pan-Mediterranean vehicular, probably of Roman origin but reinforced {Mediterranean}


th
during the Crusades and in use until the late 19 century now extinct

51-AAB-da

Esperanto+
Novial
esperanto

51-AAB-db

ido

51-AAB-dc

novial

51-AAC
51-AAC-a

CRIOULO+ CROLE CREOLE-ROMANCE Latin script


net
Crioulo
Luso-Creole, "creole-portuguese"

51-AAC-aa

caboverdense

51-AAC-aaa

barlavento

51-AAB-d

Macedonian
Bosnia; Yugoslavia (Serbia)

{international}

esperanto "proper", lingvo internacia artificial vehicular,


predominantly Romance-based, invented in 1887 by L.Zamenhof

{international}

# ido = in [51] Esperanto derived from artificial vehicular derived


from Esperanto in 1928 by Louis de Beaufront

{international}

#nov-i-a-l =new (nova)+ international+ auxiliary+ language artificial


vehicular derived from Esperanto in 1928 by Otto Jespersen

{international}

"capeverdian luso-creole"

Cape Verde; Guinea-Bissau; SoTom; Equatorial-Guinea; Brazil;


India; Sri Lanka; Malaysia;
Indonesia

Cape Verde

Cape Verde

51-AAC-aab

sotavento

51-AAC-ab

guineense

"guinean luso-creole", "guinean" kriol, "guinean" kriyol

Guinea-Bissau; Senegal-S.;
migration>Gambia

51-AAC-aba

guineense-N.

Cacheu+ Zinguinchor

Guinea-Bissau; Senegal
(Casamance)

51-AAC-abb

guineense-bissau

Bissau+ Bolama coast

Guinea-Bissau

51-AAC-abc

guineense-bijago

Bijago islands

Guinea-Bissau

51-AAC-abd

guineense-C.

Bafat

Guinea-Bissau

51-AAC-ac

so-tomense
principense

so-tom+ prncipe "luso-creole"

So-TomPrncipe

51-AAC-aca

forro

so-tomense So-Tom island

So-TomPrncipe

51-AAC-acb

principense

lun'gwiye Princip island

So-TomPrncipe

51-AAC-ad

angolar

ngola, so-tom "bantuised luso-creole" +influenced by [99] Bantu


languages So-Tom island

So-TomPrncipe

51-AAC-ae

fa-d'ambu
cafundo

"annobonese luso-creole" Annobn island

Equatorial-Guinea (Annobon)

"brazilian bantuised luso-creole" Cafundo

Brazil (Minas GeraisSo Paolo


frontier)

51-AAC-af

Cape Verde
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51-AAC-ag

indo-portugus

"indian luso-creole", "indo-portuguese"

India; Sri Lanka

51-AAC-aga

diu

Diu

India (Daman & Diu )

51-AAC-agb

daman

Daman

India (Daman & Diu)

51-AAC-agc

korlai

Korlai

India

51-AAC-agd

cochin

Cochin

India (Kerala)

51-AAC-age

ceilo

"ceylonese luso-creole" Batticaloa;=Colombo;=Trincomalee

Sri Lanka

51-AAC-ah

malaio-portugus

"malayo-portuguese", "malaysian luso-creole"

Malaysia; Singapore; Indonesia

51-AAC-aha

malaquense

malaquiero, malaquenho, malaqus, papia-kristang, kristang, serani,


bahasa-serani, bahasa-geragau, malaccan, malacca "portuguese",
"moluccan luso-creole"

Malaysia (Malacca)

51-AAC-ahb

singapore

singapore "luso-creole"

Singapore

51-AAC-ahc

sumatra

"sumatran luso-creole"

Indonesia (Sumatera)

51-AAC-ahd

java

jakarta, pekan-tugu, "batavian luso-creole" Jakarta

Indonesia (Java)

51-AAC-ahe

flores+ adonara

Flores Solor Adonara islands

Indonesia

51-AAC-ahf

timor-E.

bidau

Indonesia; East Timor

51-AAC-ahg

maluku

"moluccan proper"

Indonesia (Maluku)

51-AAC-ahh

ternateo

Ternate island

Indonesia (Maluku)

51-AAC-ahi

sulawesi

"celebes luso-creole"

Indonesia (Sulawesi)

51-AAC-ahj

borneo

51-AAC-ai

makista

Indonesia (Borneo; Malaysia


Sarawak; Sabah); Brunei
macauenho, macaense, maco "luso-creole"

China (Maco; migration> HongKong)

51-AAC-aia

makista-maco

extinct

(Maco)

51-AAC-aib

makista-hong-kong

Hong-Kong

(Hong-Kong)

51-AAC-b

Criollo

Hispano-Creole, "creole spanish"

Philippines; Colombia; Venezuela;


Netherlands West Indies

51-AAC-ba

chabacano

chabakano, chavacano, "philippines hispano-creole"

Philippines

51-AAC-baa

caviteo

Philippines

51-AAC-bab

cotabato-chabacano

51-AAC-bac

ternateo-chabacano

ternateo 2

Philippines

Philippines

51-AAC-bad

davao-chabacano

davaoeo, espaol-abakay

Philippines

51-AAC-bae

zamboangueo

zamboanga

Philippines

51-AAC-baf

ermitao

ermiteo

51-AAC-bag

chabacano-sabah

51-AAC-bb

chocoano
palanquero

part of "colombian hispano-creole" -translingual in [51] Espaol

Colombia-W. (Choc)

51-AAC-bc

part of "colombian hispano-creole" -translingual in [51] Espaol


San Basilio of Palenque

Colombia Bolivar):

51-AAC-bd

criollo-de-bobures

"venezuelan hispano-creole" -translingual in [51] Espaol


Bobures Maracabo lake

Venezuela-NW.

51-AAC-be

papiamento

papiamentu, papiements, papyamentu, papiam, "west-indian hispanocreole" +influenced by [52] Nederlands

Netherlands West Indies

51-AAC-bea

curassese

curaoleo Curaao island

(Curaao )

51-AAC-beb

aruba

Aruba island

(Aruba)

51-AAC-bec

bonaire

Bonaire island

(Bonaire )

Philippines
migration>Malaysia (Sabah)

51-AAC-bed

maz

Maz islands

Nicaragua

51-AAC-c

Crole

Gallo-Creole, "creole french", kweyol, 'patois' d'outre-mer

USA; Antilles; French Guiana;


Ocan Indien; migration> France

51-AAC-ca

louisianais

gombo, louisiana "gallo-creole" -bilingual in [52] English

USA (Louisiana; Texas; migration>


California)

51-AAC-caa

saint-martin

St.Martin parish (St.Martinville+ Breaux Bridge+ Cecilia)

(Louisiana)

51-AAC-cab

"new-roads"+ edgard

New Roads+ Edgard

(Louisiana )

51-AAC-cac

houma

houma community +community descended partly from Amerindian


speakers of [68] Choctaw

(Louisiana )

51-AAC-cad

gombo-texas

51-AAC-cae

gombo-california

Sacramento

(California )

51-AAC-cb

hatien

"haitian gallo-creole", ayisyen

Hati

51-AAC-cba

port-au-prince

Port-au-Prince

Hati

4*

(Texas-E.)

51-AAC-cbb

fablas

Hati

51-AAC-cbc

plateau-haitien

Hati

51-AAC-cbd

haitien-N.

Hati

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antillais

"west-indian gallo-creole", crole des Antilles, antiye

Guadeloupe; Dominica;
Martinique; Saint-Lucia; Grenada;
Trinidad & Tobago

51-AAC-cca

saint-barthlemy

saint-barthlemy "gallo-creole" Saint-Bathlemy island

Guadeloupe

51-AAC-ccb

grande-terre

part of guadeloupen, "guadeloupean gallo-creole" Grande-Terr


island

Guadeloupe

51-AAC-ccc

basse-terre

part of guadeloupen, "guadeloupean gallo-creole" Basse-Terre


island

Guadeloupe

51-AAC-ccd

marie-galante

part of guadeloupen, "guadeloupean gallo-creole" Marie-Galante


island

Guadeloupe

51-AAC-cce

dominiquais

"dominica gallo-creole" now in competition with [52] Leeward


(Dominica) Anglo-Creole

Dominica

51-AAC-ccf

martiniquais

"martiniquan gallo-creole" Martinique island

Martinique

51-AAC-ccg

sainte-lucien

"saint-lucian gallo-creole" now in competition with expanding [52]


Leeward (Saint Lucia) Anglo-Creole St.Lucia island

Saint-Lucia

51-AAC-cch

panamanen

"panamanian crole" -translingual in [51] Espaol originally Saint


Lucia island; Isla del Rey island (San Miguel) migration from St.Lucia,
in 19th cent

migration> Panama

51-AAC-cci

carriacou

part of "grenadan gallo-creole" Carriacou island

Grenada

51-AAC-ccj

grenadien

part of "grenadan gallo-creole" Grenada island +largely submerged


by [52] Grenadan Anglo-Creole

Grenada

51-AAC-cck

trinidadien

"trinidadian gallo-creole" Trinidad island +largely submerged by [52] Trinidad & Tobago (Trinidad)
Trinidadian Anglo-creole & [52] Trinidadian English

51-AAC-cd

guyanais

"guianese gallo-creole"

51-AAC-cda

guyanais-C.

Cayenne

French Guiana

51-AAC-cdb

guyanais-NW.

+influenced by [51] Antillais (Guadeloupen & Martiniquais)


St.Laurent-du-Maroni Mana Iracoubo

French Guiana

51-AAC-cc

French Guiana; & adjacent Brazil


(Amap)

51-AAC-cdc

guyanais-SE.

St.Georges-de-l'Oyapock Rgina Kaw

French Guiana

51-AAC-cdd

karipna

"brazilian gallo-creole", caripna

Brazil (Amap); French Guiana


frontier

51-AAC-ce

mauricien+
seychellois

"mauritian+ seychellese gallo-creole", morisyen+ seselwa

KSeychelles

51-AAC-cea

seychellois

crole seychellois=Mah Praslin islands

Seychelles

51-AAC-ceb

aldabra

Aldabra islands

Seychelles

51-AAC-cec

mauricien

"mauritian gallo-creole", morisyen, morisi, crole mauricien

Mauritius

51-AAC-ced

rodriguais

Rodrigues island

Mauritius

51-AAC-cee

agalega

zilwa-W. Agalega islands #zilwa =of the islands

Mauritius

51-AAC-cef

chagos

zilwa-E. Chagos islands #zilwa =of the islands speakers


displaced to Mauritius in early 1970's, after sale of islands to USA

former British Indian Ocean


Territory

51-AAC-cf

runionnais
tayo

"reunion gallo-creole", runion

Runion

"new caledonian gallo-creole", kanaky "gallo-creole"

New Caledonia / Kanaky

ROMNEASCA+
ARMNEASCA net
Jeiani+ Susnjevica
jeiani
susnjevica
Armneasca+
Meglenitsa

ROMANCE-EAST

51-AAD-ba

limba-armneasca

armna, aromna, aromuna, armina, aroman, aromoune, macedoromna, macedo-romn, tsintsari, "vlachian", "aromanian", in [56]
Greek: vlach, vlah, 'kutzo-valach', in [51] Franais: macdo-roumain,
vlaque, koutzo-valaque; armn person

51-AAD-baa

bitolia

Bitolia country: Bitola Monastir Ohrida

Macedonia-SW. ex-Yugoslavia

51-AAD-bab

vlor+ berat

Vlor, Valona+ Berat

Albania-CW.

51-AAD-bac

muscopola

Muscopola

Albania-SE.

51-AAD-bad

pindhos

Pindhos, Pindus mountains

Greece (Ipiros; Thessala)

51-AAD-bae

olympo-vlach

Caterina-SW., Katerni-SW. Olympus, Olimbos massif

Greece (Thessala)

51-AAD-baf

alikmon

Alikmon basin: Veria, Vroia

Greece (Makedhonia)

51-AAD-bb

meglenitsa

vlachi-meglenitsi, "megleno-romanian", in [51] Franais: meglnite,


meglnitique, meglno-roumain, valaque meglnite Meglena valley

Greece (Makedhonia)

51-AAC-cg
51-AAD
51-AAD-a
51-AAD-aa
51-AAD-ab
51-AAD-b

Istro-Romance Latin script

Slovenia; Croatia (Istria)

zejane, jeisane Istria-N. peninsula

Slovenia; Croatia

cicarija, valdarsa Istria-S. peninsula

Croatia

Aromanian, in [51] Franais: aroumain Greek script; Latin script

Macedonia ex-Yugoslavia; Albania;


Greece; dispersed> Bulgaria;
Romania.; migration> France;
Germany; USA

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Romneasca+
Moldova
limbaromneasca-F.

Daco-Romance from 16th cent.: Cyrillic script; from 19th cent.: Latin
script

KRomania; KMoldova; Serbia;


Bulgaria; Ukraine

"formal" limba romneasca, "standard romanian", "standard


roumanian" +influenced by [51] Franais & [51] Latine

Romania; Moldova

51-AAD-caa

romania-F.

Latin script: Romania model

Romania

51-AAD-cab

moldova-F.

Cyrillic script: Moldova model

Moldova

51-AAD-cb

limba-romneasca-G. "generalised" limba romneasca, "generalised romanian", "generalised Romania; Moldova

51-AAD-c
51-AAD-ca

roumanian", including bucureti "urban" chiinau "urban"


Bucureti, Bucharest Chiinau
51-AAD-cc

muntenia

"muntenian", "walachian traditional"-E., in [51] Franais: valaque-E.


Muntenia country

(Walachia: Muntenia )

51-AAD-cd

oltenia

"walachian traditional"-W,, in [51] Franais: valaque-W. Oltenia


country

(Walachia: Oltenia)

51-AAD-ce

banat
transilvania-S.
transilvania-N.
criana
maramure
bucovina
moldova

"banat traditional" Banat country

(Timi)

"transylvanian traditional"-S. Transylvania-S. country

(Transylvania-S.)

"transylvanian traditional"-N. Transylvania-N. country

(Transylvania-N.)

"criana traditional" Criana country

(Criana)

51-AAD-cf
51-AAD-cg
51-AAD-ch
51-AAD-ci
51-AAD-cj
51-AAD-ck

"maramure traditional" Maramure country

(Maramure)

"bukovina traditional" Bucovina country

Ukraine

"moldavian traditional", including "standard moldovian" Cyrillic script


still in use

Moldova; Romania (Moldavia)

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52=

GERMANIC
phylozone

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

covers the "Germanic" or Norsk+ Frysk set, part of the "IndoEuropean" intercontinental affinity; comprising 1 set of
languages (= 25 outer languages) spoken traditionally by
communities in Europe, extending from Iceland to eastern
Europe, with extensions to all other continents of the world:
52-A NORSK+ FRYSK
including 2 arterial languages: English; Deutsch (German).
Historically, the Germanic set was tripartite, represented by
the [52-A] Nordic, [52-C] Continental West Germanic & [52-D]
extinct Gothic chains. [52-B] Anglic (English+ Anglo-Creole)
is now better treated as a fourth chain, having diverged from
the languages of [52-C] under influence from [51] Romance,
esp. French, and also [52-A] Nordic (see also note below
under [52-C] Frysk+ Frasch).
This zone and set include (1) the language spoken in Europe
west of Russia by the largest number of primary voices, i.e.
German, and (2) the language spoken on the planet by the
largest number of alternate voices, i.e. English.

52-AAA-a

NORSK+ FRYSK set


NORSK+ SVENSKA
chain
NORSK+ SVENSKA
net
slensk+ Froysk

52-AAA-aa

52-A
52-AA
52-AAA

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English is represented by
communities of primary and/or
alternate speakers and learners in
virtually every country in the world.
Other Germanic languages (of
which German is the most widely
distributed) are spoken by
communities in:
Argentina; Australia; Austria;
Bahamas; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil;
Canada; Colombia; Czech Rep.;
Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands;
Finland; France; Germany;
Hungary; Iceland; Italy; Lesotho;
Liechtenstein; Lithuania;
Luxemburg; Mexico; Namibia;
Netherlands; Netherlands West
Indies; Norway; Poland; Russia;
Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa;
Surinam; Swaziland; Sweden;
Switzerland; USA; Ukraine;
Uruguay.

GERMANIC, from 8th cent.: Runic, Futhark script Latin script


NORDIC, "north-germanic", "scandinavian", nordisk, "norse", in [51]
Franais: norois, norrois
from 8th cent.: Runic, Futhark script Latin script
Icelandic+ Faeroese, part of "north-sea nordic", "nordic"-W. carried
by Viking migrations from Scandinavia, westwards to the British Isles,
Iceland, Greenland and northeast North America, southwards to
Normandy and the Mediterranean; also eastwards to Russia (including
divergence of Dansk+ Svenska from North Sea Nordic, from c.1000)

Iceland; Faeroes

slensk

icelandic, slenzk, islendzk, in [52] Danish: islandsk

KIceland; also modern migration>


Canada

52-AAA-aaa

 slensk-L.

Iceland

52-AAA-aab

slensk-F.

"old norse", gamalnorsk, "old icelandic", "pre-modern literary icelandic"


from c.1200
"standard icelandic", "literary icelandic" relexified in the 19th century,
by replacement of loanwords with Norse-derived vocabulary

Iceland

52-AAA-aac

slensk-G.

"generalised icelandic ", including reykjavik "urban"

Iceland

52-AAA-aad

slensk-W.

Olafsvik

Iceland

52-AAA-aae

slensk-NW.

safjrdhur north-west fjords

Iceland

52-AAA-aaf

slensk-N.

Akureyri

Iceland

52-AAA-aag

slensk-E.

Hsavik Neskaupstadhur

Iceland

52-AAA-aah

slensk-S.

south coast Vestmanna-eyjar islands

Iceland

52-AAA-aai

slensk-SW.

Selfoss

Iceland

52-AAA-aaj

slensk-manitoba

"canadian icelandic"

migration> Canada (Manitoba)

52-AAA-ab

froysk

faeroese, "faroese", fryskt, foeryskt, in [51] Franais: fron, in [52]


Danish: frsk, in [52] Deutsch: frisch -translingual in [52] Danish

KFaeroes

52-AAA-aba

froysk-F.

"formal" froysk, "literary faeroese"

Faeroes

52-AAA-abb

froysk-G.

"generalised" froysk, including trshavn "urban"

Faeroes

52-AAA-abc

nordhuroysk

Nordhuroyar islands

Faeroes

52-AAA-abd

eysturoysk-N.

Eysturoy-N. island

Faeroes

52-AAA-abe

eysturoysk-S.

Eysturoy-S. island

Faeroes

52-AAA-abf

streymoysk-N.

Streymoy-N. island: Westmanna

Faeroes

52-AAA-abg

streymoysk-S.

Streymoy-S. island

Faeroes

52-AAA-abh

vgarsk

Vgar island

Faeroes

52-AAA-abi

sandoysk

Sandoy island

Faeroes

52-AAA-abj

sudhuroysk-N.

Sudhuroy-N. island

Faeroes

52-AAA-abk

sudhuroysk-S.

Sudhuroy-S. island

Faeroes

52-AAA-ac

norn

#=northern, norse extinct since 19th cent. in Shetland (earlier


elsewhere) +progressive convergence, prior to extinction, towards
[52] Anglic (Scots and English) Shetland & Orkney islands
Caithness mainland Hebrides islands

formerly Scotland (Faeroes)

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Norwegian-W.+ New-Norwegian, part of "north-sea nordic"

Norway; Denmark (Jylland)

vestnorsk, "norwegian traditional"-W.

Norway-W.

52-AAA-ba

Norsk-W.+ Nynorsk
norsk-W.

52-AAA-baa

norsk-SW.

(Vest-Agder; Aust-Agder
Stesdal; Telemark-W.; Rogaland;
Hordaland-S.)

52-AAA-bab

norsk-NW.

(Hordaland-N.; Sogn; Fjordane;


Romsdal)

52-AAA-bb

midlands-norsk

midlandsnorsk, "norwegian traditional"-C.

(Vestfold; Telemark-E.; Buskerud;


Oppland)

52-AAA-bc

trndelags-norsk
nordlands-norsk
ny-norsk

trndelagsnorsk, "norwegian traditional"-CN.

(Sr-Trndelag; Nord-Trndelag)

nordlandsnorsk, "norwegian traditional"-N.

(Nordland)

"new norwegian proper", nynorsk, landsml, landsmaal, "standardised


traditional norwegian", "neo-norwegian" #ny-norsk =new norwegian;
th
landsml =country language established in 19 century by Ivar
Aasen, modelled on Norsk-W. +transition to [52] Dano-Norwegian

KNorway

52-AAA-b

52-AAA-bd
52-AAA-be

52-AAA-bea

nynorsk-F.

"standard new norwegian", "literary new norwegian"

Norway

52-AAA-beb

nynorsk-G.

"generalised new norwegian"

(majority language in: Mre-ogRomsdal; Sogn-og-Fjordane;


Hordaland; Rogaland) (important
minority language in: SrTrndelag; Nord-Trndelag;
Oppland; Telemark; Aust-Agder;
Vest-Agder)

52-AAA-bf

jysk-W.*

vest-jysk, "jutlandish traditional"-W., "jutish traditional"-W., in [52]


Deutsch: west-jtisch +transition to generalised [52] Danish

Denmark (Jylland: Viborg


Ringkbing Veyle Ribe
Snderjylland); Germany
(Schleswig-Holstein-N.)

52-AAA-bfa

thy+ mors

Thy Mors

(Ringkbing-N.)

52-AAA-bfb

harsyssel+ salling

Harsyssel Salling

(Ringkbing-C.&-S.; Viborg-W.)

52-AAA-bfc

vejle

52-AAA-bfd

als

Als island

(Snderjylland)

52-AAA-bfe

slesvigsk-N.

Nordslesvig country

(Snderjylland)

52-AAA-bff

slesvigsk-S.

-bilingual in [52] Deutsch (High German & North German)

(Schleswig-Holstein Flensburg;
Nordfriesland)

52-AAA-c

Svenska+ Dansk

Swedish+ Danish, "nordic"-E., "baltic-sea nordic", stnordisk,

Denmark; Norway; Sweden;


Finland

52-AAA-ca

 dansk-L.

"pre-modern literary danish", "old danish" from c.1200

52-AAA-cb

riks-dansk

Denmark; formerly Norway;


Sweden-S.

riksdansk, "formal" dansk, "formal danish" #riks-dansk =danish of the


kingdom

KDenmark; Germany (SchleswigHolstein); KFaeroes;


KGreenland; (K)Iceland

52-AAA-cc

dansk-G.

Denmark, Faeroes Greenland

52-AAA-cd

norsk-F.

"generalised" dansk, "generalised danish", including kbenhavnsk,


"copenhagen urban" with regional variations

(Vejle)

"standardised urban norwegian", dansk-norsk, "formal dano-norwegian" KNorway; migration> USA


+transition to [52] Nynorsk (New Norwegian)

52-AAA-cda

bok-ml

bokml, bokmaal #=book language official model

Norway

52-AAA-cdb

riks-ml

riksml, "king's norwegian" conservative model

Norway

52-AAA-ce

by-ml

byml, "generalised urban norwegian", including oslo "urban"


#=language of the town; with regional variations

Norway

52-AAA-cf

amerikansk-norsk

"american dano-norwegian" -bilingual in [52] English

USA (Illinois; Wisconsin;


Minnesota; Dakotas)

52-AAA-cg

norsk-E.
jysk-E.

stnorsk, stlandet, "norwegian traditional"-E.

Norway-E.

52-AAA-ch

stjysk, jysk-E., "jutlandish traditional"-E., "jutish traditional"-E., in [52]


Deutsch: ost-jtisch

(Jylland-NE.)

52-AAA-cha

les

Les island

(Nordjylland)

52-AAA-chb

vendsyssel

Vendsyssel island

(Nordjylland-N.)

52-AAA-chc

himmerland

Himmerland country

52-AAA-chd

viborg

52-AAA-che

rhus

52-AAA-ci

en-dansk

endansk, "island danish traditional" #=island danish +transition to


generalised [52] Danish

52-AAA-cia

samsk

Sams island

(rhus)

52-AAA-cib

fynsk

Fyn island

(Fyn)

52-AAA-cic

rsk

r island

(Fyn)

52-AAA-cid

langelandsk

Langeland island

(Fyn)

52-AAA-cie

sjllandsk-W.

Sjlland-W. island

(Fyn)

(Nordjylland-S.)
(Viborg-E.)
(rhus)
Denmark

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

52-AAA-cif

sjllandsk-S.

Sjlland-S. island

(Storstrm)

52-AAA-cig

lollandsk

Lolland island

(Storstrm)

52-AAA-cih

falstersk

Falster island

(Storstrm)

52-AAA-cii

mnsk

Mn island

(Storstrm)

52-AAA-cj

bornholmsk
svenska-S.

Bornholm island

Denmark (Bornholm)

sdersvenska, stdansk, sydsvenska ml, "swedish traditional"-S.,


"dano-swedish", "danish"-E.

Sweden

sderhallndska

(Halland-S.)

52-AAA-ck
52-AAA-cka

sknska

52-AAA-ckb

hallndska-S.

52-AAA-ckc

blekingska

52-AAA-ckd

smlndsk

52-AAA-cl

 svenska-L.

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(Skne)
(Blekinge)
(Smland)
"pre-modern literary swedish", "old swedish" from c.1200

Sweden

hgsvenska, rikssprk, "formal" svenska, "formal" svenskt, "formal


swedish" #=high swedish; rikssprk= language of the kingdom

KSweden; KFinland

52-AAA-cm

hg-svenska

52-AAA-cn

tal-sprk

talsprk, "generalised swedish", including stockholmsk, "stockholm


urban" #talsprk =colloquial language +with regional variations,
influenced by traditional idioms

Sweden, Finland

52-AAA-co

bohuslnska

part of "swedish+ norwegian transition" +transition to generalised [52]


Svenska (Swedish) & traditional Norsk-E. (East Norwegian)

(Bohusln)

52-AAA-cp

gtaml

"swedish traditional"-CS. +transition to generalised [52] Svensk


(Swedish)

Sweden-CS.

52-AAA-cpa

dalslndska

(Dalsland)

52-AAA-cpb

gteborgska

(Gteborg)

52-AAA-cpc

hallndska-N.

(Halland-N.)

52-AAA-cpd

vstgtska

(Vstergtland)

52-AAA-cpe

smlndska-N.

(Smland-N.)

52-AAA-cpf

stgtska

(stergtland)

52-AAA-cpg

lndska

52-AAA-cq

vrmlndska

part of "swedish+ norwegian transition" +transition to generalised [52]


Talsprk (Swedish) & traditional Norsk-E. (East Norwegian)

Sweden (Vrmland)

52-AAA-cr

sveaml

"swedish traditional"-CN. +transition to generalised [52] Talsprk


(Swedish)

Sweden CN.

52-AAA-cra

hlsingeml

(Hlsingland)

52-AAA-crb

vstmanlndska

(Vstmanland)

52-AAA-crc

upplndska

52-AAA-cs

dalml

darlanasvenska, part of "swedish+ norwegian transition" +transition to Sweden (Dalarnas ln)


generalised [52] Talsprk (Swedish) & traditional Norsk-E. (East
Norwegian)

52-AAA-ct

svenska-E.

stersvenska, finnlands-svenska, "swedish"-E. +transition to


generalised [52] Talsprk (Swedish) -bilingual in [41] Suomi (Finnish)
and/or Eesti (Estonian)

(land)

(Uppland; Uppsala)

Finland; Estonia

52-AAA-cta

sterbottniska

Finland (Vasa; Vaasa)

52-AAA-ctb

lndska

Finland (land Is.)

52-AAA-ctc

bolndska

Finland (boland; Turku)

52-AAA-ctd

helsingforsiska

52-AAA-cte

estlndska

"estonian swedish"

Estonia (Dag; Hiumaa island)

52-AAA-cu

jmtska

part of "swedish+ norwegian transition" +transition to generalised [52]


Svenska (Swedish) & traditional [52] Trndelags-norsk (Central North
Norwegian)

Sweden (Jmtland)

52-AAA-cua

hrjedalska

52-AAA-cub

jmtska-N.

52-AAA-cv

norrlndska

52-AAA-cva

medelpadska

(Medelpad)

52-AAA-cvb

ngermanlndska

(ngermanland)

52-AAA-cvc

vsterbottniska

(Vsterbotten)

52-AAA-cvd

norrbottniska

52-AAA-cw

gotlndska

Finland (Helsingfors; Helsinki)

(Jmtland-S.)
(Jmtland-N.)
norrlandssvenska, "swedish traditional"-N. +transition to generalised
[52] Svenska (Swedish)

Sweden

(Norrbotten)
gotland "traditional" +transition to generalised [52] Svenska (Swedish) Sweden (Gotland)
Gotland island

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52-AB

ENGLISH+ ANGLOCREOLE chain

ANGLIC, romanised+ nordicised west-germanic +comprising parallel


English and Anglo-Creole nets, now reconverging from 5th century:
Runic, Futhark script; from 8th century: Latin script

52-ABA

ENGLISH net

wider english, wider anglo-saxon +influenced (esp. in northern Great


Britain) by [52] Nordic from 9th century, and massively by [51]
Franais from 11th century.
The English net is treated below as four outer-languages:
[52-ABA-a] Scots-Northumbrian traditional English (evolved from Old
Northumbrian dialect of Old English from 11th/12th centuries, now
largely submerged by Global English);
[52-ABA-b] Anglo-English traditional English (in British Isles from
11th/12th centuries, now largely submerged by Global-English); and
[52-ABA-c] Global-English (from 17th/18th century, comprising all
other non-creole forms of English).
The English-based creoles (derived lexically from Anglo-English from
17th/18th centuries and now reconverging towards Global English)
are classified below within a separate [52-ABB] Anglo-Creole net.

52-ABA-a

Scots+
Northumbrian

northern british isles traditional english, northumbrian+ scots


traditional english north of line: Humber estuary to Morecambe Bay
coast +largely submerged by Global English and British-Midland)

{United Kingdom} Scotland;


England-N.; migration> Ireland;
Canada; New Zealand

52-ABA-aa

scots

traditional scots, lowland scots, 'scottish', 'scotch', 'scoatch', obsolete


scottis, scotis + submerged by Global-English (Scottish English)
from 1603 onwards (Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland)

Scotland

52-ABA-aaa

 scots-L.

pre-modern literary scots, including older literary scots (from 12th

(K) Scotland

century) revived literary scots (from 18th century)


52-ABA-aab

lallans

lallan, recent literary scots, 'synthetic' scots, 'plastic' scots #lallans


=lowlands developed as revived archaic medium by Scottish
Renaissance writers from 1920's

Scotland

52-ABA-aac

buchan-doric

scots-NE. "literary" #"doric" in sense of rustic language based on


spoken Buchan

(Grampian)

52-ABA-aad

shetlandic

shetland scots, part of northern isles scots, island scots Shetland


islands including variation from island to island, and within Mainland
island +strong substratum influence from the now extinct [52] Norn

(Shetland)

52-ABA-aae

orcadian

orkney scots, part of northern isles scots Orkney islands including


variation from island to island +strong substratum influence from the
now extinct [52] Norn

(Orkney)

52-ABA-aaf

caithness

part of northeast scots Thurso Wick

(Highland: Caithness)

52-ABA-aag

helmsdale

part of northeast scots Helmsdale

(Highland: Sutherland-E.)

52-ABA-aah

black-isle

part of northeast scots Black Isle peninsula

(Highland: Ross & Cromarty-E.)

52-ABA-aai

nairn

part of northeast scots

(Highland: Nairn)

52-ABA-aaj

moray

part of northeast scots Elgin

(Grampian: Moray)

52-ABA-aak

buchan

part of northeast scots Buchan country

(Grampian: Banff-N.; Aberdeen-N.)

52-ABA-aal

aberdonian

part of northeast scots Aberdeen Dee valley

(Grampian: Aberdeen-S.;
Kincardine-N.)

52-ABA-aam

mounth

transitional northeast+ central scots Mounth mountains Braes of


Angus

(Grampian: Kincardine-W.;
Tayside: Angus-N.)

52-ABA-aan

central-scots

part of central+ southwest scots south of line: Clyde mouth Esk


mouth

(Tayside: Angus-S. Perth-E.+S;


Kinross; Grampian: Kincardine-S.;
Fife; Central: Stirling;
Clackmannan; Lothian; Borders)

52-ABA-aao

glesca

glaswegian, glasgow scots, clydeside scots, urban counterstream


scots, 'weegie', 'gutter scots' Clydeside, Glasgow Clydeside
serves as focal point for Popular Urban Counterstream Scots in
central Scotland, cf. rle of Sarfeast (Wider Cockney) in southeast
England

(Strathclyde)

52-ABA-aap

southwest-scots

part of central+ southwest scots Kirkudbright Wigtown

(Dumfries+Galloway: Dumfries-W.)

52-ABA-aaq

border-scots

scots-S. Teviotdale valley Ettrick valley Nithsdale+ Annandale


valleys Solway Firth estuary north-bank

(Borders: Roxburgh Selkirk;


Dumfries+Galloway: Dumfries-CE.)

52-ABA-aar

donegal

part of ulster scots, hiberno-scots, 'scotch-irish' 17th-18th century


migration

migration> {Ireland} Ulster


(Donegal-E.)

th

th

52-ABA-aas

derry+ antrim

part of ulster scots, hiberno-scots, 'scotch-irish' 17 -18 century


migration

migration> {Ireland} Ulster (DerryN.; Antrim-CN.)

52-ABA-aat

county-down

part of ulster scots, hiberno-scots, 'scotch-irish' Stangford lough


th
th
17 -18 century migration

migration> {Ireland} Ulster (DownNE.)

52-ABA-aau

madeleine-scots

La Madeleine islands 19th century migration

52-ABA-aav

otago-scots

southland scots 19 century migration; now extinct +submerged by


New Zealand English

th

migration> Canada (Qubec)


New Zealand / Aotearoa
(Southland: Otago)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

52-ABA-ab

northumbrian

north england traditional english Humber valley northward to


Scotland border +submerged by British Colloquial (British-Midland)

England

52-ABA-aba

northumberland

northumberland rural traditional

(Northumberland)

52-ABA-abb

geordie

tyneside urban, part of northumbrian urban counterstream


Newcastle/Tyne Gateshead

(Tyne & Wear)

52-ABA-abc

wearside

wearside urban, part of northumbrian urban counterstream


Sunderland

(Tyne & Wear)

52-ABA-abd

tees-side

tees-side urban, part of northumbrian urban counterstream


MiddlesbroughStockton-on-Tees

(Cleveland)

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52-ABA-abe

durham-county

(Durham)

52-ABA-abf

swaledale+ wensleydale

(North Yorkshire-W.)

52-ABA-abg

yorkshire-moors

(North Yorkshire-E.)

52-ABA-abh

humberside-N.

52-ABA-abi

lyne

part of cumbrian traditional Lyne valley

(Cumbria: Cumberland-N.)

52-ABA-abj

carlisle

part of cumbrian traditional Carlisle Solway Firth estuary >S.

(Cumbria: Cumberland-N.)

52-ABA-abk

vale-of-eden

part of cumbrian traditional Vale of Eden valley: Penrith Appleby

(Cumbria: (Cumberland-E.;
Westmorland-E.)

52-ABA-abl

lakeland-N.

part of cumbrian traditional Lake district north, Keswick

(Cumbria: Cumberland-C.)

52-ABA-abm

lakeland-S.

part of cumbrian traditional Lake-S. district, Ambleside Furness


country Morecambe Bay Camforth northward

(Cumbria: old Lancashire-NW.;


Westmorland-W.)

52-ABA-b

Anglo-English

southern british-isles traditional english (including old anglo-irish)


#the term anglo-english is used here to distinguish the written and
spoken idioms of localised traditional English (in England with parts of
Wales and Ireland) which evolved from and submerged Old English
extension from England to South Wales from end 11th century and
to Ireland from end 12th century +progressively submerged in its
turn by the less varied dialects of Global English (British Colloquial,
Cambrian English and Hiberno-English)

England; Wales; Ireland

5*

52-ABA-ba

 transitional-

pre-global english, including middle-english (12th to 14th centuries)


early-modern english, pre-standardised english, shakespearean
english (15th to early 17th centuries) +evolved from and submerged
Old English by 11th/12th centuries, under influence of [52] Nordic and
[51] Franais, and evolved into Global English from 16th/17th
centuries, providing the foundations of modern Standard English (18th
century onwards)

52-ABA-bb

midlands-angloenglish

mercian english, british midlands traditional english +submerged by


British Colloquial (British Midland) south of line: Morecambe Bay
coast to Humber estuary; north of line: Wash coast to Severn middle
valley

England-C.; also Wales adjacent

5*

52-ABA-bba

pennines-C.

Ribble upper valley Airedale valley

(North Yorkshire-W.)

52-ABA-bbb

lancashire-N.

Lancaster

(Lancashire-N.)

52-ABA-bbc

lancashire-C.

Preston Accrington

(Lancashire-CS.)

52-ABA-bbd

lancashire-S.

Rochdale

(Greater Manchester, old


Lancashire-S.)

52-ABA-bbe

scouse

liverpool urban counterstream, liverpudlian Merseyside: Liverpool...


Birkenhead

(Lancashire-CS.)

52-ABA-bbf

mancunian

manchester urban, part of midlands-N. urban counterstream


Manchester

(Greater Manchester)

52-ABA-bbg

cheshire

(Cheshire)

52-ABA-bbh

pennines-S.

(Derbyshire-N.&-W.; Staffordshire
adjacent)

52-ABA-bbi

potteries

Potteries country: Stoke-on-Trent

(Staffordshire-N.&-E.)

52-ABA-bbj

brummie

birmingham urban, part of midlands-S. urban counterstream Severn


middle valley

(Cleveland)

english

(Humberside-N.)

52-ABA-bbk

salop

52-ABA-bbl

severn+ avon

Worcester Stratford-on-Avon, between Severn & Avon rivers

(Salop, Shropshire-N.&-W.)
(Worcestershire-N.&-E.;
Warwickshire-N. &-W.)

52-ABA-bbm

rugby+ leicester

Rugby Leicester

(Leicestershire; Warwickshire-W.)

52-ABA-bbn

lincolnshire-S.

52-ABA-bbo

lincolnshire-N.

52-ABA-bbp

derwent+ sherwood

52-ABA-bbq

humber-basin

(Lincolnshire-C.&-S.)
(Lincolnshire-N.)
Derwent river Sherwood forest

(Derbyshire-E.; NottinghamshireW.)
(Humberside-S.; South Yorkshire;
West Yorkshire; North YorkshireS.&-W.)

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52-ABA-bc

southern-angloenglish

52-ABA-bca

severn+ wye

52-ABA-bcb

gower

gower traditional english Gower peninsula

52-ABA-bcc

pembrokeshire

pembrokeshire-S. traditional english close to extinction; distinct


(Dyfed: Pembrokeshire-S.; also
from Cambrian-English; significant as first colonial extension of the
Carmarthenshire SW. adjacent)
English language beyond England & Scotland, from end 11th century
(along-side use of [51] Franais as the language of the AngloNorman lite) "little England beyond Wales" country, south & east
of the Landsker linguistic divide, marked by northward line of English
place-names in Pembrokeshire: Newgale Hayscastle Wolf's
Castle Ambleston New Moat Bletherston Robeston
WathenTavernspite

52-ABA-bcd

devon+ cornwall

(Cornwall-E.; Devon; Somerset


extreme west)

52-ABA-bce

somerset+ dorset

(Somerset; Dorset; also Devon-E.)

52-ABA-bcf

avon+ southampton

(Avon; Gloucestershire-S.; Wiltshire;


Hampshire-W.)

52-ABA-bcg

wight

52-ABA-bch

sussex

52-ABA-bci

kent+ surrey-E.

virtually extinct

(East Sussex-E.; Kent; Surrey-E.)

52-ABA-bcj

thames+ wey

virtually extinct Thames middle south-bank, Wey valleys

(Berkshire; Wiltshire-E.; HampshireN.&-E.; Surrey-W.)

52-ABA-bck

chilterns+ cotswolds

Chiltern-S. Thames middle & upper valley Cotswold hills

(Buckinghamshire-S.; Oxfordshire;
Gloucestershire-E.)

southern british isles traditional english +largely submerged by


British Colloquial (British Southern) south and southwest of line:
Wash-S. coast Severn middle valley

England-S.; Wales-S.

5*

(Salop-S.&-W.; Worcestershire-S. &W.; Herefordshire; Powys adjacent;


Gwent-C.&-E.)

Isle Of Wight island

(Swansea)

(Hampshire-S.)
(Hampshire-S.&-E.; West SussexEast Sussex)

52-ABA-bcl

northamptonshire

52-ABA-bcm

chilterns+ fens

(Northamptonshire)

52-ABA-bcn

suffolk+ essex-N.

52-ABA-bco

norfolk

52-ABA-bcp

cockney-traditional

"broad" cockney, cockney "proper" +transition to Sarfeast, now


functioning as southern British urban counterstream English

52-ABA-bd

 old-anglo-irish

introduced by English-speaking settlers following Anglo-Norman


Ireland
invasion from late 12th century; almost extinct by end 16th century
+submerged by [50] Gaeilge and from 17th cent. by New AngloIrish or Plantation English, introduced by a second wave of English
settlers or 'planters' The Pale country, Anglo-Norman and Englishoccupied eastern Ireland, centered on Dublin (Wexford Dublin
Drogheda)

52-ABA-c

Global-English

52-ABA-ca

standard-english

modern english, linglish, in [51] Franais: l'anglo-amricain


{all continents}
progressive expansion from Great Britain, comprising: first Englishspeaking circumnavigation of globe in 16th cent.; permanent
extension from 17th to Ireland (after decline of earlier Old AngloIrish), North America, the Caribbean and Africa, and from 18th to
Asia and Australasia; televised globally from late 20th #the
proposed form linglish, abbreviated from (globa)l english, has the
advantage of stressing this language's role as a global "lingua
franca" rather than as the language of a specific country
treated as 23 inner-languages

Chiltern Hills-N. hills The Fens marshlands

(Hertfordshire; Bedfordshire;
Cambridgeshire)
(Suffolk; Essex-N.)
(Norfolk)

formal english, modern literary english as established from 18th


century

(London-E.)

KUK; KIreland; KCanada; KUSA;


KPuerto Rico; KBelize; KJamaica;
KBahamas; KBermuda; KSt.Lucia;
KGrenada; KTrinidad & Tobago;
KGuyana; KBarbados; KSaint
Helena; KTristan da Cunha;
KFalkland Is.; KGibraltar; KMalta;
(K)Cyprus; Egypt; (K)Sudan;
(K)Israel+ Palestine; (K)Jordan;
(K)Iraq; (K)Kuwait; KBahrain;
(K)United Arab Emirates; (K)Yemen;
KGambia; KSierra Leone; KLiberia;
KGhana; KNigeria; KCameroon;
(K)Somalia; KEthiopia; KUganda;
KRwanda; KKenya; KTanzania;
KSeychelles; KMauritius; KMalawi;
KZambia; KZimbabwe; KBotswana;
KNamibia; KLesotho; KSwaziland;
KSouth Africa; KAustralia; KNew
Zealand / Aotearoa; KPapua-NG.;
KSolomon Is.; KVanuatu; KFiji;
KNauru; KCaroline Is.; KKiribati;
KTuvalu; KSamoa; KTonga;
KCook Is.; KPitcairn Is.; KMarshall
Is.;KIndia; KPakistan Nepal
Bhutan; KBangladesh Sri Lanka;
(K)Burma; (K)Malaysia;
KSingapore; KChina (Hong Kong)

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52-ABA-caa

scottish-formal

including morningside+ kelvinside accent Edinburgh model

Scotland

52-ABA-cab

central-british-formal

north england+ midlands formal english

England; Man

52-ABA-cac

southern-british-formal

king's english, queen's english, b.b.c.-english, oxford-english, received


pronunciation, (abbreviated) r.p., southern england formal english, in
Cockney: tawkin-posh #b.b.c. =British Broadcasting Corporation
Southeast England middle-class model, replacing former publicschool model

England

52-ABA-cad

welsh-formal-english

+influenced by [50] Cymraeg (Welsh)

Wales

52-ABA-cae

irish-formal-english

including ascendency accent r.t.e. standard received ulster


pronunciation #r.t.e. =Radio Telefis Eireann +influenced by [50]
Gaeilge

Ireland, including Northern Ireland

52-ABA-caf

canadian-formal

Ottawa model

Canada

52-ABA-cag

general-american-formal

american network-standard American television newreaders' model

USA

52-ABA-cah

southern-states-formal

southern states formal english

USA-SE.

52-ABA-cai

black-american-formal

african-american formal english Martin Luther King model

USA

52-ABA-caj

anglo-caribbean-formal

ex-british west indies formal english

Jamaica

52-ABA-cak

americo-caribbean-formal

Puerto Rico

52-ABA-cal

australian-formal

Australia

52-ABA-cam

new-zealand-formal

52-ABA-can

bantu-formal-english

black southern+ east-african formal english Nelson Mandela model

South Africa; Lesotho; Swaziland;


Namibia; Zimbabwe; Zambia;
Malawi; Kenya; Uganda;
Tanzania

52-ABA-cao

anglo-african-formal

ex-british southern african formal english

South Africa (Cape province;


Natal; Witwatersrand) Zimbabwe

New Zealand / Aotearoa

52-ABA-cap

afrikaner-formal-english

afrikaans-bilingual formal english

South Africa

52-ABA-caq

west-african-formal

west-african formal english

Cameroon; Nigeria; Ghana; Sierra


Leone; Gambia

52-ABA-car

south-asian-formal

south-asian formal english

India; Nepal; Pakistan;


Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; South
Africa

52-ABA-cas

east-asian-formal

east-asian formal english

Singapore; Hong Kong

52-ABA-cat

oceanian-formal

oceanian formal english

Papua-New Guinea; Fiji

52-ABA-cb

british-colloquial

british generalised english +transition between Standard English and {United Kingdom: Great Britain}
the traditional Englishes of Great Britain (Northumbro-Scots and AngloEnglish)

52-ABA-cba

scottish-english

anglicised scots, scottish generalised english +having largely


submerged and absorbed traditional Scots, while retaining some
variations corresponding to the traditional regional dialects of Scots;
with influence (in Highlands and Hebrides) from [50] Gidhlig (Scottish
Gaelic)

52-ABA-cbb

british-midland

midland british generalised english +having largely submerged and


England-C.; Wales-N.
absorbed traditional Northern Anglo-English (Northumbrian &
Cumbrian) and Midlands Anglo-English, while retaining some variations
corresponding to their traditional dialects north of line: Wash coast to
Severn middle valley

52-ABA-cbc

british-southern

southern british generalised english +having largely submerged and


England-S.; Wales-S.
absorbed traditional Southern Anglo-English, while retaining some
variations corresponding to its traditional dialects south of line: Wash
coast to Severn middle valley; plus Wales-S. coastal enclaves

52-ABA-cbd

sarfeast

wider cockney, estuary english, southern british urban counterstream


England-SE.
including generalised london cockney, london popular urban #sarfeast=
south-east +transition between Cockney traditional and British
Southern Generalised

52-ABA-cc

cambrian-english

welsh colloquial english, 'anglo-welsh' colloquial +influence from [50]


Cymraeg (Welsh)

Wales

52-ABA-cca

northwalian-english

+influence from Midland Anglo-English; transition to British Colloquial

Wales-N.

52-ABA-ccb

southwalian-english

including cardiffian +influence from Southern Anglo-English; transition Wales-C. (Powys)


to British Colloquial

52-ABA-cd

hiberno-english

irish colloquial english, "wider" hiberno-english +influenced by [50]


Gaeilge

Ireland, including Northern Ireland

52-ABA-cda

new-anglo-irish

irish traditional rural english, plantation-english, brogue distinct from


[52] Old Anglo-Irish (see above)

Ireland

52-ABA-cdb

mid-ulster

mid-ulster english, part of ulster traditional english, ulster-english


+transition to [52] Ulster Scots

Ireland (Ulster), including Northern


Ireland

52-ABA-cdc

ulster-S.

part of ulster traditional english, ulster-english

(Ulster-S.; Leitrim-N.; Cavan-N.;


Monaghan; Louth-N.)

52-ABA-cdd

irish-english-G.

generalised irish english, including irish-midlands

Ireland

52-ABA-cde

belfast-urban

Belfast

Belfast

52-ABA-cdf

dublin-urban

Dublin

Dublin

52-ABA-cdg

gaelic-english

"narrow" hiberno-english, including southwest irish english


+influenced by [50] Gaeilge in present-day Gaeltacht, and in areas
which were bilingual in [50] Gaeilge before 1900

Ireland

Scotland

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52-ABA-ce

canadian-traditional

canada traditional+ extended traditional english including the forms of Canada


English established and developed in Canada from the 17th century,
and the subsequent westward extension of English to the Pacific coast
+transition to Northamerican General

52-ABA-cea

newfoundland

newfoundland traditional english, 'newfie' Long Range peninsula


Newfoundland-S. coast Avalon peninsula, St.John's

Canada (Newfoundland; Terre


Neuve)

52-ABA-ceb

maritime

maritime provinces traditional english

Canada (New Brunswick, Prince


Edward Island, Nova Scotia)

52-ABA-cec

ottowan

ottawa-river traditional english Ottawa river +influence from Hiberno- (OntarioQuebec frontier)
English

52-ABA-ced

ontario-S.

Windsor Kingston, between Huron Erie Ontario lakes

52-ABA-cee

ontario-W.

(Ontario-C. &-W.)

52-ABA-cef

canadian-prairies

(Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta)

52-ABA-ceg

british-columbia

(British Columbia)

52-ABA-ceh

canadian-arctic

(Yukon; Northwest Territories;


Qubec-N.)

52-ABA-cei

canadian-franco-english

-bilingual in [51] Franais

Canada (New Brunswick; Prince


Edward Island; Nova Scotia;
Qubec; Ontario adjacent)

52-ABA-cf

northern-statestraditional

northern united states traditional+ extended traditional english


including the forms of English established in New England from the
17th century, and the subsequent westward extension of English from
New England to the Pacific coast +transition to Northamerican
General

USA-NE.+ westward migration

52-ABA-cfa

new-england

new england traditional english, yankee english, including bostonian


english martha's-vineyard english +transition to Northamerican
General

USA (Maine; New Hampshire;


Vermont-E.; Massachusetts;
Rhode Island; Connecticut)

52-ABA-cfb

newyorkese

newyork urban counterstream, including brooklynese +transition to


Northamerican General; influences among component communities
from [51] Napoletano-Siciliano, Italiano & Espaol (Puerto Rico), [52]
Yiddish, etc. New York City & environs

USA (New York-S., New Jersey


adjacent)

52-ABA-cfc

hudson-river

submerged traditional dialect Hudson river: Hudson town


downstream

USA (New York-E.)

52-ABA-cfd

inland-northeastamerican

52-ABA-cfe

north-central-american

52-ABA-cff

northwest-american

52-ABA-cg

midland-statestraditional

midland united states traditional+ extended traditional english


including the forms of English established in the Middle Atlantic
States from the 17th century, and the subsequent westward extension
of English from the Middle Atlantic States to the Pacific coast;
+transition to 52-Northamerican General

USA-E.+ westward migration

52-ABA-cga

mid-coast american

"middle atlantic" Delmarva peninsula Delaware lower river


Susquehanna lower river

(New Jersey-S.; Pennsylvania-SE.;


Delaware; Maryland)

(Ontario-S.&-E.)

USA (Vermont-W.; New York


upstate)
including detroit urban chicago urban minneapolis urban

USA (Ohio-N.; Michigan; IndianaN.; Illinois-N.; Iowa; Wisconsin;


Minnesota; North Dakota, South
Dakota)
USA (Montana; Idaho; Oregon;
Washington)

52-ABA-cgb

pennsylvanian-W.

(Pennsylvania-W.)

52-ABA-cgc

central-midland-american including mid-west american

(Ohio-S.; Indiana-S.; Illinois-S.;


Missouri; Nebraska; Kansas;
Oklahoma; Texas-W.; New
Mexico; Colorado; Utah; Wyoming)

52-ABA-cgd

southwest-american

(Arizona; Nevada; California)

52-ABA-ch

southern-statestraditional

southern united states traditional+ extended traditional english,


USA-SE.+ westward migration
southern speech, 'dixie' english including the forms of English
established in the Southern States from the 17th century, and the
subsequent westward extension of English from the Southern States to
the Rio Grande +transition to [52] Northamerican General and TalkinBlack

52-ABA-cha

appalachian-N.

'hillbilly'-N. +transition to [52] Northamerican General AppalachianN. mountains

(West Virginia; Virginia adjacent;


Pennsylvania adjacent; Kentucky
adjacent)

52-ABA-chb

appalachian-S.

'hillbilly'-S. +transition to [52] Northamerican General and Dixie


Appalachian-S. mountains

(Virginia-SW., North Carolina-W.,


Kentucky; Tennessee; Alabama
extreme-N.; Georgia extreme-N.)

52-ABA-chc

virginia-piedmont

Piedmont country

(Virginia)

52-ABA-chd

tidewater

Tidewater coast

(Virginia)

52-ABA-che

albemarle+ neuse

Albemarle sound Neuse valley

(North Carolina-N.&-E.)

52-ABA-chf

wilmington

Wilmington

(North Carolina-S.&-E.)

52-ABA-chg

charleston

Charleston

(South Carolina-S.&-E.)

52-ABA-chh

georgia+ florida

(Georgia-S.; Florida)

52-ABA-chi

gulf

(Alabama; Mississippi; Louisiana;


Texas)

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52-ABA-ci

talkin-black

tawkin-blak, black-american english, afro-american, african-american


english, ebonics +influence from languages brought from Africa by
forced immigrants, especially from within 9=Transafrican phylozone;
transition to [52] Caribbean Anglo-Creole and Northamerican General
#black is used here as a linguistic term, since patterns of linguistic
solidarity have been a response within communities exposed for more
than 3 centuries to major social discrimination based only on the
relative pigmentation of the human skin (involving forced deportation
from Africa; deprivement of freedom, personal name, language, culture
and all personal possessions; enslavement and forced labour in the
Americas; and frequent denial of basic human rights until modern
times) including northward and westward migration within North
th
th
America during 19 and 20 cent. from rural to urban areas

52-ABA-cia

black-rural-SE.

african-american-SE. rural +transition to [52] Dixie English

52-ABA-cib

black-urban-SE.

Atlanta; Miami

52-ABA-cic

black-urban-E.

Washington; Baltimore

52-ABA-cid

black-urban-NE.

+transition to [52] Newyorkese New York+ Boston

(New York)

52-ABA-cie

black-urban-N.

Chicago; Detroit

(Illinois)

52-ABA-cif

black-urban-W.

Los Angeles; San Francisco

(California)

52-ABA-cig

black-canadian-urban

Toronto

(Ontraio)

52-ABA-cih

black-canadian-rural

Amber valley

(Alberta)

52-ABA-cj

northamericangeneral

general canadian english+ general american +transition between


Standard English and the traditional Englishes of North America
(Canadian; Northern States; Midland States; Southern States; and
Talkin-Black)

Canada

52-ABA-cja

canadian-general

general canadian english, generalised canadian

(Canada)

52-ABA-cjb

inland-american

(Maine to Oregon)

52-ABA-cjc

midland-american

(Pennsylvania to California)

52-ABA-cjd

southeast-american

(Virginia to Texas)

52-ABA-cje

hawaian-american

52-ABA-ck

hispanic-americanenglish

spanglish

Mexico; Puerto Rico; USA

52-ABA-cka

mexican-american

chicano english -bilingual in [51] Espaol

Mexico; USA (California; Arizona;


New Mexico; Texas)

52-ABA-ckb

puerto-rican-american

-bilingual in [51] Espaol

Puerto Rico; USA

52-ABA-ckc

cuban-american

-bilingual in [51] Espaol

Cuba; USA (Florida)

52-ABA-cl

caribbean-english

+transition to [52] Caribbean Anglo-Creoles

52-ABA-cla

belizean-english

Belize City +absorbing [52] Belizean Creole

Belize

52-ABA-clb

bay-islands-english

+absorbing [52] Bay-islands Creole

Honduras (Islas de la Bahia)

52-ABA-clc

nicaraguan-english

+absorbing [52] Miskito-Coastal Creole

Cayman Isles

52-ABA-cld

cayman-islands-english

+absorbing [52] Cayman Creole

Cayman Isles

52-ABA-cle

jamaican-english

+absorbing [52] Jamaican Creole

Jamaica

52-ABA-clf

british-jamaican-english

+transition to [52] Cockney; absorbing [52] London-Jamaican Creole

migration> England

52-ABA-clg

bahamian-english

+absorbing [52] Bahamian-Creole

Bahamas

52-ABA-clh

turks-&-caicos-english

+absorbing [52] Turks and Caicos Creole

Turks & Caicos

52-ABA-cli

british-virgin-islandsenglish

+absorbing [52] Virgin Islands Creole

British Virgin Islands

52-ABA-clj

american-virgin-islandsenglish

+absorbing [52] Virgin Islands Creole

American Virgin Islands

52-ABA-clk

leeward-english

leeward islands english +absorbing [52] Leeward Anglo-Creole

{Leeward Islands}

52-ABA-cll

dominican-english

+influenced by [51] Dominiquais (Dominican Gallo-Creole)

Dominica

52-ABA-clm

saint-lucian-english

+influenced by [51] Saint-Lucien (Saint Lucian Gallo-Creole)

Ste.Lucia

52-ABA-cln

saint-vincentian-english

+absorbing [52] Vincentian Creole

St.Vincent

52-ABA-clo

grenadan-english

+absorbing [52] Grenadan Creole

Grenada

52-ABA-clp

tobagonian-english

+absorbing [52] Tobagonian Creole Tobago island

Trinidad & Tobago

52-ABA-clq

trinidadian-english

Trinidad island +influenced by [51] Trinidadien (Trinidadian GalloCreole)

Trinidad & Tobago

52-ABA-clr

guyanese-english

+transition to [52] Guyanese Anglo-Creole

Guyana

52-ABA-cls

barbadian-english

+having largely absorbed [52] Bajan Barbados island

Barbados

52-ABA-clt

saman-english

saman bay black-american, part of black-american migr-english


Saman bay

Dominican Rep.

52-ABA-cm

south-atlanticenglish

52-ABA-cma

ascension-english

Ascension island

St.Helena (Ascension)

52-ABA-cmb

saint-helena-english

'yamstalk' St. Helena island

St.Helena

52-ABA-cmc

tristan-da-cunha-english

Tristan da Cunha island

Tristan da Cunha

52-ABA-cmd

falklands-english

Falkland islands

Falkland Is.

USA; Canada

(Hawaii)
7

{South Atlantic islands}

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52-ABA-cn

mediterranean+
west-asian-english
(notional)

+a geographic grouping, with widespread influence from [12]


'Arabiyya

Gibraltar United Arab Emirates

52-ABA-cna

gibraltarean-english

+influenced by [51] Espaol

Gibraltar

52-ABA-cnb

maltese-english

+influenced by [12] 'Arabiyya (Maltiya)

Malta

52-ABA-cnc

cypriot-english

+influenced by [56] Helleniki and/or [41]Trke

Cyprus

52-ABA-cnd

egyptian-english

+influenced by [12] 'Arabiyya

Egypt

52-ABA-cne

sudanese-english

+influenced by [12] 'Arabiyya

Sudan

52-ABA-cnf

israeli-english

+influenced by [12] Ivrit

Israel

52-ABA-cng

transjordanian-english

including palestinian english jordanian english +influenced by [12]


'Arabiyya

Palestine; Jordan

52-ABA-cnh

gulf-english

+influenced by [12] 'Arabiyya

Iraq; Kuwait; Bahrain; United Arab


Emirates; Oman

52-ABA-cni

yemeni-english

+influenced by [12] 'Arabiyya

Yemen

52-ABA-co

west-african-english +transition to [52] West-Coast Anglo-Creole

52-ABA-coa

gambian-english

52-ABA-cob

sierra-leonean-english

52-ABA-coc

liberian-english

+transition to [52] Americo-Liberian

Liberia

52-ABA-cod

americo-liberian

liberian settlers' english, part of black-american migr-english;


americo-liberian, merico community Monrovia

Liberia

7
Gambia
Sierra Leone

52-ABA-coe

ghanaian-english

Ghana

52-ABA-cof

nigerian-english

Nigeria

52-ABA-cog

cameroonian-english

Cameroon

52-ABA-cp

east-african+ indian- a geographic grouping


ocean-english
(notional)

52-ABA-cpa

somali-english

+influenced by [14] Somaali

Somali

52-ABA-cpb

ethiopian-english

+influenced by [12] Amarinya

Ethiopia; Eritrea

52-ABA-cpc

ugandan-english

+influenced by [99] Bantu

Uganda

52-ABA-cpd

rwandan-english

+influenced by [99] Bantu

Rwanda

52-ABA-cpe

kenyan-english

+influenced by [99] Bantu

Kenya

52-ABA-cpf

tanzanian-english

+influenced by [99] Bantu

Tanzania

52-ABA-cpg

seychelles-franco-english +influenced by [51] Seselwa

52-ABA-cph

mauritian-franco-english

+influenced by [51] Morisyen; transition> [52] Mauritian-Asian-English

52-ABA-cq

southern-africanenglish

+influenced by [99] Bantu languages

52-ABA-cqa

malawian-english

Malawi

52-ABA-cqb

zambian-english

Zambia

52-ABA-cqc

zimbabwean-english

Zimbabwe

52-ABA-cqd

botswanan-english

Botswana

52-ABA-cqe

namibian-english

Namibia

52-ABA-cqf

lesotho-english

Lesotho

52-ABA-cqg

swaziland-english

Swaziland

52-ABA-cqh

bantu-south-africanenglish

South Africa

52-ABA-cqi

coloured-south-africanenglish

South Africa; Namibia

52-ABA-cr

euro-south-africanenglish

52-ABA-cra
52-ABA-crb

Seychelles
Mauritius

+transition to [52] Southern African English (Bantu-influenced) and


South African Asian-English

South Africa

anglo-african-english

+transition to [52] British Colloquial

(Cape; Kwazulu-Natal)

rhodesian-english

settlers' rhodesian english +transition to [52] British Colloquial

Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia);


Zambia; Malawi

52-ABA-crc

afrikaans-english

+influenced by [52] Afrikaans

52-ABA-cs

antipodean-english

52-ABA-csa

strine

broad australian, australian english; including inner-sydney popular


urban, australian urban counterstream +influenced by [52] Cockney

52-ABA-csb

australian-general

general australian, generalised australian

52-ABA-csc

new-zealand-general

general new zealand, generalised new zealand, including pakeha


english #pakeha in [39] Maori= whiteman

South Africa; Namibia


Australia; New Zealand / Aotearoa
Australia

New Zealand / Aotearoa

52-ABA-ct

oceanian-english

+transition to [52] Antipodean English & Oceanian Anglo-Creole

52-ABA-cta

black-australian-english

'aborigine' english

52-ABA-ctb

maori-english

New Zealand / Aotearoa

52-ABA-ctc

papua-new-guineaenglish

Papua-New Guinea

Australia

52-ABA-ctd

solomon-islands-english

52-ABA-cte

vanuatu-english

Solomon Islands

52-ABA-ctf

fiji-english

Fiji

52-ABA-ctg

nauru-english

Nauru

new hebrides english

Vanuatu

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

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52-ABA-cth

kiribati-english

gilbert islands english

Kiribati

52-ABA-cti

tuvalu-english

ellice islands english

Tuvalu

52-ABA-ctj

samoa-english

Samoa

52-ABA-ctk

tonga-english

Tonga

52-ABA-ctl

cook-islands-english

Cook Is.

52-ABA-ctm

pitcairn-islands-english

Pitcairn Is.

52-ABA-ctn

marshall-islands-english

52-ABA-cu

south-asian-english

page 421

Marshall Is.
"wider" indian english, indo-english

India; Nepal; Bhutan; Pakistan;


Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; migration>
South Africa; Kenya; Uganda;
England; Fiji
India-N.&-C.; Bhutan

52-ABA-cua

indian-english-N.

indo-aryan english +influenced by [59] Indo-Aryan

52-ABA-cub

indian-english-S.

dravidian english +influenced by [46] Dravidian

India-S.; Sri Lanka-N.

52-ABA-cuc

anglo-indian-english

"chee-chee" english

India

52-ABA-cud

pakistani-english

Pakistan

52-ABA-cue

nepali-english

Nepal

52-ABA-cuf

bangladeshi-english

Bangladesh

52-ABA-cug

sri-lankan-english

52-ABA-cuh

burgher-english

euro-lankan english

Sri Lanka

52-ABA-cui

babu-english

'boxwallah' english, 'butler' english, south-asian semi-creole vehicular

India; Pakistan; Bangladesh; Sri


Lanka

52-ABA-cuj

midlands-asian-english

part of british indo-english

migration> England

52-ABA-cuk

london-asian-english

part of british indo-english

migration> England (London)

52-ABA-cul

trinidadian-asian-english

migration> Trinidad & Tobago

52-ABA-cum

guyanese-asian-english

migration> Guyana

52-ABA-cun

gulf-states-asian-english

migration> Bahrein; United Arab


Emirates; Oman; Yemen

52-ABA-cuo

east-african-asianenglish

migration> Kenya; Uganda

52-ABA-cup

south-african-asianenglish

migration> South Africa

52-ABA-cuq

mauritian-asian-english

migration> Mauritius

52-ABA-cur

fijian-asian-english

52-ABA-cv

east-asian-english
(notional)

Sri Lanka

migration> Fiji
a geographic grouping

52-ABA-cva

singaporean-english

+influenced by [79] Han-yu (=wider Chinese) & [31] Malayu

Singapore

52-ABA-cvb

singlish

singapore semi-creole +influenced by [79] Han-yu & [31] Malayu

Singapore

52-ABA-cvc

malaysian-english

+influenced by [31] Malayu

Malaysia, Brunei

52-ABA-cvd

hong-kong-english

+influenced by [79] Yue-hai (=Cantonese)

Hong Kong

52-ABA-cve

hong-kong-mix

hong-kong mixed cantonese-english +transition to [79] Yue-hai


(=Cantonese)

Hong Kong

52-ABA-cvf

mainland-chinese-english chinglish +influenced by [79] Han-yu (=wider Chinese)

52-ABA-cvg

korean-english

+influenced by [45] Hankukmal (=Korean)

52-ABA-cvh

japanese-english

japlish +influenced by [45] Nihon-go (=Japanese)

Japan

52-ABA-cvi

philippine-english

filipino-english +influenced by [31] Tagalog

Philippines

52-ABA-cw

transnationalenglish (notional)

EFL, english as an alternate ('foreign') language established as a


notionial category for forms of English learned as a foreign language, in
countries without an English-language tradition, and subdivided for
reference purposes by continent

52-ABA-cwa

alternate-english-europe

{Europe}

52-ABA-cwb

alternate-english-asia

{Asia}

52-ABA-cwc

alternate-english-africa

{Africa}

52-ABA-cwd

alternate-english-latinamerica

{Latin America}

52-ABA-cwe

alternate-english-oceania

{Oceania}

52-ABB

ANGLO-CREOLE net comprising the wide range of English-based creoles and so-called

China
South Korea

'pidgins', which evolved from 17th/18th century (in the context of the
etholinguistic upheavals caused by slave-trading and colonisation) but
many of which are now reconverging in the direction of Global English
#the postulated historical sequence of pidgin and creole, and the
contrasted use of these terms, is irrelevant to the classification of
established modern idioms; previous applications of 'pidgin' are treated
below as creole (with alias pijin). Latin script (also Ndjuka script)
west-indian anglo-creole, part of atlantic anglo-creoles +transition to
[52] Wes-Kos (West-Coast Anglo-Creole)

USA; {West Indies; Central


America}; migration> England

52-ABB-aa

Caribbean-AngloCreole
gullah-creole

'geechee', 'geedgee', 'goolah', sea islands creole Sea Islands islands


and adjacent coast

USA-S. (Carolina; Georgia;


Florida)

52-ABB-aaa

south-carolina-creole

South Carolina coast & islands

(South Carolina)

52-ABB-aab

georgia-creole

Georgia coast & islands

(Georgia)

52-ABB-aac

florida-creole

Florida eastern coast

(Florida)

52-ABB-a

page 422

The Linguasphere Register

1999 / 2000 edition

52-ABB-ab

ghenna-creole

USA (Louisiana; Texas)

52-ABB-aba

louisiana-ghenna

(Louisiana)

52-ABB-abb

texas-ghenna

(Texas)

52-ABB-ac

afro-seminole-creole

USA (Oklahoma; Texas); Mexico


(Coahuila)

52-ABB-aca

oklahoma-afro-seminole

(Oklahoma)

52-ABB-acb

texas-afro-seminole

(Texas)

52-ABB-acc

mexico-afro-seminole

52-ABB-ad

belizean-creole

52-ABB-ada

belize-creole-urban

52-ABB-adb

belize-creole-vehicular

52-ABB-ae

(Coahuila)
dafuha, dafwegilong, creola, belizean kriol

Belize

bay-islands-creole

weka, bay islands english, honduran creole Islas de la Bahia, Bay


islands

Honduras (Islas de la Bahia)

52-ABB-aea

guanaja-creole

Guanaja island

Honduras (Islas de la Bahia)

52-ABB-aeb

roatn-creole

Roatn island

Honduras (Islas de la Bahia)

52-ABB-aec

utila-creole

Utila island

52-ABB-aed

calabash-bight-creole*

52-ABB-af

mskito-coastalcreole

nicaraguan creole, Miskito coast creole Miskito coast

Nicaragua

52-ABB-afa

bluefields-creole

Bluefields

Nicaragua

52-ABB-afb

rama-cay-creole

52-ABB-ag

limn-coastal-creole
san-andrs+
providencia-creole

costa rican creole, mekitelyu Limn

Costa Rica

colombian islands creole

Colombia

52-ABB-aha

san-andrs-creole

San Andrs island

Colombia

52-ABB-ahb

providencia-creole

Providencia island

Colombia

52-ABB-ai

part of panamanian creole Coln

Panama

part of panamanian creole Rio Abajo

Panama

part of panamanian creole Bocas del Toro

Panama

52-ABB-al

coln-creole
rio-abajo-creole
bocas-del-toro-creole
cayman-creole

colonised from Jamaica c.1734

Cayman Is.

52-ABB-ala

grand-cayman-creole

Grand Cayman island

Cayman Is.

52-ABB-alb

little-cayman-creole

Little Cayman island

Cayman Is.

52-ABB-alc

cayman-brac-creole

Cayman Brac island

Cayman Is.

52-ABB-ah

52-ABB-aj
52-ABB-ak

Honduras (Islas de la Bahia)


Honduras
4

Nicaragua

52-ABB-am

jamaican-creole

52-ABB-ama

jamaican-W.

Montego Bay

52-ABB-amb

jamaican-E.

Kingston

52-ABB-amc

maroon-creole-W.

52-ABB-amd

maroon-creole-E.

Moore Town

Jamaica

52-ABB-ame

london-jamaican-creole

London-S. +influenced by [52] Sarfeast

migration> England

Jamaica

Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica

52-ABB-an

bahamian-creole

52-ABB-ana

grand-bahama-creole

Grand Bahama island

Bahamas

52-ABB-anb

great-abaco-creole

Great Abaco island

Bahamas

52-ABB-anc

andros-creole

Andros island

Bahamas

52-ABB-and

new-providence-creole

New Providence island: Nassau

Bahamas

52-ABB-ane

eleuthera-creole

Eleuthera island

Bahamas

52-ABB-anf

long-creole

Long island

Bahamas

52-ABB-ang

inagua-creole

Inagua islands

Bahamas

52-ABB-ao

turks+ caicos-creole

Turks and Caicos islands

Turks and Caicos

52-ABB-aoa

caicos-creole

52-ABB-aob

turks-creole

52-ABB-ap

leeward-creole

leeward-islands creole Leeward islands

American Virgin Is.; Brit. Virgin Is.

52-ABB-apa

saint-thomas-creole

part of virgin-island creole Saint Thomas island: Charlotte Amelie

American Virgin Is.

52-ABB-apb

saint-john-creole

part of virgin-island creole Saint John island

American Virgin Is.

52-ABB-apc

saint-croix-creole

part of virgin-island creole Saint Croix island: Frederiksted


Christiansted

American Virgin Is.

52-ABB-apd

tortola-creole

part of virgin-island creole Tortola island: Road Town

British Virgin Is.

52-ABB-ape

virgin-gorda-creole

part of virgin-island creole Virgin Gorda island

British Virgin Is.

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos


Turks and Caicos
4

52-ABB-apf

anguillan-creole

Anguilla island

Anguilla

52-ABB-apg

saint-martin-creole

sint-maarten creole Sint Maarten, St.Martin island

Netherlands Antilles; St.Martin


(France)

52-ABB-aph

saba-creole

Saba island: Windy Side

Netherlands Antilles

52-ABB-api

sint-eustatius-creole

Sint Eustatius island: Oranjestad

Netherlands Antilles

52-ABB-apj

kittitian-creole

Saint Christopher, Saint Kitts island: Basse-Terre

52-ABB-apk

nevis-creole

Nevis island: Charlestown

52-ABB-apl

barbuda-creole

Barbuda island: Dulcina Codrington

Antigua

52-ABB-apm

antigua-creole

Antigua island: St. John's

Antigua

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Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

page 423

52-ABB-apn

montserrat-creole

black irish exodus to Antigua and elsewhere in 1990's, following


volcanic activity

Montserrat; migration> Antigua;


Guadeloupe

52-ABB-apo

dominica-creole

Dominica island Leeward creole has spread to this island in


competition with the longer established [51] Antillais Gallo-Creole
(Dominiquais)

Dominica

52-ABB-app

saint-lucia-creole

Saint-Lucia island Leeward creole has spread to this island in


competition with the longer established [51] Antillais Gallo-Creole
(Sainte-Lucien)

Saint-Lucia

52-ABB-aq

vincentian-creole

vincentian islands creole +transition between [52] Leeward (Kittitian &


Antigua) & Bajan

Saint-Vincent & Grenadines

52-ABB-aqa

saint-vincent-islandcreole

Saint Vincent island: Kingstown Georgetown

52-ABB-aqb

grenadines-creole

Grenadines islands: Ashton Bequia island

Saint-Vincent & Grenadines

52-ABB-ar

bajan

badian, bajun, barbadian island creole +largely submerged by [52]


Barbadian English Barbados island

Barbados

52-ABB-as

grenadan-creole

grenada island-creole Grenada Carriacou islands +having largely Grenada


submerged [52] Antillais (Grenadien)

52-ABB-at

tobagonian-creole
trinidadian

tobago island creole Tobago island

Trinidad & Tobago

trinidad island creole +influenced by [51] Trinidadien (Trinidadian


Gallo-Creole); submerged by [52] Trinidadian English Trinidad island

Trinidad & Tobago

52-ABB-av

guyanese

creolese, guianese+ caribbean transitional creole

Guyana

52-ABB-ava

guyanese-urban
+influenced by [52] Sranan-tongo

migration> Surinam
Surinam-N coast.; migration>
Netherlands

52-ABB-au

52-ABB-avb

guyanese-rural

52-ABB-avc

surinam-guyanese

52-ABB-avd

rupununi

52-ABB-aw

sranan-tongo

taki-taki, in [52] Nederlands: surinaams, in [52] English: surinamese


#tongo = language

52-ABB-ax

saramacca-tongo

lusitanised+ bantuised anglo-creole, part of saramaccan #tongo =


Surinam-C.; > (Paramaribo);
language +influenced by [51] Portuguese and [99] Bantu languages migration> French Guiana

52-ABB-axa

saramacca-river

Saramacca river

52-ABB-axb

suriname-river

Suriname upper river

52-ABB-axc

matawai

matoewari, matawari Saramacca river

Surinam-C.:

52-ABB-ay

ndjuka

aukaans, aucaans, djuka, djoeka Marowijne Tapanahonij Cottica


rivers Ndjuka syllabic script

Surinam-E.:

52-ABB-aya

opo

part of ndjuka proper

52-ABB-ayb

bilo

part of ndjuka proper

52-ABB-ayc

kwinti

Coppename upper river

52-ABB-ayd

aluku

aloekoe, boni

52-ABB-aye

paramaccan

52-ABB-b

Wes-kos

west-coast anglo-creole, west-african anglo-creole, wider krio, part of


{Africa-W.}
atlantic anglo-creoles #wes-kos =west-coast transition to [52]
Caribbean Anglo-Creole the relative homogeneity of this creole
reflects the employment (19th and early 20th cent.) of Krio-speakers
from Freetown in administrative and other posts along the West African
coast, from the Gambia to Fernando Poo.

52-ABB-ba

aku

gambian creole spoken as a primary language by the Aku community, Gambia


and to a limited extent as an alternate language by others Banjul

52-ABB-bb

krio

sierra leonean creole spoken as a primary language by the Krio


community (Freetown Creole) and widely as an alternate language by
speakers of other languages in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone; migration>


Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea

52-ABB-bba

freetown-creole

krio community Freetown

Sierra Leone

52-ABB-bbb

sierra-leone-V.

52-ABB-bbc

victoria-creole

Victoria

migration> Cameroon

52-ABB-bbd

fernando-po-creole

Fernando Po island

migration> Equatorial Guinea

52-ABB-bc

kru-english, liberian coastal creole

Liberia coast

52-ABB-bf

kroo-english
liberian-inland-creole
ghanaian-creole
enpi

52-ABB-bfa

52-ABB-bd

Guyana

Surinam-C.:
Surinam+ French Guiana frontier
Surinam

Sierra Leone

liberian interior english

Liberia interior

'ghanaian pijin', ghanaian anglo-creole

Ghana

'nigerian pijin', n.p., nigerian anglo-creole #the form enpi, from the
locally used abbreviation n.p. (=nigerian pijin) is preferable to the
misleading term 'pidgin'

Nigeria

'rivers'-enpi

rivers pijin spoken since 18th cent. +influenced by [98] Efik


Niger delta: Calabar Port Harcourt

Nigeria-S.

52-ABB-bfb

enpi-'mid-west'

Benin City +influenced especially by [98] Edo

Nigeria (Bendel)

52-ABB-bfc

enpi-W.

Lagos Ibadan +influenced especially by [98] Yoruba

Nigeria-W.

52-ABB-bfd

enpi-N.

Kano Zaria Jos +influenced especially by [19] Hausa

Nigeria-N.

52-ABB-bfe

enpi-E.

Enugu Onitsha +influenced especially by [98] Igbo

Nigeria-E.

52-ABB-be

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52-ABB-bg

kamtok

cameroonian anglo-creole, cameroons pijin #kam-tok =Cameroontalk, a term recently used in the Cameroonian media, avoiding use of
the unsatisfactory term pijin +influenced by [52] Enpi (Nigerian AngloCreole) from the west and by [51] Franais from the east

Cameroon

52-ABB-bga

kamtok-G.

generalised cameroonian anglo-creole

Cameroon-S.

52-ABB-bgb

kamtok-U.

urban cameroonian creole, including yaound street-wise creole, in [51] Cameroon-S.


Franais: pidjin maqueraux (=pimps' pijin) Yaound

52-ABB-bgc

grafi

grassfields creole +influenced by [99] Bamileke

52-ABB-bgd

limbe-krio

Limbe, Victoria also used in African Baptist Church in Cameroon

52-ABB-c

Oceanian-AngloCreole
australian-creole

52-ABB-ca

australian kriol, black-fella talk

1999 / 2000 edition


6

(Ouest-N.)
(Sud-Ouest)
Australia; {Pacific} Papua New
Guinea to USA (Hawaii)

Australia (Queensland; Northern


Territories; W. Australia)

52-ABB-caa

fitzroy-valley-creole

Fitzroy River valley

(Queensland-E.)

52-ABB-cab

barkly-creole

barkly kriol Barkly Tableland plateau

(Northern Terr.-E.; Queensland-W.)

52-ABB-cac

roper-river-creole

roper-river kriol Roper River Mission

(Northern Territories-N.)

52-ABB-cad

bamyili-creole

Katherine: Bamyili Aborigine Location

(Northern Terrritories-N.)
(Northern Terrritories-N.)

52-ABB-cae

daly-river-creole

daly river kriol Daly valley

52-ABB-caf

neo-nyunga

"neo"-nyungar, "post"-nyunga "creole"

(West Australia-S.)

52-ABB-cb

torres-strait-creole

'broken'

Australia (Queensland)

52-ABB-cba

ap-ne-ap

Torres Strait islands

Australia (Queensland)

52-ABB-cbb

langgus-creole

"post"-kala-lagau-langgus creole Torres Strait islands

Australia (Queensland)

52-ABB-cbc

cape-york-creole

Cape York-N. peninsula

Australia (Queensland)

52-ABB-cbd

lockhart-creole

Cape York-E. peninsula: Lockhart River Mission

Australia (Queensland)

52-ABB-cc

tok-pisin-creole
solomonic-creole
bislama

tok-boi, papua-new guinea pijin, neo-melanesian, melanesian pijin

KPapua New Guinea

solomon pijin, neo-solomonic

Solomon Islands

beach-la-mar, bichlamar, bichelamar, gallicised anglo-creole, in [51]


Franais: bche-la-mer

KVanuatu; migration> New


Caledonia / Kanaky

Pacific-Creoles*
(notional)
china-coast-creole

notional classification of several relatively disparate Anglo-creoles in


the Pacific area

China (Hong Kong); {vehicular use


in Pacific Ocean}

hong-kong pijin, china-coast pijin, 'chinese pijin' former Pacific


vehicular extinct by 1990's

formerly China (Hong Kong)

52-ABB-cd
52-ABB-ce
52-ABB-d
52-ABB-da

52-ABB-dc

nauruan-creole *
hawaiian-creole

52-ABB-dca

hawai'i-island

52-ABB-dcb

52-ABB-db

nauru pijin

carried from China coast> Nauru

da-kine, hawaii pijin, polynesian english

USA (Hawaii)

maui

Maui island & adjacent islands

USA (Hawaii)

52-ABB-dcc

oahu

Oahu island, Honululu

USA (Hawaii)

52-ABB-dcd

kauai

Kauai island

USA (Hawaii)

52-ABB-dd

pitcairnese

pitcairn+ norfolk creole, bounty mutineers' creole community


established by HMS Bounty mutineers and Tahitian women in 1790

Pitcairn island > Norfolk island

52-ABB-dda

pitcairn-island-creole

Pitcairn island

Pitcairn island

52-ABB-ddb

norfolk-island-creole

deported in 1859> Norfolk island

Norfolk island

52-AC

FRYSK+ DEUTSCH
chain

CONTINENTAL-WEST-GERMANIC, "frisian"+ "teutonic" +for the


separation of modern West Germanic languages into separate
English+ Anglo-Creole and Frysk+ Deutsch chains, see notes under
[52] English+ Anglo-Creole above, and [52] Frysk+ Frask below #for
note on the term "teutonic" see [52] Deutsch+ Nederlands below

52-ACA

FRYSK+ FRASCH
net

FRISIAN, in [51] Franais: frison, in [52] Nederlands: fries, friesch, in


[52] Deutsch: friesisch historically, the Frisian languages were closer
to Old English than to the forerunners of Dutch and German (Old
Saxon and Old High German) +but the subsequent influence of Dutch
and Low German on Frisian, and the nordicisation and romanisation of
English, make it now more appropriate to classify Frisian with Deutsch+
Nederlands rather than with English+ Anglo-Creole (see also note
under 52=Germanic) from 5th cent.: Runic script; Latin script

52-ACA-a

 Frysk-L.

"old frisian"

52-ACA-aa

 frysk-L.

preserved especially in 9th cent. legal texts (Lex Frisionum)

52-ACA-b

Frysk-W.
frysk-F.
land-frysk

westfrysk, "frisian"-W. -translingual in [52] Nederlands

Terschelling-W. island

Netherlands (Fryslan; Friesland)

Terschelling-E. island

Netherlands (Fryslan; Friesland)

52-ACA-c

terschelling-W.
terschelling-E.
schiermonnikoog
Frysk-E.

52-ACA-ca
52-ACA-cb

52-ACA-ba
52-ACA-bb

52-ACA-bc
52-ACA-bd
52-ACA-be

USA (Hawaii)

present-day Netherlands; Germany


Netherlands (Fryslan; Friesland)

"modern literary" frysk, "standardised frisian"-W.


"rural mainland" frysk, in [52] Nederlands: land-fries distinct from [52]
Nederlands (Stad-fries) #landfrysk =rural Frisian; contrast stadfries
=town frisian Frysln, Friesland country

Netherlands (Fryslan; Friesland)

Schiermonnikoog island

Netherlands (Fryslan; Friesland)

seeltersk, "frisian"-E., in [52] Deutsch: ost-friesisch -translingual in


[52] Deutsch-N. & Deutsch-C. submerged by [52] Schisch-N. from
15th century

Germany (Niedersachsen)

seeltersk

seelter-frysk, in [52] Deutsch: seelter-friesisch Saterland country:


Cloppenburg

Germany (Niedersachsen)

wangeroogsk

extinct c.1930 Wangerooge island

Germany (Niedersachsen)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

page 425

52-ACA-d

Frysk-NW.

friisk-NW., "insular frisian"-NW., part of "frisian"-N., in [52] Deutsch:


nord-friesisch -translingual in [52] Deutsch-N. & Deutsch-C.

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-da

slring

salreng, sl'ring Sylt island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-db

mrang+ fering

in [52] Deutsch: amringisch+ fhringisch Amrum+ Fhr islands

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-dba

mrang

Oomram, Amrum island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-dbb

oldsum-fering

in [52] Deutsch: west-fhringisch, part of fering, ferring Feer, Fhr


island: Oldsum

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-dbc

oevenum-fering

in [52] Deutsch: ost-fhringisch, part of fering, ferring Feer, Fhr


island Oevenum

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-dbd

borgsum-fering

in [52] Deutsch: sd-fhringisch, part of fering, ferring Feer, Fhr


island Borgsum

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-dbe

helgoland

in [52] Deutsch: helgolndisch Helgoland island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-e

Frasch

friisk-NE., "mainland frisian"-NE., part of "frisian"-N., in [52] Deutsch:


nord-friesisch +influenced by [52] Deutsch-N. and [52] Dansk
-translingual in [52] Deutsch-N. & Deutsch-C.

Germany (Schleswig-Holstein:Nord-Friesland)

52-ACA-ea

wieding+ mooring

Wieding+ Bking Mooring, Moring, Moringa

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eaa

wieding

Wiedingharde country, Horsbll

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eab

bking

Bkingharde country, Dagebll

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eac

mooring-W.

westmoring, westmoringa Niebll

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-ead

mooring-E.

ostmoring, ostmoringa Lindholm

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eae

karrharde

Karharde country

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eaf

oland

part of hallig-friesisch Halligen islands: Langeness island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eag

langeness

part of hallig-friesisch Halligen islands: Oland island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eah

grde

part of hallig-friesisch Halligen islands: Grde island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eai

goesharde-N.

Goesharde country: Langenhorn

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eaj

goesharde-C.

Goesharde country: Drelsdorf

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eak

goesharde-S.

Goesharde country: Hattstedt

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-eb

pellworm+
nordstrand

52-ACA-eba

pellworm

Pellworm island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACA-ebb

nordstrand

Nordstrand island

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

52-ACB

DEUTSCH+
NEDERLANDS net

GERMAN+ DUTCH, deutsch+ "dutch", 'teutonic' The modern spoken


and recorded idioms of this net are classified below within the following
outer-languages: [52-ACB-a] Nederlands+ Vlaams for traditional and
standardised idioms of Dutch, spoken or recorded in the Low
Countries; [52-ACB-b] Afrikaans+ Creool for semi-creolised and
creolised idioms of Dutch spoken by communities outside Europe; [52ACB-c] Deutsch-N. (Norddeutsch) for traditional and standardised
idioms of 'Low' German (in the geographic sense, excluding Dutch);
[52-ACB-d] Deutsch-C. (Mitteldeutsch) for traditional and standardised
idioms of Central German (including New 'High' German in the cultural
sense); [52-ACB-e] Deutsch-S. (Sddeutsch+ sterreichisch) for
traditional non-Swiss idioms of 'Upper' German (in the geographic
sense, including the medieval literary language known as Middle 'High'
German, in both the geographic and cultural sense); [52-ACB-f]
Schwytzerttsch for the distinctive southwestern idioms of Upper
German spoken in the Swiss cantons and adjacent areas; [52-ACB-g]
Yiddish for the Hebraicised idioms of German; [52-ACB-h]
Auswanderungsdeutsch for idioms of German developed and
maintained by a diaspora of migr communities throughout the world;
and finally [52-ACB-i] Yenish (Rotwelsch or German cant).
+There has been, and continues to be, widespread transition and
influence among individual idioms of Deutsch+ Nederlands (both
among and within the voices of individual speakers), but with a
predominanting influence from the principal standardised idioms, [52]
Hochdeutsch-F. and [52] Algemeen-Nederlands. #the term 'teutonic'
(cognate with deutsch and dutch, and no longer used as a synonym of
Germanic as a whole) would provide an appropriate single name for
this net, but may still retain some unacceptable cultural overtones.
from c.750: Latin script

Germany (Schleswig-HolsteinNord-Friesland)

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Nederlands+ Vlaams "Wider" Dutch, "netherlandic", "wider" nederlands, "wider"

nederlandsch, nederfrankisch, "wider dutch", "lower franconian", in [51]


Franais: nerlandique, bas-francique, in [52] Deutsch: niederlndisch,
niederfrnkisch from 12th cent.: Latin script

1999 / 2000 edition

Netherlands; Belgium; France;


Germany; Netherlands West
Indies; Surinam; South Africa;
Namibia

KNetherlands; KBelgium;
KSurinam; KNetherlands West
Indies; (K)South Africa;
(K)Indonesia

52-ACB-aa

 nederlands-L.

52-ACB-ab

algemeen-

52-ACB-aba

nederlands-F.

algemeen-beschaafd-nederlands (= ABN), nederlandse standaardtaal,


"standard dutch", "formal dutch" #algemeen-beschaafd(-nederlands)
=general cultivated Dutch; standaardtaal =standard language

52-ACB-abb

nederlands-G.

nederlandse omgangstaal, "generalised dutch" with national and


regional variations #omgangstaal =colloquial language

Netherlands; Belgium; Surinam;


Netherlands West Indies;
Indonesia

52-ACB-ac

hollands

"traditional hollandish", in [51] Franais: hollandais proprement dit

Netherlands (Zuid-Holland; NoordHolland)

52-ACB-aca

rotterdams

Rotterdam

(Zuid-Holland)

52-ACB-acb

haegsch

haags Den Haag

(Zuid-Holland)

52-ACB-acc

leids

Leiden

(Zuid-Holland)

52-ACB-acd

amsterdams

Amsterdam

(Noord-Holland)

52-ACB-ace

haarlems

Haarlem

(Noord-Holland)

52-ACB-acf

kennemerlands

noord-holland "central coastal"

(Noord-Holland)

52-ACB-acg

zaans

Zaandam

(Noord-Holland)

52-ACB-ach

waterlands

Volendam

(Noord-Holland)

52-ACB-aci

westfries+ noordhollands

Alkmaar

(Noord-Holland-N.)

52-ACB-ad

vries-hollands

fries-hollands, "frisian dutch" +influenced by [52] Frisian

(Friesland)

52-ACB-ada

bildts

Oude+ Niuewe Bidtdijk

(Friesland)

52-ACB-adb

stad-fries

stadfries, stedsk #stadfries =town frisian; distinct from [52] LandFrysk {landfries) =rural frisian Leeuwarden Franeker
Harlingen Dokkum Bolsward Sneek

(Friesland)

52-ACB-adc

midslands

Terschelling island centre: Midsland

(Friesland)

52-ACB-add

amelands

Ameland island

(Friesland)

52-ACB-ae

utrechts+
alblasserwaards

lek "traditional" Lek river-plain

Netherlands (Utrecht; ZuidHolland-SE.)

52-ACB-aea

utrechts-U.

utrecht "urban"

(Utrecht town)

52-ACB-aeb

utrechts-rural

Lek right-bank

(Utrecht)

52-ACB-aec

alblasserwaards

Lek left-bank

(Zuid-Holland-S.&-E.)

52-ACB-af

zeeuws+ westhoeks

"zeelandish"

Netherlands (Zeeland; ZuidHolland & Noord-Brabant adjacent)

nederlands

"pre-modern literary netherlandic" including middelnederlands from


th
th
late 12 to 16 centuries
"netherlandic proper", "modern" nederlands+ vlaams, "dutch+ flemish",
"formal & generalised dutch", in [51] Franais: hollandais au sens large
th
#algemeen-nederlands =general Dutch from 17 cent.

52-ACB-afa

westhoeks

52-ACB-afb

overflakkees

Overflakkee island

(Zuid-Holland-S.&-W.)

52-ACB-afc

schouwens+ duivelands

Schouwen+ Duiveland island

(Zeeland)

52-ACB-afd

tholens

Tholen island

(Zeeland)

52-ACB-afe

walcherens+ bevelands

Walcheren+ Beveland islands

(Zeeland)

52-ACB-ag

westvlaemsch

flemish-W., west-vlaemsch, west-vlaamsch, west-vlaams, "flemish"W., in [51] Franais: ouest-flamand

Belgium (-W.-Vlaanderen);
Netherlands (Zeeland); France-N.

52-ACB-aga

zeeuws-vlaams

Zeeuws-Vlaanderen country

(Zeeland-S.)

52-ACB-agb

brugs

in [51] Franais: brugeois Brugge; Bruges

(West Vlaanderen-N.&-E.)

52-ACB-agc

oostendsch

Ostende; Oostende

(West Vlaanderen-N.&-W.)

52-ACB-agd

duinkerksch

dunkerquois Dunkerque, Duinkerk

(Nord-N.)

52-ACB-age

westhoeksch

westhoeks 2 Hazebrouck Steenvoorde

(Nord-C.)

52-ACB-agf

iepersch

Ypres, Ieper

(West Vlaanderen-S.&-W.)

52-ACB-agg

roeselarsch

Roulers, Roeselare

(West Vlaanderen-C.)

(Noord-Brabant-W.)

52-ACB-agh

kortrijksch

Courtrai, Kortrijk

(West Vlaanderen-S.&-E.)

52-ACB-ah

oostvlaandersch

flemish-E., oost-vlaandersch, oost-vlaams, "flemish"-E.,


in [51] Franais: est-flamand

Belgium (Oost-Vlaanderen)

52-ACB-aha

ronse

Ronse, Renaix

(Oost-Vlaanderen-S.)

52-ACB-ahb

maldegemsch

Maldegem

(Oost-Vlaanderen-N.&-W.)

52-ACB-ahc

gentsch

gantois Gand, Gent

(Oost-Vlaanderen-C.)

52-ACB-ahd

sint-niklaas

Sint-Niklaas

(Oost-Vlaanderen-N.&-E.)

52-ACB-ahe

alost

Alost; Aalst

(Oost-Vlaanderen-E.)

52-ACB-ai

brussels

"brussels franco-flemish urban", in [51] Franais: bruxellois, francoflamand de Bruxelles, brabanon urbain francis +influenced by [51]
Franais Brussel, Bruxelles

Belgium (Brussel, Bruxelles)

52-ACB-aj

antwerps

in [51] Franais: anversois Antwerpen, Anvers

Belgium (Antwerpen, Anvers)

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brabants

brabants+ noord-limburgs, brabanon

Belgium (Antwerpen; Brabant;


Brussel; Bruxelles; Limburg);
Netherlands (Noord-Brabant;
Noord-Limburg)

52-ACB-aka

asse

Asse

(Brabant-N.&-W.)

52-ACB-akb

brabants-C.

Brussel environs

(Brabant-C.)

52-ACB-akc

vilvoorde

Vilvoorde

(Brabant-N.)

52-ACB-akd

hagelands

Hageland

(Brabant-N.&-E.)

52-ACB-ake

mechelens

Mechelen, Malines

(Antwerpen-S.)

52-ACB-akf

herentals

Herentals

(Antwerpen -C.&-S.)

52-ACB-akg

kempenlands

in [51] Franais: parlers de la Campine Eindhoven Kempenland;


Campine country

(Antwerpen-N.& -E.; Limburg-N.,


-E.&-S.; Noord-Brabant-S.)

52-ACB-akh

roosendaals

Roosendaal

(Noord-Brabant-S.&-W.)

52-ACB-aki

breda+ tilburg-

Breda Tilburg

(Noord-Brabant-C.)

52-ACB-akj

's-hertogenbosch

's-Hertogenbosch

(Noord-Brabant-N.)

52-ACB-akk

peels

Peel country

(Noord-Brabant-E.; NoordLimburg-N.)

52-ACB-akl

genneps

Genep

(Noord-Limburg-N.)

52-ACB-al

westplatt

limburgesch+ bergisch, in [52] Deutsch: limburgisch+ bergisch,


sdrheinmaas-frnkisch, in [52] Nederlands: zuidrijnmaasfrankisch,
part of platdutsch, including limburgs, in [52] French: rhno-mosanmridional, including limbourgeois #Westplatt is proposed here as a
new designation for this hitherto awkwardly named language
+transition between [52] Nederlands and [52] Deutsch-N.&-C.

Belgium (Limburg; Liege);


Netherlands (Noord-Limburg);
Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

52-ACB-ala

limburgesch-W.

west-limburgesch Sint-Truiden; St.Trond Hasselt KempenlandE. Weert

(Limburg-S.&-W.); (Noord-Limburg
adjacent)

52-ACB-alb

limburgesch-C.

centraal-limburgesch Tongeren, Tongres Maaseik Panningen>S. (Limburg-E.); (Noord-Limburg


adjacent)

52-ACB-alc

limburgesch-S.

zuud-limburgesch, in [51] Franais: limbourgeois-sud +transition to


[52] Ripwarisch Sint-Maartens-Voeren Hombourg Hergenrath
Epen

(Limburg-S.&-E.; Lige-N.&-E.);
(Noord-Limburg-S.&-E.)

52-ACB-ald

limburgesch-E.

oost-limburgesch, in [51] Franais: limbourgeois-est HertogsVoeren Valkenburg Sittard Roermond Heinsberg


Wassenberg Viersen Krefeld

(Limburg-S.&-E.; Lige); (NoordLimburg-S.&-C.); (NordrheinWestfalen-W.)

52-ACB-ale

bergisch

"bergian" DsseldorfSolingen

(Nordrhein-Westfalen-W.)

52-ACB-am

zuidgeldersch

zuid-geldersch, in [52] Deutsch: nordrheinmaas-frnkisch, in [52]


Nederlands: noordrijnmaasfrankisch, part of platdutsch, in [51]
Franais: gelderlandais-sud, rhno-mosan-septentrional

Netherlands (Gelderland-S.);
Germany (Nordrhein-WestfalenW.)

52-ACB-ama

waals

Waal fluvial plain: including Herwijnen

(Gelderland-S.)

52-ACB-amb

nijmegens

Nijmegen

(Gelderland-S.)

52-ACB-amc

arnhems

Arnhem

(Gelderland-S.)

52-ACB-amd

zevenaars

Zevenaar

(Gelderland-S.)

52-ACB-ame

klevisch+ weselisch

Kleve; Wesel

(Nordrhein-Westfalen-W.)

52-ACB-an

pella-dutch

spoken by descendants of immigrants from Netherlands to Iowa from


1847, retaining linguistic & social links with Zuidgeldersch (around
Herwijnen) -bilingual in [52] English Marion-NE.+ Mahaska-NW.
counties: Pella

USA (Iowa)

52-ACB-b

Afrikaans+ Creool

"creolised and semi-creolised dutch" Latin script

South Africa; Namibia; Virgin


Islands; Guyana

52-ACB-ba

afrikaans+ kaaps

obsolete 'plat-hollands', kaaps-hollands, "cape-dutch" a semicreolised from of Dutch developed in the region of the Cape (of Good
Hope) from 1652 associated with the arrival of mainly Nederlandsspeaking settlers, but evolving as the idiom of a new mixed community
(the so-called 'Coloured' community, including individuals with mixed
African, European and/or Asian ancestry). Afrikaans-speaking settlers
of European ancestry migrated further northeastwards (as far as
Traansvaal) from the 1830's.

South Africa; Namibia

52-ACB-baa

afrikaans-F.

"literary" afrikaans, "standard" afrikaans replaced [51] Nederlands in


1925 as the co-official language of South Africa, with [52] English

KSouth Africa; (K)Namibia

52-ACB-bab

kaaps

"cape-dutch proper", cape-afrikaans

South Africa (Cape-W.); NamibiaS.

52-ACB-bac

afrikaans-C.

"rural" afrikaans-C.

South Africa (North-West; OrangeFree-State)

52-ACB-bad

afrikaans-U.

"urban" afrikaans Johannesburg Pretoria

South Africa (Gauteng)

52-ACB-bae

afrikaans-NW.

transvaal afrikaans

South Africa (Eastern Transvaal;


Northern Province)

52-ACB-baf

namibia-afrikaans

+influence from [52] Deutsch-C.

Namibia

52-ACB-bb

oorlans
negerhollands

"creolised" afrikaans +influenced by [99] Bantu

South Africa

part of "creool, dutch-creole" St.Thomas island in danger of


extinction

American Virgin Islands

berbice
skepi

part of "creool, dutch-creole" +influenced by [52] Guyanese

Guyana

part of "creool, dutch-creole" Essequibo valley

Guyana

52-ACB-ak

52-ACB-bc
52-ACB-bd
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52-ACB-c

Deutsch-N.

Low-German, nord-deutsch, niederdeutsch, plattdeutsch, "german"-N.,


in [52] Nederlands: nederduits, in [51] Franais: bas-allemand
+transitional to [52] Nederlands & [52] Deutsch-C. Latin script
-translingual in [52] Deutsch-C. (Hochdeutsch-G.)

Germany-N.; also Netherlands;


Denmark; Poland-N.; migration>
Lithuania; Russia; Ukraine;
Canada; USA; Mexico; {Central
America}; {South America}; South
Africa

52-ACB-ca

 mittel-

mittel-niederdeutsche schriftsprache, "standard middle low german",


hansesprache used as an administrative and also literary idiom from
c.1200-1650, based on the confederation of cities in the Hanseatic
League +subsequently submerged by [52] Hochdeutsch-F. (High
German) as official standard language in North Germany Hamburg;
Bremen; Lbeck (with usage closest to Lbeck, cf.modern
Lbeckisch)

Germany-N., with usage extending


to other {North Sea & Baltic} ports

52-ACB-cb

schsisch-N.

lower-saxon, nord-schsisch, nord-niederschsisch, sachsensprache,


in [52] Nederlands: noord-nedersaksisch

Netherlands (Friesland; Groningen;


Drente); Germany (Niedersachsen;
Bremen; Hamburg; SchleswigHolstein)

52-ACB-cba

kollumerlands

-translingual in [52] Nederlands Kollumerland country

(FrieslandGroningen;)

52-ACB-cbb

gronings+ noorddrents

gronings + noord-drents Groningen Assen -translingual in [52]


Nederlands

(Groningen; Drente-N.)

52-ACB-cbc

groningisch-E.

ost-groningsch Groningen eastwards

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cbd

ostfriesisch

"post-frisian" +substratum influence from [52] Frysk-E. (East Frisian),


th
progressively replaced by Nordschsisch from 15 cent.

(Niedersachsen)

niederdeutsch

52-ACB-cbe

jeverlndisch

Jeverland country

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cbf

emslndisch-N.

nord-emslndisch Emsland-N. country

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cbg

oldenburgisch

Oldenburg

(Niedersachsen;)

52-ACB-cbh

bremerisch

Bremen

(Bremen)

52-ACB-cbi

diepholzisch

Diepholz

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cbj

hannoversch-N.

nord-hannoversch, lneburgisch Lneburg

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cbk

hamburgisch

hamburg "urban" Hamburg

(Hamburg)

52-ACB-cbl

missingsch

hamburg "mixed urban" +influenced by [52] Hochdeutsch-G.


Hamburg

(Hamburg)

52-ACB-cbm

dithmarsch

Heide Marne

(Schleswig-Holstein-W.)

52-ACB-cbn

eiderstedtisch

Eiderstedt country

(Schleswig-Holstein-W.)

52-ACB-cbo

plattdnisch

+influenced by [52] Jysk & Dansk

(Schleswig-Holstein-N. frontier)

52-ACB-cbp

anglisch

Angeln country: Kappeln #through its extension to Great Britain,


with the establishment of the Angles in what came to be known as
England in the 1st millennium, this local and formerly ethnic name is
now also associated with the most widely spoken language in the
world.

(Schleswig-Holstein-N.&-E.)

52-ACB-cbq

schleswigsch

Schleswig

52-ACB-cbr

kielsch

Kiel

52-ACB-cbs

holsteinisch

Holstein country: Oldenburg-in-Holstein Neustadt-in-Holstein

52-ACB-cbt

lbeckisch

Lbeck

52-ACB-cc

mecklenburgisch+
pommersch

"mecklenburg-pommeranian"

Germany (MecklenburgWestpommern; Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cca

wendlndisch

Wendland country: Jeetze lower river

(Niedersachsen-E.)

52-ACB-ccb

mecklenburgisch

Ludwigslust Schwerin Rostock Mritz lake

(Mecklenburg-Westpommern)

52-ACB-ccc

westpommersch

neuvorpommersch Rgen island Stralsund Greifswald


Usedom island

(Mecklenburg-Westpommern)

52-ACB-ccd

strelitzisch

former Mecklenburg-Strelitz territory: Neustrelitz northeastwards

52-ACB-cd

ijssels

ijssellndisch, part of "ijssels+ westphalian", ijssellndisch+ westflisch

52-ACB-cda

graafschaps+ twents

Doetinchem Enschede Vreden Bocholt

(Schleswig-Holstein-SW.)

Netherlands (Gelderland;
Overijssel; Drente; Friesland);
Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen;
Niedersachsen)
(Gelderland-E.; Overijssel-E.;
Nordrheinland-Westfalen adjacent)

52-ACB-cdb

veluws

Veluwe country

(Gelderland-W.)

52-ACB-cdc

twents

Zwolle

(Overijssel)

zuid-drents Hoogeveen

(Drente-S.)

52-ACB-cdd

stellingwerfs

52-ACB-cde

zuiddrents

(Drente-W.; Friesland-S.)

52-ACB-cdf

middendrents

midden-drents Assen Emmen

(Drente)

52-ACB-cdg

emslndisch-S.

Meppen Rheine

(Niedersachsen-W.;
Nordrheinland-Westfalen border)

52-ACB-ce

westflisch

westphalian, part of "ijssels+ westphalian traditional", ijssellndisch+


westflisch +in an area (together with Ostflisch) of complex
phonological and morphological transition, within which the delimitation
of traditional idioms is to some extent arbitrary idioms are listed in
anti-clockwise sequence

52-ACB-cea

osnabrckisch

Osnabrck

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-ceb

mnsterlndisch

mnsterlnder platt Mnsterland country

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen-N.)

52-ACB-cec

mrkisch+ sauerlndisch

part of "wider westphalian", westflisch Dortmund Sauerland-W.


country (Olpe)

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

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engrisch-W.

west-engrisch, "west-engrian" Soester Brde country Winterberg


hills

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

52-ACB-cee

waldecksch

Waldeck northwestwards

(Hessen; Nordrheinland-Westfalen
border)

52-ACB-cef

paderbornisch

Paderborn

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

52-ACB-ceg

rietbergisch

Rietberg

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

52-ACB-ceh

strombergisch

Stromberg

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

52-ACB-cei

ravensbergisch

Bielefeld

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

52-ACB-cf

ostflisch

"wider" eastphalian, including ost-engrisch, "engrian"-E. +in an area


(together with Westflisch) of complex phonological and morphological
transition, within which the delimitation of traditional idioms is to some
extent arbitrary idioms are listed in anti-clockwise sequence

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen;
Niedersachsen-SE.; Hessen-N.)

52-ACB-cfa

mindisch

Minden

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

52-ACB-cfb

lippisch

Lippe valley transitional to Westflisch

(Nordrheinland-Westfalen)

52-ACB-cfc

gttingisch+ sollingsch

Gttingen Solling country

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cfd

ostflisch-C.

Hildesheim Goslar

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cfe

elbostflisch

Braunschweig Halberstadt Bode valley +transition to


Brandenburgisch; also influenced by Deutsch-C. (Magdeburgisch)

(Niedersachsen; Sachsen-Anhalt)

52-ACB-cff

papenteichisch

Aller+ Oker confluence

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cfg

hannoversch-S.

calenbergisch Bckeburg Hannover

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cfh

hamelnsch

Hameln

(Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-cg

markbrandenburgisch

"brandenburgish", mrkisch +influenced by [52] Schsisch-N., and


now largely overlaid and submerged by [52] Deutsch-C. (BerlinBrandenburgisch) idioms are listed in clockwise sequence #the term
mark-brandenburgisch is introduced to clarify the distinction between
the traditional Brandenburg idioms and berlin-brandenburgisch

(Sachsen-Anhalt-E.; Brandenburg;
Mecklenburg-Westpommern);
Poland

52-ACB-cga

altmrkisch

part of brandenburgisch-N. Altmark country: Salzwedel Stendal


Genthin

(Sachsen-Anhalt)

52-ACB-cgb

prignitzisch-W.

west-prignitzisch, part of brandenburgisch-N. Prignitz country:


Lenzen Wittstock

(Brandenburg)

52-ACB-cgc

prignitzisch-E.

ost-prignitzisch, part of brandenburgisch-N. Prignitz country:


Lwenberg Templin

(Brandenburg)

52-ACB-cgd

westmittelpommersch

west-mittel-pommersch, "pommeranian"-CW., uckermrkisch


Uckermark country: Prenzlau Uckermnde

(Brandenburg; MecklenburgWestpommern)

52-ACB-cge

ostmittelpommersch

ost-mittel-pommersch, "pommeranian"-CE. Oder lower valley:


Szczecin, Stettin Szczeciski, Stargard most speakers dispersed
westwards in or after 1945

Poland (Szczeciskie, exPommern)

52-ACB-cgf

neumrkisch

Schwedt Gorzw-Wielkapolski, Landsberg most speakers east of


Oder dispersed westwards in or after 1945

Germany (MecklenburgWestpommern); Poland


(Szczeciskie; Zielonogrskie / exPommern; Brandenburg-E.)

52-ACB-cgg

barnimsch

part of brandenburgisch-C. east of Berlin: Mncheberg Oder river

(Brandenburg)

52-ACB-cgh

brandenburgisch-S.

Berlin>S.& SE.: Frankfurt-a.d.Oder Frstenwalde Luckau

(Brandenburg)

52-ACB-cgi

flmingisch

part of brandenburgisch-C. Berlin>S.& SW., including Flming hills:


Jterbog Wittenberg Zerbst

(Brandenburg; Sachsen-Anhalt
border)

52-ACB-cgj

havellndisch

part of brandenburgisch-C. Berlin>W.: Havelland country

(Brandenburg)

52-ACB-ch

hinterpommersch+
westpreussisch

"pommeranian-E.+ prussian-W." most speakers dispersed westwards


in or after 1945

Poland (Szczeciskie;
Zielonogrskie; Koszaliskie;
Poznaskie; Bydgoskie; Gdaskie
/ ex-Pommern; Westpreussen; also
Brandenburg)

52-ACB-cha

hinterpommersch-W.

including netzetal-pommersch Koobrzeg, Kolberg Notec, Netze


valley

(Poznaskie; Koszaliskie;
Szczeciskie; Zielonogrskie)

52-ACB-chb

bublitzisch

Bobolice, Bublitz dialectal enclave

(Koszaliskie)

52-ACB-chc

hinterpommersch-E.

Supsk, Stolp Szczecinek, Neustettin

(Koszaliskie; Gdaskie adjacent)

52-ACB-chd

pomerellisch

pommerellisch Pomorze, Pomerellen, Pommerellen country:


Chojnice, Konitz Kocierzyna, Berent

(Bydgoskie; Gdaskie; also


Koszaliskie)

52-ACB-che

westpreussisch

"west-prussian", including werdesch weichsel Gdynia, Gdingen


Gdask, Danzig Wisa, Weichsel, Vistula lower valley Bydgoszcz,
Bromberg Toru, Thorn

(Gdaskie; Bydgoskie)

52-ACB-ci

ostpreussisch

"east-prussian" most speakers dispersed westwards in or after 1945

Poland (Olsztynskie); Russia


(Kaliningrad); Lithuania / exOstpreussen

52-ACB-cia

natangisch

Braniewo, Braunsberg Ktrzyn, Rastenburg

Poland (Olsztynskie)

52-ACB-cib

samlndisch

Kaliningrad, Knigsberg

Russia (Kaliningrad)

52-ACB-cic

litauisch-deutsch

Sovetsk, Tilsit

Russia (Kaliningrad); Lithuania


adjacent

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52-ACB-d

Deutsch-C.

Middle-German, mitteldeutsch, "german"-C. including traditional


Central or Middle German dialects, the Berlin-Brandenburg "urban
counterstream", and modern standard German (Hochdeutsch)
+transitional to [52] Deutsch-N. and [52] Deutsch-S. Latin script

Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen;
Rheinland-Pfalz; Saarland; BadenWrttemberg); Belgium (Lige);
Luxembourg (Belge), Luxemburg;
France (Alsace; Lorraine); Czech
Rep.; Poland; {Baltic States};
Belorus; Russia; Ukraine; Slovakia;
Moldavia; Romania; Kazakhstan;
Kirgizstan; Tajikistan; Israel; USA;
Canada; {South America}; Namibia;
South Africa; Australia

52-ACB-da

ripwarisch

ripuarian, ripuarisch, ripuarisch-frnkisch, mittel-frnkisch, klsch, in


[51] Franais: francique central, francique ripuarien

Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen;
Rheinland-Pfalz); Belgium (Lige)

52-ACB-daa

stadt-klsch

Kln, Cologne town

(Nordrhein-Westfalen)

52-ACB-dab

land-klsch

Kln, Cologne rural environs

(Nordrhein-Westfalen;)

52-ACB-dac

ahrlndisch

Ahr valley

(Rheinland-Pfalz; Kreis Koblenz)

52-ACB-dad

aachenisch

Aachen, Aix-La-Chapelle

(Nordrhein-Westfalen)

52-ACB-dae

bllingisch

Bllingen; Bullange

(Lige)

52-ACB-db

letzebrgesch

Luxemburg; Belgium
(Luxembourg); France (Lorraine)

52-ACB-dba

letzebrgesch-F.

luxembourgeois, ltzeburgesch, luxemburgisch, luxembourgish,


"luxemburgish", luxemburg-mosel-frnkisch, in [51] Franais: francique
mosellan francis -bilingual in [51] Franais
"literary luxemburgish", "standardised luxemburgish"

KLuxemburg

52-ACB-dbb

slingisch

sling country

Luxemburg-N.

52-ACB-dbc

gutlndisch

Gutland country

(Luxemburg-S.)

52-ACB-dbd

sankt-vithisch

Saint-Vith country

Belgium (Luxembourg

52-ACB-dbe

arelisch

Arelerland country: Arlon

Belgium (Luxembourg);

52-ACB-dbf

lothringisch-N.

Thionville

(Lorraine; Moselle, ex-Lothringen


1871-1918 & 1940-45)

52-ACB-dc

moselfrnkisch

moselle-franconian, deutsch-moselfrnkisch, in [51] Franais:


francique mosellan central

Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz-N.;
Nordrhein-Westfalen-SE.;
Saarland-W.)

52-ACB-dca

trierisch

Trier; Trves

(Rheinland-Pfalz

52-ACB-dcb

eifelisch

Eifel massif

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dcc

untermosellanisch

Moselle lower valley

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dcd

west-westerwldisch

Westerwald-W. forest

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dce

siegerlndisch

Siegerland country

(Nordrhein-Westfalen-SE.)

52-ACB-dd

lothringisch

lothringer-platt, "lorrainian", part of sd-rheinfrnkisch, in [51] Franais: France (Lorraine; Moselle, exfrancique de Lorraine, lorrain francique, part of francique rhnan du sud Lothringen 1871-1918; 1940-45);
Alsace Bas-Rhin (ex-Elsass 1871-bilingual in [51] Franais
1918; 1940-45)

52-ACB-dda

niedisch

Nied valley

(Moselle)

52-ACB-ddb

obersaarlndisch

Saar upper valley: Saarebourg Sarreguemines; Saargemnd

(Moselle-E.; Bas-Rhin adjacent)

52-ACB-ddc

bitscherlndisch

Bitche, Bitscherland country

(Moselle-NE.)

52-ACB-ddd

krummes-elsass

Krummes Elsass, Alsace Bossue country Petite Pierre

(Alsace: Bas-Rhin-N.&-W.)

52-ACB-de

westpflzisch

west-pflzisch, sd-hinterpflzisch, "west-palatine traditional", part of


sd-rheinfrnkisch, in [51] Franais: part of francique rhnan du sud

Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz;
Saarland)

52-ACB-dea

saarlndisch

sarrois Saarbrcken

(Saarland)

52-ACB-deb

westrichisch

Westrich country

(Saarland-E.)

52-ACB-dec

pflzer-berglndisch

Pflzer-Bergland country

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-ded

pflzer-wldisch

nordwest-pflzisch Pflzer-Wald country

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dee

schwarzwlderhochwldisch

Schwarzwlder- Hochwald country

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-def

idarwldisch

Idarwald country

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-deg

hunsrckisch

Hunsrck country

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-deh

nahelndisch

Nahe valley

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dei

rheinhessisch

Alzey

(Rheinland-Pfalz;

52-ACB-df

vorderpflzisch

ostpflzisch, "palatine-E. traditional", part of sd-rheinfrnkisch, in [51]


Franais: part of francique rhnan du sud

Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz
Vorderpfalz); France (Alsace: BasRhin; Elsssisches; Unterland)

52-ACB-dfa

elsssisch-pflzisch

in [51] Franais: palatin d'Alsace Wissembourg Outre-Fort


Elsssisches Unterland country

(Bas-Rhin-N.;)

52-ACB-dfb

haardtgebirgisch

Haardtgebirge country

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dfc

speyerisch-landauisch

Landau; Speyer Mittelrhein left-bank plain

(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dfd

ludwigshafnerisch

Ludwigshafen

(Rheinland-Pfalz)
(Rheinland-Pfalz)

52-ACB-dfe

wrmserisch

Worms town

52-ACB-dg

nordbadisch

mittelrheinische bergangssprache, "middle-rhine transitional", part of


Germany (Baden-Wrttemberg-N.;
sd-rheinfrnkisch, in [51] Franais: badois-N., part of francique rhnan Hessen adjacent)
du sud +transition to [52] German-S.

52-ACB-dga

karlsruhisch

Karlsruhe

(Baden-Wrttemberg-N.)

52-ACB-dgb

kraichguisch

Kraichgau country

(Baden-Wrttemberg-N.)

52-ACB-dgc

mannemerisch

mannheimerisch Mannheim; Mannem

(Baden-Wrttemberg-N.;)

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52-ACB-dgd

unterneckarlndisch

heidelbergisch Unter-Neckar lower valley: Heidelberg

(Baden-Wrttemberg-N.)

52-ACB-dge

odenwldisch

Odenwald country

(Baden-Wrttemberg-N.; Hessen
adjacent)

52-ACB-dh

hessisch+
nassauisch

zentralhessisch+ sdhessisch, "upper hessian", part of nordrheinfrnkisch, in [51] Franais: hessois-C.&-S., part of francique
rhnan du nord

Germany (Hessen; RheinlandPfalz adjacent; Bayern-N.&-W.)

52-ACB-dha

hessisch-S.

sdhessisch, "hessian"-S., in [51] Franais: hessois-S. Neckar valley: (Hessen; Bayern-N.&-W.;)


Darmstadt

52-ACB-dhb

mainzerisch

Mainz

(Rheinland-Pfalz-E.)

52-ACB-dhc

taunuslndisch-W.

Wiesbaden

(Hessen; Taunus country-W.)

52-ACB-dhd

untermainlndisch

Unter-Main valley

(Hessen)

52-ACB-dhe

frankfurterisch

Frankfurt-Am-Main

(Hessen)

52-ACB-dhf

wetterauisch

Wetterau country

(Hessen)

52-ACB-dhg

nassauisch

Nassau country

(Hessen)

52-ACB-dhh

westerwaldisch-E.

Westerwald-E. country

(Hessen)

52-ACB-dhi

oberhessisch

Marburg Giessen

(Hessen)

52-ACB-di

niederhessisch

nordrheinfrnkisch, "lower hessian", part of nord-rheinfrnkisch, in [51]


Franais: bas-hessois, hessois-N.&-E., part of francique rhnan du
nord

Germany (Hessen)

52-ACB-dia

hessisch-N.

Kassel-S.

(Hessen-N.)

52-ACB-dib

hessisch-E.

Fulda

(Hessen-E.)

52-ACB-dj

ostfrnkisch

east-franconian, ost-frnkisch, in [51] Franais: francique de l'est

Germany (Bayern-N.&-W.; BadenWrttemberg-N.; Hessen-E.;


Thringen-S.; Sachsen-S.)

52-ACB-dja

grabfeldisch

Grabfeld country

(Bayern)

52-ACB-djb

hennebergisch

HennebergMeiningen

(Thringen)

52-ACB-djc

unterfrnkisch

Unterfranken country, Main middle valley

(Bayern)

52-ACB-djd

taubergrndisch

Tauber lower valley

(Bayern; Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-dje

hohenlohisch

Schwbisch-Hall

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-djf

ansbachisch

Ansbach

(Bayern)

52-ACB-djg

oberfrnkisch

Oberfranken country: Bayreuth

(Bayern)

52-ACB-djh

bambergisch

Unterfranken country: Bamberg Kronach

(Bayern)

52-ACB-dji

itzgrndisch

Itz valley

(Bayern)

52-ACB-djj

vogtlndisch

Plauen +part of transition to [52] Thringisch+ Oberschsisch


(Meissnisch)

(Sachsen); formerly Czech Rep.


frontier (ex-Sudetenland)

52-ACB-djk

vor-vogtlndisch

"pre"-vogtlndisch +part of transition to Thringisch+ Oberschsisch


(Meissnisch) Glauchau

(Sachsen)

52-ACB-djl

vor-erzgebirgisch

"pre"-erzgebirgisch +part of transition to Thringisch+ Oberschsisch


(Meissnisch) Chemnitz

(Sachsen)

52-ACB-djm

erzgebirgisch-W.

+part of transition to Thringisch+ Oberschsisch (Meissnisch)


Erzgebirge-W. mountains: Lssnitz (formerly) Horn Blatn, Platten

(Sachsen); also Czech Rep.


frontier (ex-Sudetenland)

52-ACB-djn

erzgebirgisch-E.

Erzgebirge-C. mountains +part of transition to Thringisch+


Oberschsisch (Meissnisch)

(Sachsen)

52-ACB-dk

thringisch+
oberschsisch

thuringian+ upper-saxon

Germany (Thringen; SachsenAnhalt; Niedersachsen; Sachsen)

52-ACB-dka

eichsfeldisch

Eichsfeld country: Heiligenstadt

(Thringen)

52-ACB-dkb

thringisch-N.

nord-thringisch Harz mountains Unstrut upper valley

(Thringen: Sachsen-Anhalt;
Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-dkc

thringisch-W.

west-thringisch Eisenach Salzungen

(Thringen; )

52-ACB-dkd

thringisch-C.

zentral-thringisch Thringer Wald highlands Erfurt Unstrut


middle valley

(Thringen)

52-ACB-dke

thringisch-NE.

nordost-thringisch Bernburg Unstrut lower valley

(Thringen; Niedersachsen)

52-ACB-dkf

ilm-thringisch

including obere schwarza Unstrut lower right-bankIlm valley


(Weimar)Schwarza upper valley

(Thringen)

52-ACB-dkg

thringisch-E.

ost-thringisch Unstrut mouth Pleisse valley

(Thringen; Sachsen)

52-ACB-dkh

thringisch-SE.

sdost-thringisch Thringer Wald highlandsPleisse source

(Thringen; Sachsen)

52-ACB-dki

osterlndisch

nord-oberschsisch, including nordost-osterlndisch sdwestosterlndisch, leipzigisch sdost-osterlndisch schraden a


linguistic crossroads, with internal variations from north to south and
west to east Halle Leipzig Bad Liebenwerda

(Sachsen; Sachsen-Anhalt;
Brandenburg adjacent)

52-ACB-dkj

anhaltisch

including sdmrkisch elbe-elsterisch +transition to [52] Deutsch-N. (Sachsen-Anhalt; Sachsen border;


(Mark-Brandenburgisch) Elbe+ Schwarze Elster valley: Saale
Brandenburg border)
confluence Herzberg

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52-ACB-dkk

meissnisch

including nord-meissnisch west-meissnisch sd-meissnisch ost- (Sachsen)


meissnisch, meissen+ dresden a key area in the historical
development of formal and generalised German (see Hochdeutsch-F.
and Hochdeutsch-G. below). +as settlers speaking northern, central
and southern idioms of German (see Deutsch-N., Deutsch-C., DeutschS.) converged in Saxony during the eastward colonisation of Slavspeaking areas, the Elbe valley around Meissen and Dresden became
a focal-point for the development of a compromise written and spoken
form of the German language in the late Middle Ages. Mulde valley
(Grimma Lunzenau) Elbe valley (Meissen Dresden Pirna)

52-ACB-dkl

bhmisch-N.

"bohemian german"-N. Erzgebirge-E. mountains: Chomutov,


Komotau Dn, Tetschen most speakers dispersed to Germany in
or after 1945

Czech Rep. (Severoesk)

52-ACB-dl

hochdeutsch-F.

high-german, "formal german", "standard german", gepflegtes


hochdeutsch (=cultivated high german), deutsche schriftsprache
(=german written language), deutsche hochsprache (=german high
language), deutsche literatursprache (=german literary language),
bhnendeutsch (=stage german), deutsche standardsprache
(=german standard language); einheits-sprache (= unity
language), part of neu-hochdeutsch, "new high german" +the
development of a compromise speech-form (Ausgleichssprache) based
on converging forms of German in Thringen and Sachsen culminated
th
in the 14 cent. written language of the imperial chancellery in Prague,
which was in turn consolidated in the written language of the Meissen,
Dresden and other Saxon and Thringian chancelleries, and of the
universities of Leipzig and Wittenberg. The determining event for the
establishment of modern standard German was the publication of
th
Luther's translation of the Bible in the early 16 cent. To the "national"
idioms listed below should be added the written idioms of Hochdeutsch
(often archaic or influenced by other German or non-German idioms)
which correspond to many of idioms of Auswanderungsdeutsch
(migr German). Idioms are listed below for the countries where
German is currently an official language

KGermany; KAustria; formerly


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also (K) Austro-Hungarian Empire;
Italy (KSdtirol; Alto-Adige);
KSwitzerland; KLiechtenstein;
KLuxemburg; Belgium (KLigeE.); formerly also France
(K)Alsace; (K) Lorraine-N.)

52-ACB-dla

bundesdeutsch+
reichsdeutsch-F.

"formal german of Germany", including present-day bundesdeutsch,


Germany
"federal german", "formal german of German Federal Republic" and
recent d.d.r.-deutsch, "g.d.r. german"; "formal german of East
Germany", and preceded historically by n.s.-deutsch, "national-socialist
german" weimar-deutsch, "german of the weimar republic
reichsdeutsch, "pre-1919 imperial german"

52-ACB-dlb

wiener-hochdeutsch-F.

"formal german of Austria", known immediately after 1945 as


Austria
unterrichtssprache, preceded before 1919 by k.u.k.-deutsch, "austrohungarian imperial german" #k.u.k. =kaiserlich und kniglich =imperial
and royal"; unterrichtssprache =teaching language (as euphemism,
to avoid use of deutsch) +influenced by [52] Deutsch-S.

52-ACB-dlc

sdtirolisch-F.

"formal german of South Tirol" (since 1919) +influenced by [51]


Italiano

Italy (TrentinoAlto-Adige)

52-ACB-dld

grossratsdeutsch

schweizerisches bundes-deutsch, "formal german of Switzerland and


Liechtenstein" #grossrats-deutsch =minister's german +influenced
by [52] Schwyzerttsch

Switzerland; Liechtenstein

52-ACB-dle

belgisch+ luxemburgisch- "formal german of Belgium & Luxemburg" +influenced by [51]


F.
Franais

Belgium (Lige-E.); Luxemburg

52-ACB-dm

hochdeutsch-G.

"generalised" hochdeutsch, allgemein-deutsch, deutsche


umgangssprache, part of neu-hochdeutsch, "new high german"
#allgemein-deutsch =general german; deutsche umgangssprache
=german colloquial language

Germany; Austria; Switzerland;


Liechtenstein; Luxemburg;
Belgium; France; Czech. Rep.;
migration> Hungary; Romania;
{Baltic states}; Russia; Ukraine;
{Central Asian Republics};
migration> USA; Canada; Chile;
Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay;
Argentine; South Africa; Namibia;
Australia

52-ACB-dma

bundesdeutscheumgangsprache

binnendeutsche gemeinsprache, "federal republic colloquial high


german"

Germany

52-ACB-dmb

sterreichischeumgangsprache

"austrian colloquial high german"

Austria

52-ACB-dmc

schweizerischeshochdeutsch-G.

"swiss colloquial high german"

Switzerland; Liechtenstein

52-ACB-dmd

belgischischeshochdeutsch-G.

"belgian colloquial high german" -bilingual in [51] Franais

Belgium (Lige-E.)

52-ACB-dme

luxemburgischeshochdeutsch-G.

"luxemburg colloquial high german" -bilingual in [51] Franais

Luxembourg

52-ACB-dmf

elsass-lothringerhochdeutsch-G.

"alsace-lorraine colloquial high german" -bilingual in [51] Franais


sharp decline in use since 1945

France

52-ACB-dmg

norditalienischeshochdeutsch-G.

"north-italian colloquial high german" -bilingual in [51] Italiano

Italy (TrentinoAlto-Adige)

52-ACB-dmh

bhmischeshochdeutsch-G.

"bohemian colloquial high german" -bilingual in [53] etina (Czech)


most speakers dispersed westwards in or after 1945

Czech Rep. (ex-Sudetenland)>


expulsion to Germany in or after
1945

52-ACB-dmi

polnisches-hochdeutschG.

"polish colloquial high german" -bilingual in [53] Polski most


speakers dispersed westwards in or after 1945

Poland (ex-German territories)>


expulsion to Germany in1945

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52-ACB-dmj

rumnischeshochdeutsch-G.

"romanian colloquial high german" -bilingual in [51] Romneasca


+influenced also by [41] Magyar no ethnic clearance after 1945, but
considerable emigration and assimilation

52-ACB-dmk

mittelasiatischeshochdeutsch-G.

former sowjetisches hochdeutsch, "central asian colloquial high


Kazakhstan; Russia (Siberia);
german" -bilingual in [51] Russkiy although most speakers of
Kyrghyzstan; Uzbekistan;
German idioms in the European Soviet Union were dispersed in or after Tajikistan
1945, there has been a limited survival of German-speaking
communities in former-Soviet Asia, especially in Kazakhstan and
Siberia (including the continued use of migr idioms, see [52]
Auswanderungsdeutsch)

52-ACB-dml

sdamerikanischeshochdeutsch-G.

"south-american colloquial high german" - bilingual in [51] Espaol


and/or [51] Portugus +sometimes influenced by migr idioms of
German still spoken in South America (Mennoniten-plaut, etc., see [52]
Auswanderungsdeutsch)

Paraguay; Uruguay; Bolivia; Chile;


Argentine; Brazil

52-ACB-dmm

sdwester-deutsch

"namibian colloquial high german" -translingual in [52] Afrikaans and


bilingual in [52] English

Namibia

52-ACB-dmn

gastarbeiter-deutsch

abbreviated g.a.d. (=migrant workers' german), semi-creolised high


german -bilingual in [44] Trke

Germany; Austria

52-ACB-dn

berlinbrandenburgisch

"greater berlin urban counterstream" including the northward spread


of Central German idioms to Berlin (and Magdeburg), which have
subsequently made wider inroads into the traditional area of North
German (Deutsch-N., notably Mark-Brandenburgisch, see above).

Germany (Berlin; Brandenburg)

52-ACB-dna

berlinerisch

Berlin & environs

(Berlin)

52-ACB-dnb

magdeburgisch

Magdeburg

(Brandenburg)

52-ACB-dnc

neu-altmrkisch

Altmark country

(Sachsen-Anhalt)

52-ACB-dnd

neu-mecklenburgisch

Uckermark country Prenzlau

(Brandenburg)

52-ACB-do

ostmitteldeutsch

ost-mitteldeutsch, "german"-CE., including lausitzisch+ schlesisch


-bilingual (outside Germany) in [53] etina (Czech) and/or [53]
Polski most speakers (in areas outside present-day Germany)
dispersed westwards in or after 1945

Poland (ex-Schlesien, Silesia; exWestpreussen, West Prussia);


Germany (Sachsen; Brandenburg);
Czech Rep.; Slovakia

52-ACB-doa

lausitzisch-W.

"lausatian"-W. Bernsdorf Bischofswerda

Germany (Sachsen)

52-ACB-dob

neulausitzisch

"new lausatian" Bautzen Hoyerswerda Weisswasser

Germany (Sachsen)

52-ACB-doc

oberlausitzisch

"upper lausatian" Neukirch Zittau

Germany (Sachsen); also Czech


Rep. (Severoesk)

52-ACB-dod

lausitzisch-E.

"lausatian"-E. Niesky Grlitz Luba, Lauban

Germany (Sachsen); Poland


(Wrocawskie)

52-ACB-doe

niederlausitzisch

"lower lausatian" Cottbus Zary, Sorau Sulechv, Zllichau

Germany (Sachsen); Poland


(Zielonogrskie)

52-ACB-dof

neiderlndisch

Odra, Oder valley: Zielona Gra, Grnberg Wrocaw, Breslau

Poland (Zielonogrskie;
Wrocawskie)

52-ACB-dog

oberlndisch

Zotoryja, Goldberg Nysa, Neisse

Poland (Wrocawskie; Opolskie)

52-ACB-doh

riesengebirgisch

Riesengebirge mountains: Liberec, Reichenberg Broumov,


Braunau

Czech Rep. (Severoesk,


Vchodoesk)

52-ACB-doi

gltzisch

Kodzko, Glatz

Poland (Wrocawskie)

52-ACB-doj

schnhengstgau

Schnhengstgau country, Schnhengst highlands: Lankroun,


Landskron Svitavy, Zwittau Bezov, Brsau Mohelnice, Mglitz

Czech Rep. (Vchodoesk,


Severomoravsk)

52-ACB-dok

iglauisch

Jihlava, Iglau +convergence with [52] Donau-sterreichisch

Czech Rep. (Jihormoravsk)

52-ACB-dol

mhrenschlesisch

mhren-schlesisch, "moravian silesian", formerly sterreichischschlesisch (in former Austrian Silesia) Olomouc, Olmtz
+convergence with [52] Donau-sterreichisch

Czech Rep. (Severomoravsk)

52-ACB-dom

oberschlesisch

ober-schlesisch, "upper-silesian" Opole, Oppeln

Poland (Opolskie)

52-ACB-don

preussen-schlesisch

ermlndisch-E., "prussian silesian"

Poland (Olsztynskie)

52-ACB-e

Deutsch-S.

Upper-German (less Swiss German), sddeutsch+ sterreichisch,


oberdeutsch "less" schwytzerttsch, "german"-S., in [51] Franais:
allemand mridional -translingual in [52] High German from 8th
cent.: Latin script #the spelling bayrisch is used below to cover
"Bavarian" in the modern sense of Bavaria, whereas (mittel-)bairisch is
used in the wider historical sense of "Bavarian", extending further south

Germany; Czech Rep.; France;


Austria; Italy; Slovenia; Hungary;
Russia; Ukraine; Moldavia;
Romania; Kazakhstan; Kirgizstan;
Tadjikistan

52-ACB-ea

bayrisch-N.

bavarian-N., nord-bayrisch, oberpflzisch, "bavarian"-N.; most


speakers in former Czechoslovakia dispersed or expelled in or after
1945

Germany (Bayern-N.&-E.); Czech


Rep. (Zpadoesk, exSudetenland)

52-ACB-eaa

nrnbergisch

+transition to [52] Deutsch-C. (Ostfrnkisch) NrnbergFrth


PegnitzRednitz valleys

Bayern

52-ACB-eab

fichtelgebirgisch

Fichtelgebirge massif

Bayern

52-ACB-eac

bhmisch-W.

west-bhmisch, egerlndisch, "bohemian-german-W." A, Asch


Cheb, Eger elezn Ruda, Eisenstein

Czech Rep. (Zpadoesk)

52-ACB-ead

oberpflzerwldisch

Oberpflzerwald forest

(Bayern)

52-ACB-eae

bayrischerwldisch

Bayrischerwald forest

(Bayern)

52-ACB-eaf

oberpflzisch

"upper palatine" Oberpfalz country

(Bayern)

52-ACB-eb

donau-bayrisch

bavarian-C., donaubayrisch "traditional", "bavarian proper", "danube


bavarian", part of mittel-bairisch

Germany (Bayern-C.&-S.); Austria


adjacent; Czech Rep. adjacent

Romania

52-ACB-eba

mnchnerisch

Mnchen

(Bayern)

52-ACB-ebb

oberbayrisch

"upper-bavarian"

(Bayern: Oberbayern)

52-ACB-ebc

niederbayrisch

"lower-bavarian"

(Bayern: Niederbayern)

52-ACB-ebd

unterinnisch

Inn lower river

(Bayern)+ (Obersterreich) frontier

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52-ACB-ebe

unterinntalisch

Inn lower valley, Innsbruck: Kufstein

(Tirol-N.&-E.)

52-ACB-ebf

nordsalzburgisch

Flachgau country

(Salzburg)

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52-ACB-ebg

obersterreichisch-W.

52-ACB-ebh

bhmerwldisch

Bhmerwald-S.&-W. forest: Gross-Falkenstein massif Hochwald


massif

(Obersterreich-W.)
Czech Rep. (Jihoesk)

52-ACB-ec

donausterreichisch

wienerisch+ untersterreichisch "traditional", part of mittel-bairisch,


donaubayrisch, "danubian german"

Austria (Obersterreich;
Niedersterreich; Wien); Czech
Rep. adjacent

52-ACB-eca

weanerisch-F.

wienerische 'herrensprache', schnbrunner deutsch, "bourgeois


viennese", part of wienerisch Wien, Vienna

52-ACB-ecb

weanerisch-U.

"popular urban viennese", part of wienerisch Wien, Vienna

52-ACB-ecc

weanerisch-G.

wienerischer verkehrs-dialekt, "generalised viennese", part of


wienerisch Wien, Vienna

Austria-N.&-E.

52-ACB-ecd

niedersterreichisch

niedersterreichisch "rural"

(Niedersterreich)

52-ACB-ece

obersterreichisch-E.

LinzWels towns; Enns Steyr valleys

(Obersterreich)

52-ACB-ecf

salzkammergutisch

Hallstatt

(Obersterreich+ Steiermark
border)

52-ACB-ecg

oberennstalisch

Oberenns valley

(Steiermark-N.&-W.;)

52-ACB-ech

burgenlndisch-N.

Neusiedler lake

(Burgenland-N.)

52-ACB-eci

burgenlndisch-S.

Bad Tatzmannsdorf

(Burgenland-S.)

52-ACB-ecj

heanzenisch

heinzenisch; heanzen, heinzen community migration from Central


Germany; substratum of Ostfrnkisch

(Steiermark-E.; Burgenland);
Hungary

52-ACB-eck

mhrisch-deutsch

iglauisch-S., "moravian german" -bilingual in [53] Czech


+convergence with [52] Ostmitteldeutsch Jihlava Iglau

Czech Rep.
Slovakia-W.

52-ACB-ecl

slovakisch-deutsch

"slovakian german" -bilingual in [53] Czech

52-ACB-ecm

ungarisch-deutsch-NW.

"hungarian german"-NW. -bilingual in [41] Magyar (Hungarian)

Hungary-N.&-W.

52-ACB-ecn

ungarisch-deutsch-S.

"hungarian german"-S. -bilingual in [41] Magyar (Hungarian)

Hungary-S.

52-ACB-ed

steirisch

styrian, steierisch

Austria (Steiermark; SalzburgKrnten adjacent); Slovenia

52-ACB-eda

mrztalisch

part of obersteirisch Mrz valley

(Steiermark-N.)

52-ACB-edb

murtalisch

part of obersteirisch Mur valley: Bruck upstream

(Steiermark-W.:;)

52-ACB-edc

lungauisch

obermurtalisch Lungau country: Mur upper valley

(Salzburg-S.&-E.)

52-ACB-edd

oberlavanttalisch

Lavanttal upper valley

(Krnten-E.)

52-ACB-ede

untersteirisch

"lower styrian" Deutschlandsberg Frstenfeld

(Steiermark-S.&-E.)
(Steiermark)

52-ACB-edf

grazerisch

Graz town

52-ACB-edg

steirisch-S.

"styrian"-S. Maribor; Marburg

Slovenia (ex-Sdsteiermark)

52-ACB-ee

krntnerisch

carinthian, krtnisch, krtnerisch+ osttirolisch

Austria (Krnten; Osttirol); Italy


(FriuliVenezia-Giulia)

52-ACB-eea

unterkrntnerisch

"lower carinthian", ostkrtnerisch Lavanttal lower valley

(Krnten)

52-ACB-eeb

mittelkrtnerisch-SE.

sdkrtnerisch, "carinthian"-S. +influenced by [53] Slovenski


(Koroshko) Karawanken mountains: Jauntal Rosental valleys

(Krnten)

52-ACB-eec

mittelkrntnerisch-C.

zentralmittelkrntnerisch, gemeinkrtnerisch, stadtkrtnerisch,


"carinthian"-C. Klagenfurt+ Villach+ St.Veit triangle

(Krnten)

52-ACB-eed

mittelkrntnerisch-N.

Krappfeld country; Gurktal Metnitztal Grtschitztal valleys

(Krnten)

52-ACB-eee

mittelkrntnerisch-W.

krntnerisch-CW. Unterdrautal Maltatal Liesertal valleys

(Krnten)

52-ACB-eef

untergailtalerisch

part of krtnerisch-SW. +influenced by [53] Slovenski (Koroshko)


Austria (Krnten); Italy (Friuli
Untergailtal valley: Hermagor downstream Kanaltal valley (Tarvisio, Venezia-Giulia, ex-Krnten to
Tarvis)
1918);

52-ACB-eeg

obergailtalerisch

part of krtnerisch-SW. Lesachtal Obergailtal valleys: Hermagor


upstream

(Krnten)

52-ACB-eeh

oberkrntnerisch

"upper carinthian" Lurnfeld country; Oberdrautal valley: Greifenburg


downstream Mlltal valley

(Krnten)

52-ACB-eei

ost-pustertalisch

westkrntnerisch+ ost-tirolisch, "carinthian"-W.+ "tirolean"-E. Iseltal


Pustertal-E. Oberdrautal valleys: Greifenburg upstream

(Krnten; Osttirol)

52-ACB-ef

karnisch

carnian, part of "romanised bavarian" -bilingual in [51] Italiano & [51]


Venetan or [51] Frioulan Karnische Alpen; Carnian Alps mountains
migration from Carinthia (Krnten) in 13th cent.

Italy (Veneto; FriuliVeneziaGiulia)

52-ACB-efa

karnisch-W.

"carnian"-W. Belluno Bladen, Pladen; Sappada

(Veneto)

52-ACB-efb

karnisch-S.

"carnian"-S. Zahre, Sauris

(FriuliVenezia-Giulia)

52-ACB-efc

karnisch-E.

"carnian"-E. Tischlwang, Timau

(FriuliVenezia-Giulia)

52-ACB-eg

zimbrisch

cimbrian, zimberisch, part of "romanised bavarian"; zimbern


community -bilingual in [51] Italiano & [51] Venetan or [51]
Lombardo+ Emiliano migration from Tirol & Upper Bavaria
th
th
(Oberbayern) in 12 -16 cent.

Italy (TrentinoAlto-Adige: Trento;


Veneto)

52-ACB-ega

vicenza-zimbrisch

siebengemeinden (=seven communes), in [51] Italiano: sette comuni


th
migration from north in 12 cent. Vicenza Roana Mezzaselva

Italy (Veneto)

52-ACB-egb

verona-zimbrisch

dreizehngemeinden (=thirteen communes), in [51] Italiano: tredici


th
comuni migration from north in 13 cent. Monte Lessini mountains:
Gliegen, Giazza

Italy (Veneto: Verona)

52-ACB-egc

trento-zimbrisch

Felsental Lusern; Luserna migration from north in 16th cent

Italy (TrentinoAlto-Adige: Trento)

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52-ACB-eh

sdtirolisch

tirolean-S., mcheni, "romanised bavarian" -bilingual in [51] Italiano


& [51] Venetan or [51] Lombardo+ Emiliano

52-ACB-eha

pustertalisch-W.

Pustertal-W., Pusteria Ahrntal; Aurina valleys

52-ACB-ehb

wipptalisch-S.

obereisacktalisch Eisacktal, Isarco upper valley

52-ACB-ehc

untereisacktalisch

Brixen, Bressanone Bozen, Bolzano Eisacktal, Isarco lower


valley

52-ACB-ehd

beretsch+ unterlndisch Etsch, Adige middle valley: Meran downstream

52-ACB-ehe

vintschguisch

Italy (TrentinoAlto-Adige:
Bolzano)

Vintschgau country: Etsch; Adige upper valley

52-ACB-ehf

passiertalisch

Passiertal, Passiria valley

52-ACB-ei

tirolisch

tirolean, in [51] Franais: tyrolien

Austria (Tirol); Italy (TrentinoAltoAdige-N.); Switzerland (Grisons;


Graubnden adjacent)

52-ACB-eia

mittel-inntalisch

Inn middle valley: Innsbruck upstream

(Tirol)

52-ACB-eib

oberinntalisch

Inn upper valley: Landeck upstream

(Tirol; Graubnden adjacent)

52-ACB-eic

oberlechtalisch

Lech upper valley

(Tirol)

52-ACB-eid

rosannatalisch

Rosanna valley

(Tirol)

52-ACB-eie

paznauntalisch

Paznaun valley

(Tirol)

52-ACB-eif

pitztalisch

Pitz valley

(Tirol)

52-ACB-eig

tztalisch

tz valley

(Tirol)

52-ACB-eih

wipptalisch-N.

Sill valley

(Tirol)

52-ACB-ej

schwbisch

swabian, randalemannisch, "peripheral allemanic", in [51] Franais:


souabe, almanique priphrique

Germany (Baden-Wrttemberg;
Bayern-W.)

52-ACB-eja

schwbisch-E.

Augsburg westwards.

(Baden-Wrttemberg; Bayern-W.)

52-ACB-ejb

schwbisch-C.

Tbingen eastwards

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-ejc

stuttgartisch

Stuttgart

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-ejd

schwbisch-NW.

Enz valley

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-eje

oberwestschwbisch

Freudenstadt eastwards

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-ejf

unterwestschwbisch

part of schwbisch-alemannisch Schwenningen Tuttlingen

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-ejg

schwbisch-S.

part of schwbisch-alemannisch +transition to [52] Schweizerish-NE.


Ravensburg westwards.

(Baden-Wrttemberg

52-ACB-ek

badisch

mittelbadisch, "black-forest traditional", schwarzwldisch, nordostalemannisch, niederalemmanisch-E., in [51] Franais: badois, basalmanique-E.

Germany (Baden-Wrttemberg-W.) 6

52-ACB-eka

freiburgerisch

Breisgau country

(Freiburg)

52-ACB-ekb

schwarzwald-C.

52-ACB-ekc

schwarzwald-N.

52-ACB-el

elssser-ditsch

alsatian, elssserditsch, elsasser-ditsch, elsssisch, nordwestalemannisch, west-niederalemmanisch, "alsatian traditional", in [51]


Franais: alsacien, almanique-NW., bas-almanique-W. -bilingual in
[51] Franais

France (Alsace: Bas-Rhin; HautRhin)

52-ACB-ela

unterelsssisch

in [51] Franais: bas-alsacien

(Bas-Rhin)

52-ACB-elb

strossburjer-ditsch

in [51] Franais: strasbourgeois Strasbourg town

(Bas-Rhin)

52-ACB-elc

ober-elsssisch

in [51] Franais: haut-alsacien

(Haut-Rhin)

52-ACB-f

Schwytzerttsch

Swiss-German, schweizerdeutsch, schweizerisch, ober-alemannisch,


sd-alemannisch, in [51] Franais: suisse-almanique, suisseallemand, haut-almanique, almanique du sud -translingual in [52]
High-German Latin script

Switzerland; France; Italy;


Germany; Austria; Liechtenstein

Switzerland

4
5

(Schwarzwald-C.)
(Schwarzwald-N.)

52-ACB-fa

schwytzerttsch-G.

schwyzerttsch, "swiss-german generalised vehicular"

52-ACB-faa

schwyzerttsch-W.

schwyzerdtsch, schwyzerdytsch, "swiss-german vehicular"-W. +Ble Switzerland-W.


& Berne models, influenced by [51] Franais to the west of the
Brnig Napf-Reuss line

52-ACB-fab

schwyzerttsch-E.

"swiss-german vehicular"-E. Zrich model to the east of the


Brnig Napf-Reuss line

Switzerland-E.

52-ACB-fb

basel-dytsch

part of "traditional swiss-german"-W., in [51] Franais: blois


+transition to [52] Alsatian; influenced by [51] Franais

Switzerland (Basel-Stadt; BaselLand; Aargau-N.&-W.; Solothurn);


France (Alsace extreme-S.&-E.);
Germany (Baden-WrttembergS.&-W.)
(Basel-Stadt)

52-ACB-fba

basel-stadt

"ble urban" Basel, Ble town

52-ACB-fbb

basel-land

"ble rural" Basel, Ble environs

(Basel-Land)

52-ACB-fbc

aargau-NW.

Aare lower valley westwards

(Aargau-N.&-W.)

52-ACB-fbd

solothurn

Solothurn northwards

(Solothurn, Soleure)

52-ACB-fbe

sundgau

Sundgau country

(Alsace: Haut-Rhin-S.&-E.)

52-ACB-fbf

breisgau-S.

Breisgau-S. country

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-fbg

hotzenwald

Hotzenwald country

(Baden-Wrttemberg)

52-ACB-fc

brn-dtsch

brndtsch, "bernese", part of "traditional swiss-german"-W., in [51]


Franais: bernois +influenced by [51] Franais

Switzerland (Bern; Fribourg)

52-ACB-fca

berner-seeland

Seeland country: Bieler See lake

(Bern)

52-ACB-fcb

freiburg-N.

Freiburg, Fribourg

(Freiburg, Fribourg-N.)

52-ACB-fcc

brndtsch

"bernese urban" Bern, Berne town

(Bern)

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52-ACB-fcd

emmentaler

Emmental valley

(Bern)

52-ACB-fce

berner-mittelland

"bernese rural" Bern, Berne environs

(Bern: Mittelland)

52-ACB-fcf

berner-oberland-W.

West Oberland country; Simmen Kander valleys

(Bern)

52-ACB-fcg

berner-oberland-E.

East Oberland country: Brienz Meiringen

(Bern)

52-ACB-fd

walserisch

walserdeutsch, "valaisan german", "traditional swiss-german"-S.


-bilingual in [51] Italiano & [51] Gallo-Italian

Switzerland (Valais; Ticino); Italy


(Valle d'Aosta; Piemonte)

52-ACB-fda

hochwalserisch

"upper valaisan"

(Valais-E., Wallis-E.)

52-ACB-fdb

tessin-walserisch

Bosco Gurin

(Ticino)

52-ACB-fdc

aosta-walserisch

Lystal river: Gressoney valley & village

(Valle d'Aosta)

52-ACB-fdd

vercelli-walserisch

Vercelli>N.

(Piemonte)

52-ACB-fde

novara-walserisch

Novara>N.

(Piemonte)

52-ACB-fe

luzern-ttsch

luzernttsch, lucernois, part of "traditional swiss-german"-E.

Switzerland (Luzern; Aargau-S.&W.; Bern extreme-N.)

52-ACB-fea

entlebuch

Entlebuch country

(Luzern)

52-ACB-feb

luzernttsch-U.

"luzern urban" Luzern

(Luzern)

52-ACB-fec

luzerner-gu

"luzern rural" Luzern environs

(Luzern-N.&-E.)

52-ACB-fed

aargau-SE.

Aare lower valley southwards

(Aargau-S. &-E.)

52-ACB-fee

ober-aargau

Ober-Aargau country

(Bern)

52-ACB-fef

willisauer-mittelland

Willisau

(Luzern)

52-ACB-ff

schwyzer-ttsch-A.

schwyzerttsch "proper", urkantonenschweizerisch, part of "traditional


swiss-german"-E.

Switzerland (Schwyz;
Unterwalden; Uri)

52-ACB-ffa

schwyzerisch

Schwyz Drrenboden

(Schwyz-W. &-S.)

52-ACB-ffb

risch

Altdorf Andermatt

(Uri)

52-ACB-ffc

nidwldisch

Stans Wolfenschiessen

(Unterwalden Nidwalden)

52-ACB-ffd

sarnerisch

Sarnen Kaiserstuhl

(Unterwalden: Obwalden-W.)

52-ACB-ffe

engelbergisch

Melchtal valley

(Unterwalden: Obwalden-E.)

52-ACB-fg

zri-ttsch

"wider" zrittsch, zri-ttsch, zrichdeutsch+ aargaisch, part of


"traditional swiss-german"-E., in [51] Franais: zurichois

Switzerland (Zrich; Aargau;


Schwyz-N.); Germany (BadenWrttemburg adjacent)

52-ACB-fh

glarnerttsch

glarner-deutsch, glaronais, part of "traditional swiss-german"-E.


Glarus Linthal

Switzerland (Glarus; Glaris)

52-ACB-fi

bndner-deutsch

"grison german", part of "traditional swiss-german"-E. Chur


southwards & eastwards

Switzerland (Graubnden;
Grisons)

52-ACB-fj

schweizerisch-NE.

"lake-constance german", part of "traditional swiss-german"-E.


+transition to [52] Deutsch-S. (Schwbisch)

Switzerland (Appenzell; St.Gallen;


Thurgau; Schaffhausen); Austria
(Vorarlberg-N.); Germany (BadenWrttemberg adjacent; Bayern
adjacent)

52-ACB-fja

appenzellisch

Urnsch Appenzell Trogen

(Appenzell)

52-ACB-fjb

sanktgallisch

Sankt Gallen; Saint Gall

(St.Gallen)

52-ACB-fjc

thurguisch

Thurgau; Thurgovie

(Thurgau)

52-ACB-fjd

schaffhausenisch

schaffuuserisch Schaffhausen

(Schaffhausen)

52-ACB-fje

heguisch

Hegau country

(Baden-Wrttemberg-S.)

52-ACB-fjf

linzgaisch

Linzgau country

(Baden-Wrttemberg-S.)

52-ACB-fjg

allguisch

Allgu country

(Bayern-S.&-W.)

52-ACB-fjh

vorarlbergisch-NW.

Bregenz

(Vorarlberg-N.&-W.)

52-ACB-fk

vorarlbergisch+
liechtensteinisch

part of "traditional swiss-german"-E.

Austria (Vorarlberg); Liechtenstein

52-ACB-fka

vorarlbergisch-S.

Feldkirch Bludenz

(Vorarlberg)

52-ACB-fkb

liechtensteinisch

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

52-ACB-g

Yiddish

mame-loshn (=mother-tongue), yidish, jidisch, jiddisch, yidi, jidich,


jdisch-deutsch, "hebraicised german", "judeo-german", "ashkenazi
german" -plurilingual in diverse languages +transition to [52]
Deutsch-C./Central German & Deutsch-S./Upper German; developed
and used by the Jewish diaspora in Europe from a German base on the
th
Middle Rhine from around 9 cent., substantially influenced by [12] Ivrit
(Hebrew) and Aramaic, and subsequently by [53] Slavic. The majority
of speakers in continental Europe were dispersed or massacred in the
decade up to 1945, with a reduction in total number of speakers from
approx.12 million in the 1920's, principally in Europe, to approx. 4-5
million in the 1990's, principally in the Americas (esp.USA and Latin
America) and Asia (esp.former Soviet Union and Israel). from 11th
cent.: Hebrew script

Germany; Belgium; Netherlands;


Luxembourg; France; Switzerland;
Austria; Italy; Slovenia; Hungary;
Czech Rep.; Slovakia; Poland;
{Baltic States}; Belarus; Russia;
Ukraine; Moldavia; Romania;
Kazakhstan; Kirgizstan; Tajikistan;
Israel; {North America}; {South
America}; etc.

52-ACB-ga

yiddish-W.

west-jiddisch the indigenous German and (until 19th cent. also literary)
th
idiom of Yiddish, from which Yiddish-E. developed from 14 cent;
Yiddish-W., which spread southwards to Lombardy in 15th cent. and
northwards to the North Sea and Baltic ports, is now close to extinction.

Germany (Hessen); France


(Alsace; Lorraine); Switzerland;
Italy; Netherlands; Slovakia;
Hungary

3*

52-ACB-gaa

yiddish-L.

"historic yiddish", "old literary yiddish", including "earliest yiddish" (from


c.1050) "old yiddish" (from c.1250) "middle yiddish" (from
c.1500) "early modern yiddish" (from c.1700) progressively
replaced from c.1800 by Yiddish-F. from 11th cent.: Hebrew script

Germany; former AustroHungarian Empire; Poland;


Russia

52-ACB-gab

hessen-yiddish

"traditional central german yiddish" Frankfurt am Main

Germany (Hessen)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

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52-ACB-gac

elssser-yiddish

"alsatian yiddish" Strasbourg, Strassburg Metz

France (Alsace; Lorraine)

52-ACB-gad

schwytzer-yiddish

Basel, Ble Zrich

Switzerland; formerly also Italy-N.

52-ACB-gae

amsterdamer-yiddish

"dutch yiddish", in [52] Nederlands: amsterdamer-joods Amsterdam

Netherlands

52-ACB-gaf

donau-yiddish

Vienna, Wien eastwards

Austria; Slovakia; Hungary-N.

52-ACB-gb

yiddish-E.

ost-jiddisch, "judeo-german"-E., part of "expatriate german"


developed from Yiddish-W. after the beginning of the eastward
th
migrations of speakers into [53] Slav speaking areas from 14 cent.

Germany; Poland; Hungary;


Lithuania; Latvia; Belarus; Ukraine;
Russia; migration> USA; Israel;
France; United Kingdom;{South
America}; South Africa; Australia

52-ACB-gba

yiddish-F.

"modern literary yiddish", "modern standard yiddish" from c.1800;


phonology & spelling (standardised in 1937) based largely on YiddishNE., grammar on Yiddish-C. from early 19th cent.: Hebrew script

52-ACB-gbb

yiddish-NE.

"yiddish"-N. number of speakers in Europe has fallen by 1990's to


around 35,000 (from c. 250,000 in 1920's).

Lithuania; Latvia; Belarus

52-ACB-gbc

yiddish-C.

part of "yiddish"-S. number of speakers in Europe has fallen by 1990's Poland


to less than two thousand (from 2.5 million in 1920's).

52-ACB-gbd

yiddish-SE.

part of "yiddish"-S. number of speakers in Europe & Asia has probably Hungary; Romania; Moldavia;
fallen by 1990's to less than one million (from over 4 million in 1920's). Ukraine; Georgia; Russia
The Yevreyskaya Autonomous Division (oblast), in Khabarovsk Terr. on (including Siberia)
the Siberian frontier with China, was designated in 1928 as an area for
the resettlement of Jews in USSR, but only a small minority of the
population is currently Jewish (of which only some are Yiddishspeaking).

5*

52-ACB-gbe

yiddish-G.

"generalised yiddish" +including the recent fusion of eastern idioms


from Europe, esp. in the United States and Israel; influenced by [52]
English and by [12] Ivrit (modern spoken Hebrew)

USA; Israel

52-ACB-h

Auswanderungsdeutsch (notional)

part of "expatriate german" this notional outer-language represents a


socio-linguistic category. The component communities share (with
[52]Yiddish-E.) a common history of German primary language
maintenance in an expatriate environment, with frequent exchanges
and links among themselves, and with a commonly occurring duality
between the conservation of traditional spoken idioms (and
amalgamations of traditional idioms) and the cultivation of formal
written German (Hochdeutsch). The overlap and interchange among
forms of North, Central, South and Swiss German (see [52] DeutschN., Deutsch-C., Deutsch-S. and Schwytzerttsch) make it more
convenient to treat these expatriate idioms (and communities) together,
listing them in the approximate chronological order of their original
departure from the German-speaking heartland. Most speakers of
German idioms in eastern Europe (excluding Romania) were displaced
in or after 1945, with many fleeing to Germany. Latin script

Romania; Moldova; Croatia; Czech


Rep.; Slovakia; Poland; Ukraine;
Russia; Georgia; Kazakhstan;
Kirghizstan; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan;
USA; Canada; Mexico; Costa-Rica;
Bolivia; Paraguay; Uruguay;
Argentina; Brazil; South Africa;
Australia; Papua-New Guinea;
exodus from 1945 of members of
many communities in eastern
Europe, especially to Germany

52-ACB-ha

siebenbrgerschsisch

siebenbrgersachsen community -bilingual in [51] Romneasca


(Romanian) migration from North & Central Germany (Westfalen to
Thringen) in 12th cent., reinforced in 18th cent. by settlers from
German-speaking Austria Siebenbrgersachsen country

Romania (Transilvania)

52-ACB-haa

nsnergau

Nsner-Gau country: Bistria

(Bistria-Nsud)

52-ACB-hab

knigsboden

Knigsboden country: Sibiu, Hermannstadt

(Sibiu)

52-ACB-hac

burzenland

Burzenland country: Braov, Kronstadt,

(Braov)

52-ACB-hb

zipfer-schsisch

zipfer-sachsen community Spi, Zips, Szepes country, Poprad,


th
Popper upper valley migration from Saxony in 13 cent.; most
speakers dispersed in or after 1945

Slovakia (formerly Hungary)

52-ACB-hba

ober-zips

Oberzips country, Poprad, Popper upper valley: Kemarok,


Ksmark Levoa, Leutschau +idiom is largely Deutsch-C./Central
German (from Luxemburg/Rhineland, with influence from Silesia)

Slovakia

52-ACB-hbb

grndlerisch

Zipfer Unterland country: Gel'nica, Gllnitz +largely DeutschS./Upper German (Bayrisch) with Deutsch-C./ Central German
influence

Slovakia

52-ACB-hc

hutterer-deutsch

-bilingual in [52] English migration of members of the Hutterer


religious community from Tirol & Krnten.to Moravia, Romania
th
(Siebenbrgen) and Ukraine (16 cent.), and subsequently (20th cent.)
to USA and then Canada; idiom is largely Deutsch-S./Upper German,
based on forms in Carinthia and Tirol (Krtnerisch & Tirolisch).

Moravia> Romania> Ukraine;


exodus> USA (Dakota; Montana);
Canada (Alberta; Manitoba;
Saskatchewan)

52-ACB-hd

mennoniten-plaut

mennoniten-platt, mennonitisch, mennoniten-plattdeutsch, mennonitenniederdeutsch, "low-german mennonite" originally spoken in


Westpreussisch speaking-area by the northern Mennonite communities
th
established from the late 16 cent. on the lower Vistula by migrants
from the Netherlands (Friesland). Carried in 18th cent by Mennonite
communities eastwards to the then Russian Empire, subsequently from
1870's to North America and from 1920's also to Mexico and South
America. +based on [52] Westpreussisch; influenced consecutively by
[52] Nederlands, [53] Slavic & [54] Lietuvishkai (Lithuanian), [52]
English and [51] Espaol. Not inter-intelligible with [52] PennsylvanischDietsch, notwithstanding their parallel histories.

Germany; Ukraine; Russia; USA;


Canada; Mexico; Costa-Rica;
Bolivia; Paraguay; Uruguay;
Argentina; Brazil

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th

1999 / 2000 edition

52-ACB-hda

russland-mennonitisch

migration in 18 cent. to the Russian Empire under Catherine the


Great (see also Schwarzmeerdeutsch below); emigration to the
Americas from 1920's.; surviving in scattered locations in ex-USSR,
including Kazakhstan Alma Ata, and Uzbekistan Tashkent>E.

Russia (Altaic Rep.; Siberia);


Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan

52-ACB-hdb

nordamerikamennonitisch

"north-american mennonite", part of chortitza-mennonitisch -bilingual


in [52] English arrived from Eastern Europe (esp.Ukraine) from 1870's
(with onward migration of some communities to Mexico and South
America from 1920's) colonies in Winnipeg (Manitoba) environs;
Hillsboro (Kansas); Reedley (Calif.); Corn (Oklahoma)

Canada (Quebec; Ontario;


Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta;
British Columbia); USA (Kansas;
California; Oklahoma)

52-ACB-hdc

mexiko-mennonitisch

"mexican mennonite" -bilingual in [51] Espaol arrived in Mexico


from Canada from 19 [22] 24; with colonies in Cuauhtmoc
(Chihuahua); Durango; Zacatecas; Tampico (Tamaulipas) further
migration from 1957 to Belize, with colonies in Blue Creek (Mexico
border) Shipyard; Belmopn; and to Costa Rica Sarapiqui

Mexico (Chihuahua; Durango;


subsequently Tamaulipas;
Zacatecas); Belize; Costa-Rica

52-ACB-hdd

sdamerika-mennonitisch including altkolonistisch, chortitza-mennonitisch neukolonistisch,


molotschna-mennonitisch -bilingual in [51] Espaol arrived in
Paraguay from North America, Mexico, Brazil (altkolonistisch) and
direct from USSR (neukolonistisch), (colonies in Paraguay-W )
Filadelfia environs: Menno Fernheim Neuland; (in Paraguay-E.)
Rio Verde; Volendam; Friesland; Nueva Durango; Bergthal;
Sommerfeld; (in Bolivia) Santa Cruz environs; (in Uruguay) El Omb;
Gartental; Delta; Montevideo

Paraguay (Boquern; Alto Paran;


Caaguaz, San Pedro;
Concepcin); Bolivia (Santa Cruz);
Uruguay; also Argentina; Brazil

52-ACB-he

pennsylvanischdietsch

pennsilfaanisch, pennsylvanish, "pennsylvania-german", 'pennsylvaniadutch', including (1) "old order" amish, part of "plain" pennsilfaanisch
(2) "old order" mennonite, part of "plain" pennsilfaanisch (3) "fancy"
pennsilfaanisch -bilingual in [52] English migration from Rhineland
and adjacent German-speaking areas (incl. Alsace, Swabia and
th
Switzerland) from 1727 until 19 cent +based on Sdrheinfrnkisch,
with influence from other traditional idioms, and with internal differences
of idiom within the United States depending on the location and
religious community concerned

USA (Pennsylvania; Ohio; Indiana;


also Illinois; Iowa: Nebraska;
Kansas; Oklahoma; Virginia;
Florida); Canada (Ontario)

52-ACB-hf

esserisch

essekerisch, osijek "urban vernacular" a Deutsch-S./Upper German


idiom, +influenced by [53] Hrvatski (Croatian), [41] Magyar and/or
[52] Yiddish formed in the context of a former Austrian garrison town,
established at a focal point on the River Drava after 1687 (Austrian
occupation terminated in 1918, and most speakers dispersed after
1945) Osijek, Esseg

Croatia (Slavonija)

52-ACB-hg

galizisch-pflzisch

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy and/or Ukrainska migration from Pfalz in


th
18 cent.; most speakers dispersed in or after 1945

Ukraine

52-ACB-hh

banater-schwbisch

banater-deutsch, banater "swabian"; banater-schwaben community


-bilingual in [51] Romneasca (Romanian) migration from several
parts of western Europe at the initiative of Maria Theresa in mid-18th
cent. +predominant linguistic influence from Rheinpfalz/Franken and
from Lorraine

Romania (Arad; Timi; Cara


Severin)

52-ACB-hha

banater-schwbisch-N.

Arad Timioara

(Arad; Timi)

52-ACB-hhb

banater-schwbisch-S.

banater-berglndisch Banatului, Banater Gebirge mountains

(Cara Severin)

52-ACB-hi

oberwischauisch

migration in 18th cent.from Bavaria, Austria and Silesia. +based on a Romania (Maramure)
convergence of Deutsch-S. (Mittelbairisch) and Deutsch-C.
(Ostmitteldeutsch) idioms Carpathian mountains: Vieu de Sus,
Oberwischau valley

52-ACB-hj

sathmarisch

sathmarerschwaben community, "magyarised swabian" -bilingual in


[51] Romneasca (Romanian) and/or [41] Magyar (Hungarian)
th
migration from Germany (esp.Wrttemberg) in 18 cent. Satu
Mare>SE.

Romania (Satu Mare)

3*

52-ACB-hk

bukowina-deutsch

migration in 18th and 19th cent. from Germany and Austria; area of
settlement divided between Romania and USSR (Ukraine) in 1945
+includes convergence of [52] Deutsch-C. (Sdrheinfrnkisch) and
Deutsch-S. (Bhmerwldisch) Bukovina, Bukowina country: Rdui,
Radautz Chernovtsy, Tschernowitz

Romania (Suceava; Botoani);


Ukraine (Chernivtsi)

52-ACB-hl

schwarzmeerdeutsch

"black-sea german" migration to Black Sea from 1787 at the initiative Ukraine; Russia; Georgia;
of Alexander I, initially Mennonites from West Prussia (see Mennoniten- migration> Argentine
plaut above) but subsequently also from South Germany; subsequent
partial migrations to Central Asia and Siberia and to Argentina

52-ACB-hla

odessa-deutsch

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy and/or [53] Ukrainska Odessa

Ukraine (Odessa)

52-ACB-hlb

krim-deutsch

"crimean german" -bilingual in [53] Russkiy and/or [53] Ukrainska

Ukraine (Crimea)

52-ACB-hlc

dnjepr+ donetz-deutsch

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy and/or [53] Ukrainska Dnepr+ Donetz


interfluvial: Donetsk

Ukraine (Kherson; Zaporizhya;


Donetsk)

52-ACB-hld

bessarabien-deutsch

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy and/or [53] Ukrainska migration partly from Ukraine (Odessa-S.); also Moldova
Crimea Tarutyne, Tarutino Sarata environs (incl. Leipzig
Klstitz Katzbach settlements)

52-ACB-hle

caucasus-deutsch-N.

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy Krasnodar Armavir Stavropol

Russia (Krasnodarskiy Terr.


eastwards)

52-ACB-hlf

caucasus-deutsch-S.

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy and/or [42] Kharthuli (Georgian) migration


from Swabia from 1820's Tbilisi, Tiflis environs

Georgia

52-ACB-hlg

argentinischesschwarzmeer-deutsch

-bilingual in [51] Espaol (formerly in [53] Russkiy) migration from


Black Sea Colonel Surez Baha Blanca

Argentina (Prov. Buenos Aires)

4*

4*

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52-ACB-hm

wolga-deutsch

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy migration, mainly from West Central


Russia; Argentina
Germany, to the Volga in 1764-67, at the initiative of Catherine the
Great, with many descendants migrating again to Argentina and Brazil
(and elsewhere in the Americas) from 1880. Speakers remaining on the
Volga occupied the former Republic of the Russian Germans (Republik
der Wolgadeutschen) until the Second World War, being largely
dispersed in and after 1945

52-ACB-hma

saratowisch

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy Volga, Wolga river: Marks, Marxstadt


Rovnoye, Seelmann

Russia (Saratov, ex- Republik der


Wolgadeutschen)

52-ACB-hmb

paran-wolga-deutsch

-bilingual in [51] Espaol between Paran Uruguay lower rivers;


Paran upper river

Argentina (Entre-Ros); Brazil


(Paran)

52-ACB-hn

mittelasiatischesdeutsch

-bilingual in [53] Russkiy +including migration and convergence of


idioms from Black Sea and Volga (Schwarzmeer-Deutsch & WolgaDeutsch) number of speakers perhaps still exceeds one million
(including over 650,000 in Kazakhstan in 1970's)

Kazakhstan; Russia (Siberia);


Kirghizstan; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan

52-ACB-ho

-bilingual in [52] Spanish migration from Switzerland to Argentina in


19th cent. Esperanza

Argentina (Santa F)

52-ACB-hp

argentinienschwyzerttsch
brazilinien-deutsch

teuto-brasileiro, "brazilian german" -bilingual in [51] Portuguese


migration to Brazil from 1824, from Central & Southern Germany &
former Austro-Hungarian empire +includes convergences of [52]
Pommersch, Schsisch, Pflzisch, Donau-Bairisch and Donausterreichisch

Brazil

6*

52-ACB-hpa

'espirito-santo'

many German-speaking settlements from Serra de Aimors


highlands southwards

Brazil (Espirito Santo)

52-ACB-hpb

paran+ rio-grande

many German-speaking settlements from Serra de Apucarana


highlands Lagoa dos Patos lagoon

Brazil (Paraa; Santa-Catarina;


Rio-Grande-do-Sul)

52-ACB-hq

lagunen-deutsch

chile-deutsch -bilingual in [51] Espaol migration of speakers of


Upper German/Deutsch-S. and Middle German/Deutsch-C. idioms to
Chile in 19th cent. resulting in a new compromise idiom Llanquihue
lake environs

Chile (Los Lagos)

52-ACB-hr

texasdeutsch

-bilingual in [52] English +convergence of idioms spoken by


migrants arriving in 1840's from the Rhineland, Alsace and Hessen
Fredericksburg New Braunfels

USA (Texas)

3*

52-ACB-hs

amana-deutsch

kolnie-deitsch, kolonie-deutsch -bilingual in [52] English Iowa river:


seven Amana villages migration from Upper Saxony (from area of
Friedrichsgrn Rittersgrn) to Iowa in 1855 including some
dialectal variation among the 7 American villages

USA (Iowa)

2*

52-ACB-ht

natalerdeutsch

nataler-deutsch, nataler-platt, "natal low-german" -bilingual in [52]


th
English migration, partly from North Germany, in 19 cent. (including
German-speaking mercenaries employed by Great Britain in the
Crimean War) [52] Deutsch-N. idioms progressively replaced by
(archaic form of) Hochdeutsch

South Africa (Natal; also Eastern


Cape)

52-ACB-hu

unser-deutsch

unserdeutsch, rabaul "german creole", vunapope #unser-deutsch=our Papua-New Guinea (New


th
Britain); migration> Australia
german German-based creole developed in 19 cent. during period
of German colonial rule in New Guinea by mixed-race Catholic
(Queensland)
community; now close to extinction New Britain, Neu-Pommern
island (Gazelle peninsula): Rabaul

52-ACB-hua

unserdeutsch-N.

-bilingual in [52] Tok-pisin & [52] English Gazelle Peninsula;


Rabaul

Papua-New Guinea (New Britain,


ex-Neu-Pommern-W.)

52-ACB-hub

unserdeutsch-S.

-bilingual in [52] English

Australia (Queensland-S.&-E.)

52-ACB-hv

templer-schwbisch

"australian swabian"; templer community -bilingual in [52] English


migration in 1868 of Templer religious community
(Tempelgesellschaft) from Wrttemberg to Palestine (Haifa, etc.);
subsequently expelled to Australia in 1941; based on Schwbisch
(Stuttgartisch) +influenced by [12] 'Arabiyya

Palestine; deported> Australia


(Victoria)

52-ACB-i

Yenish

rotwelsch German cant, based predominantly on Deutsch-S.


+influenced by [51] Romance-West, [52] Yiddish and [59] Sinti
(Romani)

Germany; France; Switzerland;


Austria

3*

52-ACB-ia

yenish

jenisch, jenische sprache, chessen-loschen, kochemer-loschen,


kaloschen sprache, deutsche gaunersprache=german rogues'
language, rotwelsch, yeniche

Germany; France; Switzerland;


Austria

52-AD

'GOTHIC' chain
'GOTHIC' net
'Crimean-Gothic'
'crimean-gothic'

EAST-GERMANIC

52-ADA
52-ADA-a
52-ADA-aa

"late gothic", in [52] Deutsch: krimgotisch 16th century: Latin script


extinct by 17th cent. 16th century: words and phrases recorded in
Constantinople in 1560's: Latin script; related to Visigothic (Old West
Gothic) preserved in the Biblical translation by Ulfilas (died 383), in the
Moeso-Gothic script

Ukraine (Crimea)

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SLAVIC
phylozone

1999 / 2000 edition

covers the "Slavonic" or Slovenina+ Slovensko set, part of


the "Balto-Slavic" grouping within the "Indo-European"
intercontinental affinity; comprising 1 set of languages (= 8
outer languages) spoken by communities in eastern Europe
and northern Asia, from the Alps to the Bering Sea:

Albania; Armenia; Austria;


Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia;
Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Rep.;
Estonia; Georgia; Greece; Italy;
Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania;
Macedonia; Moldova; Poland;
Romania; Russian Fed.; Slovenia;
53-A SLOVENINA+ SLOVENSKO
Turkmenistan; Ukraine;
including 2 arterial languages: Russkiy (Russian); Uzbekistan; Yugoslavia; with
migrations to Canada; USA; Israel;
Ukrainska (Ukrainian) with Belarusskaya (Belarussian)
Australia

There is partial intelligibility among most of the Slavonic


languages, with Slovenina (Slovakian) at the geographic
"centre-of-gravity" of this linguistic network. There may be
more variation among the idioms of Slovensko (Slovenian)
than among several of the closely related official national
Slavonic languages of some nation-states, such as Poland,
the Czech Republic and Slovakia, for example.

53-AAA-a

SLOVENINA+
SLOVENSKO set
SLOVENINA+
SLOVENSKO chain
SLOVENINA+
SLOVENSKO net
 Slavonski

53-AAA-aa

 slavonski-L.

"church slavonic", including "old church slavonic" "russian church


slavonic" "serbian church slavonic" "bulgarian church slavonic"

53-AAA-b

Serbska+ Serbina

Sorbian, "sorb", "wendish", "lekhitic"-W., in [51] Franais: sorabe,


wende, in [52] Deutsch: sorbisch, wendisch, lausitzisch, in [53] Polski:
uHica, part of "slavonic"-W.; serjbja, serby community from 15th
cent.: Latin script -bilingual in [52] Deutsch uica, uyca, Lausitz
country: Spree upper valley

Germany (Brandenburg; Sachsen)

53-AAA-ba

dolno-serbska-rc

"lower sorbian", in [52] Deutsch: nieder-sorbisch, nieder-wendisch,


nieder-lausitzisch, in [53] Polski: dolna-uHica

Germany (Brandenburg
Niederlausitz country; Sachsen
Oberlausitz country)

53-AAA-baa

dolno-serbska-F.

"lower sorbian standard"

53-AAA-bab

lubow

Lubow, Lbbenau

(Brandenburg)

53-AAA-bac

chebuz

Chebuz, Cottbus

(Brandenburg)

53-AAA-bad

rogow

Rogow

(Brandenburg)

53-AAA-bae

zy-komarow

Zy Komarow, Senftenberg

(Brandenburg)

53-AAA-baf

bukojna+ kynka

Senftenberg-S.&-E.

(Brandenburg)

53-AAA-bag

grodk

Grodk, Spremberg

(Brandenburg)

53-AAA-bah

slepe

Slepe; Schleife

(Sachsen)

53-AAA-bb

hornjo-serbina

"upper sorbian", in [52] Deutsch: ober-sorbisch, ober-wendisch, oberlausitzisch, in [53] Polski: grna- uHica

Germany (Sachsen Oberlausitz


country; Brandenburg
Niederlausitz country)

53-A
53-AA
53-AAA

SLAVONIC

"slavonic", "slav", in [53] Polski: sowiaski, in [52] Deutsch: slawisch, in


[51] Franais: slavique
Church-Slavonic based on Slavonic-S.; survives as liturgical
th
language of the Eastern Orthodox Church from 9 cent.: Old
Bulgarian Cyrillic script; Modern Cyrillic script

{Europe-E.}

53-AAA-bba

hornjo-serbina-F.

"upper sorbian standard"

53-AAA-bbb

koynauta

uta, Lauta

(Brandenburg)

53-AAA-bbc

budyin

Budyin, Bautzen

(Sachsen)

53-AAA-bbd

prejcy

prejcy, Spreewitz

(Sachsen)

53-AAA-bbe

telnowochozy

Nochten

(Sachsen)

53-AAA-bbf

muakow

Muakow, Bad Muskau

(Sachsen; Brandenburg adjacent);


Poland adjacent

53-AAA-bc

po-labski

poabski, "polabian", in [52] Deutsch: polabisch extinct in 18th cent.


#po-labski derived from Labe=Elbe river Elbe lower river: Lchow

Germany (Niedersachsen)

53-AAA-c

Polski+ Kaszubi

Polish+ Kashubian, "lekhitic"-E., part of "slavonic"-W.

Poland; also Russia; Belarus;


Lithuania; migration> France,
Germany; USA

53-AAA-ca

sowicki
kaszubi

slovinski, "slovincian" extinct

Poland (Supskie)

53-AAA-cb

kashubian, kaszuby, kaszubski, "cashubian", "cassubian" including


dialects, to be added

Poland (Gdask; Supskie


adjacent)

53-AAA-cc

polski

polish, jzyk polski, polszczyzna, in [51] Franais: polonais, in [52]


Deutsch: polnisch +further idioms to be identified, including
transitional forms to [53] Russkiy, [53] Bielorusskiy, [53] Ukrainska and
[53] etina (Czech)

Poland; also Lithania-SE.; Slovakia


adjacent

53-AAA-cca

 polski-L.

historical polish, old polish from 14th cent.; Latin script

Poland

53-AAA-ccb

polski-F.

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polski-G.

polski jzyk literacki, "formal polish", "literary polish"

Poland

"generalised polish", including nowe dialekty mieszane #nowe dialekty


mieszane =new mixed dialects +including fusion of idioms in
peripheral areas settled/resettled after 1945 the following traditional
idioms are listed in approximate anti-clockwise sequence

Poland

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bory

Tuchola environs

(Bydgoskie)

53-AAA-cce

kociewie

Wisa, Vistula lower left-bank

(Gdask; Bydgoskie)

53-AAA-ccf

krajna

Notec middle right-bank

(Pilskie; Bydgoskie)

53-AAA-ccg

kujawy

Kujawy country: Inowrocaw Wocawek

(Bydgoskie; Wocawskie)

53-AAA-cch

wieko-polska

"posnanian", "great-poland traditional" to be divided into constituent


idioms Wieko-Polska country: Warta valley: Pozna

(Pilskie, Pozna, Koni)

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lczyckie

Lczyca

(Pock)

53-AAA-ccj

sieradzkie

Sieradz

(Sieradz)

53-AAA-cck

ski

"silesian" lsk, Silesia country: Oploe Racibrz Katowice

(Oploe; Katowice)

53-AAA-ccl

orawa-N.

orava-N., part of tatry-N. Tatry, Tatra mountains: Oravsk Polhora


+transition to [53] Sloventina (Slovak: Orava-S.)

Slovakia; (Nowosadecskie)

53-AAA-ccm

podhale

part of tatry-N. Tatry, Tatra mountains: Zakopane

(Nowosadecskie)

53-AAA-ccn

spisz-N.

spi-N., part of tatry-N. Tatry, Tatra mountains: Spisk Bel


northwards +transition to [53] Sloventina (Slovak)

Slovakia; (Nowosadecskie border)

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mao-polska

"cracovian" to be divided into constituent idioms Maopolska


country: Cracow Lublin

Poland-SW.

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mazowiecki

mazowsze, "mazovian" to be divided into constituent idioms


+transition to [53] Bielorusskiy Mazowsze country

(Ciechanow; Ostrockie;
Warszawskie; Siedleckie)

53-AAA-ccq

podlasie

"podlasian" +transition to [53] Bielorusskiy Biaa Podlaska Moki

(Bialskopodlaskie; Biaostockie)

53-AAA-ccr

mazury

"mazurian" Mazury, Mazuria country

(Suwalskie; Olsztyn)

53-AAA-ccs

warmia

Ostrda Olsztyn

(Olsztyn)

53-AAA-cct

chemisko- dobrzyska

Ziemia Chemisko-Dobrzyska country

(Toru)

53-AAA-ccu

polski-amerikanski

"american polish" spoken by part of a large Polish diaspora (over 2.5


million speakers) in the USA and Canada +influenced by [52]
Northamerican General English

USA; also Canada

53-AAA-d

Slovenina+ etina Czech+ Slovak, part of "west slavonic"

Czech Rep; Slovakia; Austria; USA

53-AAA-da

etina

czech, including "bohemian", "czech proper" moravsk,


"moravian" lasky, "silesian"-S. further idioms to be identified

Czech Rep. (echy; Morava)

53-AAA-daa

 etina-L.

"historical czech", "old literary czech" from 13th cent.; Latin script

(echy; Morava)
Czech Rep.

53-AAA-dab

etina-F.

"formal czech", "literary czech"

53-AAA-dac

etina-G.

obecna etina, "generalised czech", "bohemian colloquial standard"

Czech Rep. (Bohemia)

53-AAA-dad

etina-W.

"czech"-W. Plze

Czech Rep. (Zapadoesk; also


Severoesk; Stedoesk)

53-AAA-dae

etina-S.

"czech"-S. Pisk Kamenice southwards

Czech Rep. (Jihoesk)

53-AAA-daf

doudlebski

"czech far-south " Doudleby Kaplice

Czech Rep. (Jihoesk)


Czech Rep. (Stedoesk)

53-AAA-dag

etina-C.

"czech"-C. oba Vltava lower valleys

53-AAA-dah

praha-U.

"prague urban" Praha, Prague

Czech Rep. (Praha)

53-AAA-dai

etina-NE.

"czech"-NE., including przejsciowy Turnov amberk Chotbo

Czech Rep. (Vychodoesk)

53-AAA-daj

esko-moravsk

"czecho-moravian transitional" Jihlava Nyklovice +transitional


between [53] Moravsky & etina

Czech Rep. (Jihormoravsk)

53-AAA-dak

hank

hanck, "moravian"-C., part of moravsky, "moravian" Znojmo


Brno Olomouc

Czech Rep. (Jihormoravsk;


Severomoravsk)

53-AAA-dal

dolsky

"moravian"-SE., part of moravsky, "moravian" Kyjov

Czech Rep. (Jihormoravsk)

53-AAA-dam

lasky

lask, lach, yalach, "silesian"-S. +transition to [53] Polski Branica


(Poland) Opava Frydlant

Czech Rep. (Slezsko-S.,


Schlesien-S., Silesia-S.); also
Poland

53-AAA-db

slovenina

slovak, in [53] etina (Czech): sloventina linguistically and


geographically, the most central of the modern Slavonic languages
-probably the most widely inter-comprehensible with other languages
in the Slavonic net

Slovakia; also Czech Rep.,


Hungary

53-AAA-dba

slovenina-F.

th
th
"formal" slovak, "literary" slovak from 17 cent.; standardised in 19
cent., on basis of Slovak-C.; Latin script

Slovakia; also Czech Rep.

53-AAA-dbb

slovenina -G.

"generalised" slovak, including bratislava "urban"

Slovakia

53-AAA-dbc

moravsko- slovenina

+transition between [53] Moravsky & Slovenina; to be divided into


constituent idioms Podivn Ronov

Czech Rep. (Jihormoravsk;


Severomoravsk)

53-AAA-dbd

doln-morava

"lower moravian", part of "slovak"-W. Mal Karpat, Little Carpathian


mountains

Slovakia-W.

53-AAA-dbe

trenn-N.

part of "slovak"-W. Vah middle valley: Trenin downstream

Slovakia-W.

53-AAA-dbf

trenn-S.

part of "slovak"-W. Vah middle valley: Trenin upstream

Slovakia-W.

53-AAA-dbg

orava-S.

orawa-S., part of "slovak"-C., part of tatry-S. transition to [53] Polski


(Orawa-N.) Tatry, Tatra mountains: Tvrdon

Slovakia-C.

53-AAA-dbh

liptov

part of "slovak"-C., part of tatry-S. +transition to [53] Polski Tatry,


Tatra mountains: Liptovsk Hrdok

Slovakia-C.

53-AAA-dbi

turiec

part of "slovak"-C. Turie Martin

Slovakia-C.

53-AAA-dbj

zvole

part of "slovak"-C. Hron valley: Zvole upstream

Slovakia-C.

53-AAA-dbk

tekov

part of "slovak"-C. Novy Tekov upstream

Slovakia-C.

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hont

part of "slovak"-C. Hont: Hungarian frontier northwards

Slovakia-C.; Hungary frontier

53-AAA-dbm

novohrad

part of "slovak"-C. Luenec Tornal'a

Slovakia-C.

53-AAA-dbn

gemer

part of "slovak"-C. Gemersk Milhost'

Slovakia-C.

53-AAA-dbo

spi-S.

spisz-S., part of "slovak"-E. +transition to [53] Polski Spisk Nov


Ves

Slovakia-E.

53-AAA-dbp

ari

part of "slovak"-E. Mal ari

Slovakia-E.

53-AAA-dbq

zemplin

part of "slovak"-E. Ondava valley: Zemplin upstream

Slovakia-E.

53-AAA-dbr

+transition to [53] Rusyn & [53] Ukrainska U, Uzh valley

Slovakia-E.; Ukraine frontier

53-AAA-dbs

slovenina-amerika

"american slovak" +influenced by [52] Northamerican General English USA; Canada

53-AAA-e

Russkiy+ Ukrainska

Russian+ Ukrainian, "slavonic"-E.

{Russian Federation}; Belarus;


Ukraine; Moldavia; {Baltic states};
{Caucasian states}; {Central Asian
states}; Canada; USA; Israel;
{United Nations}

53-AAA-ea

russkiy-jazik

russian, russki, veliko-russkiy, "great russian"

{Russian Federation}; also {Central


Asia}; Ukraine; Belarus; {Baltic
States}

53-AAA-eaa

 russkiy-L.

"historical russian", "old literary russian" +influenced by Slavonski


(Church Slavonic)  from 11th cent.; standardised in 18th cent., with
shift from Church Slavonic variety to Russian "civil" variety
=grazhdnskaya zbuka; Soviet model replacing Tsarist model from
1917; Cyrillic script

53-AAA-eab

russkiy-F.

"formal russian", "literary russian", "standard russian", including tsarist


model soviet model.

{Russian Federation}

53-AAA-eac

russkiy-G.

"generalised colloquial russian" +now widespread throughout the


former Soviet Union, with local influences reflecting the traditional
language(s) or former language(s)

{Russian Federation}

53-AAA-ead

arkhangel'skiy

part of "russian"-N. Archangelsk

Russia (Arkhangel'sk)

53-AAA-eae

olonetskiy

part of "russian"-N. Pietrozawodsk

Karelia

53-AAA-eaf

novgorodskiy

part of "russian"-N. Novgorod

Russia (Novgorod; St.Peterburg)

53-AAA-eag

vologdo-viatkiy

part of "russian"-N. Vologda Kirov

Russia (Vologda; Yaroslavl; Kirov


eastwards)

53-AAA-eah

povolzhskiy

part of "russian"-N. Tver' Nizhniy Novgorod

Russia (Tver'; Moskva; Yaroslavl;


Vladimir; Ivanovo; Nizhiy)

53-AAA-eai

sankt-peterburgskiy

"saint-petersburg popular urban" St.Petersburg, former Leningrad

Russia (St.Peterburg)

53-AAA-eaj

moskovskiy

"muscovite popular urban" Moskva, Moscow

Russia (Moskva)

53-AAA-eak

pskovskiy

part of "russian"-C. Pskov Valdai hills

Russia (Pskov, Tver')

53-AAA-eal

russkiy-CW.

part of "russian"-C. Krutets Valdai hills

Russia (Pskov border; Novgorod,


Tver')

53-AAA-eam

russkiy-CE.

part of "russian"-C. Moskva-E. Moksha valley Tatishchevo

Russia (Moskva; Vladimir;


Ryazan', Penza; Saratov);
Mordovia

53-AAA-ean

bryanskiy

part of "russian"-S. Gagarin Bryansk Sevsk

Russia (Smolensk; Kaluzhsk;


Bryansk; Orlovsk; Kursk border)

53-AAA-eao

tulskiy

part of "russian"-S. Kaluga Tula

Russia (Kaluzhsk; Tula)

53-AAA-eap

orlovskiy

part of "russian"-S. Orel Kursk

Russia (Orlovsk; Kursk)

53-AAA-eaq

tambovskiy

part of "russian"-S. Ryazan' Volograd, ex-Stalingrad Astrakhan

Russia (Ryazan'; Tambov; Penza;


Saratov; Voronezh; Volgograd;
Astrakhan)

53-AAA-ear

donskiy

part of "russian"-S. Don+ Donets lower valleys Terek valley

Russia (Volgograd; Rostov;


Stavropol Terr.); Chechnya

53-AAA-eas

doukhobor-emigr

migration of Doukhobor religious community (Russian-speaking


peasants) by sea from Crimea to Montreal in 1898; first settlements in
Saskachwan with settlements further west from 1908

Canada (Saskatchwan; Alberta;


British Columbia)

53-AAA-eat

molokan-emigr

migration of Molokan (Doukhobor) religious community from Canada


to California, around 1900

USA (California)

3*

53-AAA-eb

belaruskaya-mova

belarussian, "bielorussian", "belorussian", "white russian",


KBelarus; Latvia adjacent; Russia
"byelorussian", "white ruthenian", in [53] Russkiy: bielorusskiy
adjacent
th
+originating from a complex of dialects, coalescing from 13 cent. and
subsequently influenced by [53] Polski standardised in 1917; Cyrillic
script -translingual in [53] Russkiy

53-AAA-eba

belaruskaya-F.

"formal belarussian", "literary belorussian"

Belarus

53-AAA-ebb

belaruskaya-G.

"generalised belarussian"

Belarus

53-AAA-ebc

polotsk

polots, part of belaruskaya-NE. +transition to [53] Russkiy (Latvia)


Daugavpils, Dynaburg (Belarus) Polotsk

Latvia (Daugavpils; Kraslavas);


Belarus (Vitebsk)

53-AAA-ebd

vitebsk+ mogilev

part of belaruskaya-NE. +transition to [53] Russkiy Vitebsk


Mogilev Bryansk

Belarus (Vitebsk; Mogilev); Russia


(Smolensk; Bryansk)

53-AAA-ebe

minsk-U.

minsk "urban", part of belaruskaya-SW.

Belarus (Minsk)

53-AAA-ebf

grodno+ baranovichi

grodnen+ baranovich, part of belaruskaya-SW. +transition to [53]


Polski Grodno Baranovichi

Belarus (Hrodna; Brest); Poland


frontier

53-AAA-ebg

slutsk+ mozyr

slutsko+ mozyr, part of belaruskaya-SW. +transition to [53] Ukrainska


Slutsk Mozyr

Belarus (Minsk; Mogilev; Gomel)

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rusyn

ruthenian, "carpathian", carpatho-rusyn, zakarpackie

Poland; Slovakia; Ukraine

53-AAA-eca

rusyn-N.

Sanok +transition to [53] Polski

Poland (Kronieskie;
Nowosadeckie)

53-AAA-ecb

rusyn-W.

Star L'ubova Ondava upper valley Vyhorlt highlands


+transition to [53] Slovak

Slovakia-E.

53-AAA-ecc

rusyn-SE.

zakarpackie-S. Uzhgorod, Uzhorod Khust, Chust +transition to


[53] Ukrainska

Ukraine (Zakarpatska)

53-AAA-ed

ukrainska-mova

ukrainian #name derived from ukraina=border area -translingual in KUkraine; Poland adjacent;
[53] Russkiy
Belarus adjacent; Russia adjacent;
Moldova adjacent; migration>
Canada

53-AAA-eda

 ukrainska-L.

"historical ukrainian", "old literary ukrainian" from 11 cent.


+influenced by Slavonski (Church Slavonic); Cyrillic script

th

Ukraine

53-AAA-edb

ukrainska-F.

"formal ukrainian", "literary ukrainian" Kiev model; Cyrillic script

Ukraine

53-AAA-edc

ukrainska-G.

"generalised ukrainian"

Ukraine

53-AAA-edd

ukrainska+ belaruskaya

part of "ukrainian"-N., poleskie (=northern) to be divided into


constituent idioms +transitional to [53] Belaruskaya (Poland) Bielsk
Podlaski Biaa Podlaska (Belarus) Brest Pinsk Kalinkaviy
(Ukraine) Sarny Czernobyl Niezyn Semnowka Krolevets

Poland adjacent (Biaostockie;


Bialskopodlaskie); Belarus (Brest;
Gomel); Ukraine (Volynska
border; Rivnenska; Zhytomyr; Kiev;
Chernivhivska Sumska)

53-AAA-ede

ukrainska-NW.

part of "ukrainian"-N. to be divided into constituent idioms (Poland)


Chem (Ukraine) Bug-W. middle valley Zhitomir Bila Zerkva

(Volynsk; Rivnenska; Zhytomyr);


Poland (Chem adjacent)

53-AAA-edf

kiev-U.

kiev "urban", part of "ukrainian"-N. Kiev

(Kiev)

53-AAA-edg

ukrainska-NE.

part of "ukrainian"-N. to be divided into constituent idioms Bila


Zerkva Pryluky Sudzha

(Zhytomyr; Kiev; Cherkaska;


Poltava; Sumska); Russia (Kursk
frontier)

53-AAA-edh

ukrainska-SW.

part of "ukrainian"-S. (Poland) Hrubieszv (Ukraine) Bug-W. upper


valley Ostrog Berdichev Vinnitsa Uman'

Poland (Zamojskie frontier);


Ukraine (Volynska; Lviv;
Rivnenska; Ternopil; Khmelnytska;
Zhytomyr; Vinnytsya; Kiev;
Cherkaska)

53-AAA-edi

dnestr-NW.

"upper dnestr", opolskie, part of "ukrainian"-S. to be divided into


constituent idioms Bug-W. Dnestr upper valleys

(Lviv; Ternopil; Ivano-Frankivsk)

53-AAA-edj

lviv-U.

lviv "urban", part of "ukrainian"-S. Lviv, Lvov

(Lviv)

53-AAA-edk

turka

part of "ukrainian"-S. Carpathian highlands: Turka southeastwards

(Lviv; Ivano-Frankivsk)

53-AAA-edl

kuty

part of "ukrainian"-S. Carpathian highlands: Rakhov Kuty Ripen

(Zakarpatska; Ivano-Frankivsk;
Chernivtsi); Romania frontier

53-AAA-edm

prut-N.

"upper prut", part of "ukrainian"-S. Bukovina country: Prut, Prutul


upper valley

(Ivano-Frankivsk; Chernivtsi);
Moldova (Bessarabiya adjacent)

53-AAA-edn

dnestr-M.

part of "ukrainian"-S. Dnestr middle valley Bug-S. upper & middle


valleys

(Ternopil; Khmelnytska; Vinnytsya;


Odessa; Kirovohradska; Mykolaiv)

53-AAA-edo

ukrainska-SE.

part of "ukrainian"-S. to be divided into constituent idioms Odessa Ukraine-SE.; Russia (Belgorod;
Sevastopol' Kharkhov Don middle valley (Pavlovsk Boguchar)
Voronezh)

53-AAA-edp

surzhik

surjik, "mixed ukrainian+ russian" +transition to [53] Russkiy

Ukraine (Kiev)

53-AAA-edq

"canadian-ukrainian"

-bilingual in [52] English

migration> Canada

53-AAA-f

Slovensko

Slovenian, "wider" slovensko, "slovene", "alpine slave", in [52]


Deutsch: slowenisch, windisch, alpenslawisch, part of "slavonic"-S.
#the variant forms slovenski and slovensko are used here to distinguish
the "slovene" outer language from the component "slovenian" inner
languages -translingual in [53] Srpsko-Hrvatsi from 11th cent.:Latin
script

Slovenia; Austria adjacent; Italy


adjacent; Hungary adjacent;
migration> Croatia; Yugoslavia;
USA

53-AAA-fa

slovensko-A.

slovenski "proper", "common slovenian"

KSlovenia; Austria (KKrnten;


KSteiermark)

53-AAA-faa

 slovensko-L.

"historical slovenian", "old slovenian" from 11 cent.

Slovenia

53-AAA-fab

slovensko-F.

"formal slovenian", "literary slovenian", dolenjsko+ gorenjsko


"compromise standard", including ljubljana "cultivated urban"

(Ljubljana )

53-AAA-fac

slovensko-sava

medijsko, "dolenjsko+ gorenjsko mixed popular slovenian" Medija


valley Sava middle valley left-bank: LitijaHrastnik industrial region

53-AAA-fad

slovensko-G.

"generalised slovenian"

Slovenia

53-AAA-fae

slovensko-"amerika"

-bilingual in [52] English

migration> USA

53-AAA-fb

koroko

koruko, "carinthian slovene", in [52] Deutsch: krntner-slowenisch


-bilingual in [52] Deutsch-S. (Krtnerisch) & Deutsch-C. (Hochdeutsch)

Austria (Krnten-S.); Slovenia-N.;


Italy (FriuliVenezia-Giulia-N.&-E.)

53-AAA-fba

ziljsko

in [52] Deutsch: gailtaler-slowenisch Zilja, Gailtal valley Trbi,


Tarvisio (frontier)

(Krnten); (FriuliVenezia-Giulia)

53-AAA-fbb

roansko

koroko-C., in [52] Deutsch: rosentaler-slowenisch Celovec,


Klagenfurt Rosental valley Drava, Drau valley between Beljak,
Villach+ Velikovec, Vlkermarkt Loibltal valley Waidisch valley
Bela, Vellach lower valley

(Krnten)

53-AAA-fbc

krksko

in [52] Deutsch: gurktaler-slowenisch Krka, Gurktal lower valley

(Gurktal)

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53-AAA-fbd

obirsko

remeniko nareje, in [52] Deutsch: eisenkappler-slowenisch


(Krnten)
Obirsko, Ebriach valley Korte, Trgern valley Bela, Vellach upper
valley zelezna Kapla, Eisenkappel Lobnik, Lobnig valley
Lepena, Leppen valley Remenik, Remschenig valley

53-AAA-fbe

meziko

in [52] Deutsch: miesstaler-slowenisch Savinja upper valley:


Solava

Slovenia

53-AAA-fbf

podjunsko

in [52] Deutsch: jauntaler-slowenisch Drava; Drau valley between


Velikovec, Vlkermarkt+ Dravograd Pliberk, Bleiburg (frontier)

(Krnten); Slovenia

53-AAA-fbg

remniko

Kozjak, Possruck country, Muta+ Brezno Drava middle valley leftbank

Slovenia

53-AAA-fc

rezijanjsko

"resian slovene", in [52] Deutsch: resianisch Rezija, Resia valley:


Resiutta upstream

Italy (FriuliVenezia-Giulia-N.&-E.)

53-AAA-fd

beneko

"venetian slovene", in [52] Deutsch: venezianer-slowenisch

Italy (FriuliVenezia-Giulia-E.);
Slovenia

53-AAA-fda

tersko

beneko-N., "venetian slovene"-N. Ter upper valley: Taipana,


Tipana

(FriuliVenezia-Giulia)

53-AAA-fdb

nadiko

beneko-C., "venetian slovene"-C. Nadia+ Idrija upper valleys:


Tiglio

(FriuliVenezia-Giulia)

53-AAA-fdc

brisko

beneko-S., "venetian slovene"-S. Idrija middle valley Soa-S.


middle valley right-bank (frontier)

Slovenia; Italy (FriuliVeneziaGiulia)

53-AAA-fe

oboko

in [52] Deutsch: ober-isonzotalerisch Soa-W. Isonzo Nadia


upper valleys

Slovenia

53-AAA-fea

bovko

Bovec Soa-N. upper valley-N.

Slovenia

53-AAA-feb

kobariko

Kobarid Soa-S. upper valley

Slovenia

53-AAA-fec

borjansko

Borjana NadiHa upper valley

Slovenia

53-AAA-ff

krako

pimorsko-N., "maritime slovene"-N., in [52] Deutsch: karstisch Kras,


Karst, Carso country (frontier)

Slovenia; Italy (FriuliVeneziaGiulia)

53-AAA-ffa

krako-NW.

Kras-N.&-W. country: Soa-S. middle valley left-bank Vipava lower


valley Kanal Gorica, Gorizia Doberdob, Doberd

Slovenia

53-AAA-ffb

krako-SE.

Kras country-S.&-E.: Vipava middle valley Trst, Trieste

Slovenia; Italy (FriuliVeneziaGiulia)

53-AAA-fg

istrsko

pimorsko-S., "maritime slovene"-S., "istrian slovene", in [52] Deutsch:


istrianer-slowenisch

Slovenia-E.; Croatia adjacent

53-AAA-fga

brkinsko

Brkini country: Kubed Malerija Buzet

Slovenia; Croatia adjacent

53-AAA-fgb

avrinsko

Dragonja valley right-bank

Slovenia

53-AAA-fh

notranjsko

in [52] Deutsch: inner-krainerisch Notranjska-C.&S. country


Carniola-S.&-W.: Vipava Jelsane

Slovenia

53-AAA-fi

gorenjsko+
rovtarsko

gorenjsko+ selko+ rovtarsko,"upper slovene", in [52] Deutsch: oberkrainerisch+ gereuterisch Gorna Krajina, Gorenjska, Upper Carniola
country: Sava basin (Litija upstream)

Slovenia-CN.&-W.

53-AAA-fia

gorenjsko

in [52] Deutsch: ober-krainerisch Sava valley: Litija upstream

Slovenia

53-AAA-fib

selko

Selca Zelezniki

Slovenia

53-AAA-fic

tolminsko

rovtarsko-NW. Soa, Isonzo+ Idrijca confluence: Tolmin Podbrdo

Slovenia

53-AAA-fid

cerkljansko

rovtarsko-W. Idrijca middle valley: Cerkno Vojsko

Slovenia

53-AAA-fie

rnovrko

idrijsko, rovtarsko-SW. Idrijca upper valley: Idrija rni-Vrh

Slovenia

53-AAA-fif

logako

rovtarsko-SE. Logatec

Slovenia

53-AAA-fig

vrhniko+ horjuljsko

vrhniko + horjuljsko, rovtarsko-E. Vrhnika Horjul

Slovenia

53-AAA-fih

poljansko

rovtarsko-C. Poljanscica river: Poljane

Slovenia

53-AAA-fii

kofjeloko

rovtarsko-NE. kofja-Loka

Slovenia

53-AAA-fj

dolenjsko

dolenjski, "lower slovene", in [52] Deutsch: unter-krainerisch Dolna


Krajina, Dolenjska, Lower Carniola country

Slovenia-CS.

53-AAA-fja

dolenjsko-C.

Ljubljanica valley Krka upper valley

Slovenia

53-AAA-fjb

dolenjsko-E.

vzhodno-dolenjsko Mirna upper valley Krka middle valley between


Novo-Mesto & Kostanjevica

Slovenia

53-AAA-fjc

posavsko

in [52] Deutsch: savetalerisch Sava middle valley between Litija &


Breice

Slovenia

53-AAA-fk

belo-krajinsko

in [52] Deutsch: weiss-krainerisch, "mixed slovene+ croatian"


+transition to [53] Hrvatski Bela-Krajina, White Carniola country

Slovenia-S.; Croatia adjacent


Slovenia+ Croatia frontier

53-AAA-fka

kostelsko

Kolpa upper valley: Kostel Draga+ abar (frontier)

53-AAA-fkb

belo-krajinsko-C.

osredenje-belokrajinsko rnomelj

53-AAA-fkc

privrko

Vinica

53-AAA-fkd

poljsko

Metlika

53-AAA-fke

okarsko

Serni Goranci mountains

53-AAA-fl

tajersko-W.

zapadno-tajersko, "styrian slovene"-W., in [52] Deutsch: west-steierslowenisch -bilingual in [52] Deutsch (Steirisch & Hochdeutsch)

53-AAA-fla

sotelsko

in [52] Deutsch: sottlatalerisch Sotla left-bank: Pilstanj Breice

53-AAA-flb

tajersko-C.

osrednje tajersko Savinja lower valley: marje

53-AAA-flc

savinjsko

in [52] Deutsch: sanntalerisch Savinja upper valley

53-AAA-fld

pohorsko

in [52] Deutsch: pacherisch Pohorje country

53-AAA-fle

kozjako

in [52] Deutsch: possruckerisch Kozjak, Possruck-E. country: Drava


right-bank, Maribor upstream;

Slovenia-E.; Austria (SteiermarkS.)

(Steiermark frontier)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

page 445

53-AAA-fm

tajersko-E.

vzhodno tajersko, "styrian slovene"-E., in [52] Deutsch: ost-steierslowenisch Slovenske Gorice country Prekmurje country

53-AAA-fma

goriansko

in [52] Deutsch: bchlerisch Slovenske Gorice-W country: Drava


right-bank (Maribor downstream)

53-AAA-fmb

prleko

in [52] Deutsch: perlekisch avnica Pesnica valleys

53-AAA-fmc

haloko

in [52] Deutsch: kollosisch Haloze country: Dravinja left-bank

53-AAA-fmd

prleko-E.

vzhodno prleko, in [52] Deutsch: ost-perlekisch

53-AAA-fme

srediansko

in [52] Deutsch: polstrauerisch Sredie

53-AAA-fmf

prekmursko

in [52] Deutsch: prekmurjisch -bilingual in [52] Deutsch-S. (Steirisch),


Deutsch-C. (Hochdeutsch) and/or [41] Magyar Prekmurje country
Felsszlnk

Slovenia; Hungary adjacent;


Austria (Burgenland-S. adjacent)

53-AAA-g

Srpski+ Hrvatski

Serbo-Croatian, srpsko-hrvatski, hrvatsko-srpski, "serbo-croat",


"serbian+ croatian", part of "slavonic"-S. the displacement and
disruption of many of the following linguistic communities since 1991,
as a result of civil war and ethnic clearances, remain to be accounted
for in the following "pre-war" presentation

KYugoslavia (Serbia;
Montenegro); KCroatia; KBosniaHerzegovina

53-AAA-ga

 srpsko-

"historical serbian+ croatian", "old tokavski" from 13 cent.; Cyrillic


script; Glagolitic script; Latin script

53-AAA-gb

hrvatski-L.
srpski-F.

53-AAA-gc

hrvatski-F.

53-AAA-gd

ikavski-F.

Slovenia-E.; Hungary adjacent;


Austria adjacent

th

"literary serbo-croatian"-S., "literary serbian", part of "literary" tokavski, (Serbia; Montenegro); Bosnia"literary" ekavski, "literary" ekavian" Beograd, Belgrade model
Herzegovina
"serbo-croatian"-N., "literary croatian", part of "literary tokavski",
"literary" jekavski, "literary ijekavian" Zagreb model

Croatia; Bosnia-Herzegovina

"literary" ikavski., "literary ikavian", part of "literary tokavski"

Croatia

"generalised serbian"

Serbia

53-AAA-gg

srpski-G.
hrvatski-G.
kajkavski

53-AAA-gh

akavski

"chakavian traditional" Istria-NW peninsula. Croatia-W. highlands Croatia-W.


Dalmatia islands

53-AAA-gi

tokavski

"stokavian traditional"

Croatia; Bosnia-Herzegovina;
Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania,
Italy

53-AAA-gia

tokavski-NW.

ikavski, istrii Istria-S. peninsula.

Croatia-W.

53-AAA-gib

tokavski-W.

Dalmatia-N.&-C. coast Vrbas river Sana river Una upper


river Bosnia-SC. highlands

Croatia (Dalmatia); BosniaHerzegovina

53-AAA-gic

tokavski-C.

Korana river Zrinska hills Baranya country Drava+ Vuka


rivers Dubrovnik coast Crna-Gora, Montenegro mountains

Croatia-W.&-C. (including
Slavonia-W.); Hungary adjacent;
Bosnia- Herzegovina-N.&-E.;
Yugoslavia (Montenegro; SerbiaSW.)

53-AAA-gid

tokavski-N.

slavonjski Slavonia plains Derventa

Yugoslavia (Serbia-N.&-C.);
Bosnia-Herzegovina adjacent

53-AAA-gie

tokavski-CE.

including vojvodinjski sumadijski Timi region Vojvodina region Yugoslavia (Serbia-N.&-C.);


Sumadija country
Romania-W. (Timi)

53-AAA-gif

tokavski-NE.

rekas karasevo Recas Caransebe

Romania-W.

53-AAA-gig

tokavski-E.

kosovsko-resawski Vrsac Negotin Velika-Morava river Kosovo


large-scale emigration from Kosovo in 1999

Yugoslavia (Serbia; including


Kosovo)

53-AAA-gih

tokavski-S.

crnogorski Novi-Pazar

Yugoslavia (Serbia-S.;
Montenegro)

53-AAA-gii

italo-tokavski

"italo-croat", "molise croatian"

Italy (Molise)

53-AAA-gj

torlakski*

"torlakian traditional" +transition to [53] Makedonski Timok


Prizren

Yugoslavia (Serbia-S.)

53-AAA-h

Bulgarski+
Makedonski

Bulgarian+ Macedonian, part of "slavonic"-S.

Bulgaria, Macedonia (exYugoslavia), Greece, Romania,


Albania, Turkey

53-AAA-ha

makedonski

macedonian

53-AAA-haa

makedonski-F.

KMacedonia (ex-Yugoslavia);
Albania; Greece

"formal macedonian", "literary macedonian" Cyrillic script: Skopje


model

Macedonia

53-AAA-hab

makedonski-N.

"macedonian"-N. Kumanovo Kratovo & environs +transition to [53] Macedonia


Stokavian

53-AAA-hac

makedonski-C.

"macedonian"-C., part of "macedonian"-W. Skopje Veles Prilep Macedonia


Kicevo Bitola

53-AAA-had

makedonski-CW.

part of "macedonian"-W. Debar Galcnik

Macedonia

53-AAA-hae

makedonski-W.

Korc

Albania

53-AAA-haf

makedonski-E.

part of "macedonian" Stip

53-AAA-hag

pirinski

part of "macedonian"-E. +transitional to [53] Bulgarian Pirin


mountains

53-AAA-hah

makedonski-CE.

part of "macedonian"-E. Gevgelija Strumica Dojran

Macedonia-SE.

53-AAA-hai

makedonski-SE.

part of "macedonian"-S. -bilingual in [56] Helleniki Kukus Voden

Greece (Makedhonia)

53-AAA-haj

makedonski-SW.

part of "macedonian"-S. -bilingual in [56] Helleniki Flrina


Kastora, Kostur

Greece (Makedhonia)

53-AAA-ge
53-AAA-gf

"generalised croatian"

Croatia

"kajkavian traditional" including: zagorski, kajkavski-NW. prigorski,


kajkavski- SW. horvatsky grob, "slovakian" kajkavski kajkavski-E.
+transition to [53] Slovensko

Croatia-C.

Bulgaria-E.

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The Linguasphere Register


bulgarski

1999 / 2000 edition

bulgarian, "turkicised slavic", in [51] Franais: bulgare +influenced by Bulgaria


[44] Turkic

53-AAA-hba

bulgarski-F.

"formal bulgarian", Veliko Turnovo-NE. model; Cyrillic script

Bulgaria

53-AAA-hbb

bulgarski-G.

"generalised bulgarian" +Sofia compromise model

Bulgaria

53-AAA-hbc

bulgarski-NW.

part of "bulgarian"-W. Iskur valley westwards

Bulgaria-NW.

53-AAA-hbd

bulgarski-SW.

part of "bulgarian"-W. Sofia southwards

Bulgaria-SW.

53-AAA-hbe

bulgarski-SE.

part of "bulgarian"-E. Maritsa middle valley southwards,


Plovdiv+Khaskovo Rodopi Planina Primorsko-coast

Bulgaria-SE.; Greece (Thraki


adjacent)

53-AAA-hbf

bulgarski-NE.

part of "bulgarian"-E. Burgas Stara Planina-E. highlands


northwards

Bulgaria-NE.

53-AAA-hbg

bulgarski-'migr'-N.

migration> Moldavia-S.; Romania

53-AAA-hbh

bulgarski-'migr'-S.

migration> Turkey

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

54=

BALTIC
phylozone

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

covers the "Baltic", "Latvian+ Lithuanian" or Lietuvikai+


Latviau set, part of the "Balto-Slavic" grouping within the
"Indo-European" intercontinental affinity; comprising 1 set of
languages (= 3 outer languages) spoken by communities in
Europe, on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea:

page 447

Latvia; Lithuania; with migration to


Canada; USA; and deportation
to Russia (Siberia); Kazakhstan

54-A LIETUVIKAI+ LATVIAU

54-AAA-a

LIETUVIKAI +
LATVIAU set
LIETUVIKAI +
LATVIAU chain
LIETUVIKAI net
Lietuvikai

54-AAA-aa

lietuvikai-F.

54-AAA-ab

auktaichiai

54-AAA-aba

auktaichiai-W.

Lithuania

54-AAA-abb

auktaichiai-C.

Lithuania

54-AAA-abc

auktaichiai-E.

54-AAA-ac

dzukai
emaichiai

54-A
54-AA
54-AAA

54-AAA-ad

54-AAB-a

LATVIAU net
Latviau

54-AAB-aa

latviau-F.

54-AAB

54-AAB-ab
54-AAB-ac
54-AAB-ad
54-AAC
54-AAC-a
54-AAC-aa

latviau-G.
tamieu
latgale
'PRUSSIAN' net
 'Prussian'-L.
 'prussian'-L.

BALTIC, "lithuanian+ latvian"

"lithuanian"
Lithuanian, lietvi kalb, in [52] Deutsch: litauisch +influenced by
[53] Slavonic languages (Polski, Russkiy, Bielorusskiy) the linguistic
separation between Aukshtaichiai and Zhemaichiai may justify their
treatment as 2 outer-languages

Lithuania; also Belarus adjacent;


Russia-in-Europe; migration>
USA

th

"literary lithuanian", "formal lithuanian" from 16 cent.; Aukshtaichiai Lithuania


model; Latin script
'high' "lithuanian", "upper lithuanian", aukshtait, "lithuanian"-E., in [52]
Deutsch: aukschtaitisch

Lithuania-E.

Lithuania
"dzukish"

Lithuania

'low' "lithuanian", zhemait, zemaitis, zemachiai, "shamaitish",


"zhemaitish", "lithuanian"-NW., in [52] Deutsch: schemaitisch
Zhemaitija country: Klaipeda, Memel Siauliai

Lithuania-W.; also Russia


(Kaliningrad, formerly East
Prussia) adjacent

"latvian"
Latvian, latvyu, latvieu valoda, 'lettish', in [52] Deutsch: lettisch

Latvia; Russia-in-Europe;
migration> USA

"literary latvian", "formal latvian" Central Latvian model; Latin script

Latvia

"generalised latvian"

Latvia

"tamian", "tamish", "latvian"-NW.

Latvia

"latgalian", "upper latvian", "latvian"-E. Latgale country

Latvia

extinct since 17th cent. from 14th cent.: Latin script

Poland; Russia

"old prussian", in [52] Deutsch: altpreussisch Wisa, Vistula Neman, Poland (Gdask); Russia
Memel valleys
(Kaliningrad)

page 448

55=

The Linguasphere Register

ALBANIC
phylozone

covers the "Albanian" or Shqip set, part of the "IndoEuropean" intercontinental affinity; comprising 1 set of 1
outer-language spoken by communities in the western
Balkans, with an extension across the Adriatic to the Italian
peninsula:

1999 / 2000 edition

Albania; Greece; Macedonia;


Yugoslavia; with an extension to
Italy; and migration to Croatia;
Turkey; Ukraine

55-A SHQIP
Albanian is probably related to the ancient Illyrian (Messapic)
language, formerly spoken on both sides of the Adriatic

ALBANIAN

55-AAA-a

SHQIP set
SHQIP chain
SHQIP net
Shqip

Albanian, gjuha shqipe, shqipni, shqip, skchip, shqiperi, ship, shkip,


kip; shkipetar, kipetar people

KAlbania; Yugoslavia; Croatia;


Macedonia; Italy; Greece

55-AAA-aa

gheg

Albania; Yugoslavia (Kosovo;


Serbia; Montenegro); Croatia;
migration> USA

55-AAA-aaa

gheg-F.

albanian-N., geg, guegue, shqip-N., kip-N., including malsia,


malissore mirdit, dukagjin peoples disrupted in late 1990's by
(temporary) ethnic clearance of Kosovar community from Yugoslavia
into Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro Shkumbi river northwards
th
from 16 cent.: Turko-Arabic script; Latin script

55-AAA-aab

gheg-NW.

Komovi+ Prokletije highlands

Albania (Shkodr-N.); Yugoslavia


(Montenegro)

55-AAA-aac

kosova

kosovar community Dhrin middle & upper basin surrounding


Mokra Sar highlands geographic and social (clan) dialects to be
distinguished

Albania (Kuks); Yugoslavia


(Kosovo; also Montenegro); also
Macedonia

55-AAA-aad

shkodr

shkod'r Shkodr, Scutari

Albania (Shkodr-S.)

55-AAA-aae

gheg-C.

Lezh Burrel

Albania

55-AAA-aaf

tiran+ elbasan

gheg-S.,=tirana-elbasan, elbasan-tirana Elbasan Tiran, Tirana

Albania (Tiran)

55-AAA-aag

mandrica

55-AAA-ab

arbanasi-N.

"croatian" arbanasi, zadar Zadar: Arbanasi, Borgo Erizzo village


th
migrated in 18 cent. as refugees from Bar (Montenegro)

Croatia (Dalmatia)

55-AAA-ac

tosk

Albania; Italy; Greece; migration>


USA

55-AAA-aca

tosk-F.

albanian-S., arber, arbresh, arnaut, zhgabe, shqip-S., kip-S.,


including myzeque camvia labria peoples Shkumbi river
northwards Hellenic script; Turko-Arabic script; Latin script
"literary albanian", "formal albanian" adopted as standard Albanian
literary language in 1952

KAlbania

amria, chamuria, camarija

Albania

55-A
55-AA
55-AAA

55-AAA-acb

tosk-W.

55-AAA-acc

tosk-S.

shqipe, shkip, kip; shkipetar, kipetar people

"literary"gheg, "formal" gheg continued literary development of Gheg Albania; Yugoslavia (Kosovo; also
standard in Yugoslavia (Kosovo) after adoption of Tosk standard in
Montenegro); also Macedonia
Albania in 1952

Albania

Albania

55-AAA-acd

tosk-E.

korca Kor

Albania (Kor)

55-AAA-ace

srem

syrmia

Albania

55-AAA-ad

arbanasi-E.

"bulgarian" arbanasi -bilingual in [53] Bulgarski and/or [56] Helleniki


(Bulgaria) Mandritsa; (Greece) Kilks: Mandrs village Mandritsa
founded by refugees in Middle Ages from Albania; Mandrs by 19th
cent. refugees from Mandritsa

Bulgaria (Khaskovo); Greece


(Kilks)

55-AAA-ae

arbanasi-S.

arvanitika -bilingual in [56] Helleniki

Greece

55-AAA-aea

viotia
attiki

Elevss

Greece (Attica)

55-AAA-aec

salamina

Salamis

Greece (Attica)

55-AAA-aed

evia

Evvoia-S., Euboea-S. island

Greece (Central)

55-AAA-af

tosk-'ukraine'
tosk-'anatolia'
arbresh

Melitopol -bilingual in [53] Ukrainska

Ukraine

-bilingual in [44] Trke

migration> Turkey (Anatolia)

55-AAA-ah

Greece (Boeotia)

55-AAA-aeb

55-AAA-ag

arbresh, "italo-albanian" -bilingual in [51] Napoletano+Siciliano &/or migration> Italy-S.


Italiano spoken in almost 50 scattered villages, founded by refugees
th
th
from Albania in 13 -15 centuries; classified provisionally by province

55-AAA-aha

molise

(Molise)

55-AAA-ahb

apulia

(Puglia)

55-AAA-ahc

basilicata

(Basilicata)

55-AAA-ahd

calabria

(Calabria)

55-AAA-ahe

sicilia

(Sicilia)

5*

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

56=

HELLENIC
phylozone

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

covers the "Greek", "Hellenic" or Helleniki+ Tsakonia set of


languages, part of the "Indo-European" intercontinental
affinity; comprising 1 set of languages (= 2 outer languages)
spoken by communities in southeastern Europe and around
the eastern Mediterranean, with international migration:

page 449

Greece; Cyprus; Albania; Bulgaria;


formerly Turkey; with diaspora to
USA; Germany; United Kingdom;
France; Canada; Poland; Ukraine;
Russia; Kazakhstan; Italy

56-A HELLENIKI+ TSAKONIA

GREEK

56-AAA-a

HELLENIKI+
TSAKONIA set
HELLENIKI+
TSAKONIA chain
HELLENIKI+
TSAKONIA net
Helleniki

Greek, "hellenic" (Linear-B script); Hellenic script

Greece; Cyprus; Albania;


migration> Egypt; Italy; France
(Corsica); Ukraine; USA; Canada;
Australia

56-AAA-aa

 helleniki-L.

Greece {Eastern Mediterranean}

56-AAA-ab

katharvousa

"historical greek", including "ancient literary greek", "classical greek"


(with dialectal variation) koin, koin "greek", "ancient greek
vehicular" "hellenistic greek", "new testament greek" "byzantine
greek"

56-AAA-ac

dhimotiki

56-AAA-aca

dhimotiki-'hellas'

"greece colloquial standard"

(Greece)

56-AAA-acb

dhimotiki-'kypros'

"cyprus colloquial standard"

(Cyprus)

56-AAA-acc

athiniki

"athenian popular urban" Athnai, Athens

Greece (Attica)

56-AAA-acd

helleniki-'istanbul'

Istanbul spoken by Greek-speaking community remaining in


Istanbul

Turkey (Istanbul)

56-A
56-AA
56-AAA

th

katharevusa, "puristic modern literary greek" official language in 19 - (K) Greece


th
20 cent. +including a variety of styles drawn in the competing
directions of Classical Greek and Modern Demotic Greek
demotiks, romaiki, "modern demotic greek", "generalised modern
greek" +compromise standard, influenced by Katharevousa,
emerging from late 1980's

KGreece, KCyprus

56-AAA-ace

helleniki-'rossiya'

migration> Russia; Ukraine

56-AAA-acf

helleniki-'amerika'

migration> USA

56-AAA-acg

helleniki-'australia'

56-AAA-ad

helleniki-N.

"northern-greece traditional"

Greece

56-AAA-ada

ipiros

Ipiros country

Greece (Ipiros); Albania adjacent;


also Turkey

56-AAA-adb

makedhonia-W.

Macedonia highlands

Greece (Makedhonia)

56-AAA-adc

makedhonia-E.

Thessaloniki, Salonica

Greece (Makedhonia)

56-AAA-add

thraki

Thrace country

Greece (Thraki)

56-AAA-ade

samothraki

Samothraki island

Greece (Samothraki)

56-AAA-adf

limnos

Lemnos island

Greece (Lemnos)

56-AAA-adg

voriai-spoadhes

Sporades-N. islands

Greece (Sporades)

56-AAA-adh

thessalia

Trikkala Larisa

Greece (Thessalia)

56-AAA-adi

evvoia-N.

Evvoia-N., Euboea-N. island

Greece (Evvoia)

56-AAA-adj

sterea

Sterea

Greece (Sterea)

56-AAA-ae

attica+ euboea

part of "athenian old rural traditional" vestigial idiom

Greece

56-AAA-aea

megara

part of "athenian old rural traditional" vestigial idiom Mgara

Greece (Attica)

56-AAA-aeb

euboea-C.

kmi, part of "athenian old rural traditional" Euboea-C. island: Kmi


vestigial idiom

Greece (Evvoia)

56-AAA-af

helleniki-SW.

"peleponnese+ ionian insular traditional"

Greece

56-AAA-afa

inioi-nisoi

Inioi, Ionian islands

(Inioi)

56-AAA-afb

peloponnisos

Pelopnnisos, Peleponnese peninsula

(Pelopnnisos)

56-AAA-ag

kritiki
helleniki-SE.

"cretan insular traditional" Krti, Crete island

(Krti)

56-AAA-ah

"dodecanese+ cypriot insular traditional" Dodecanese Cyprus

Greece; Cyprus

56-AAA-aha

kikldhes

Kikldhes, Cyclades islands

(Kikldhes)

56-AAA-ahb

khos

Khos, Chios island

(Khos)

56-AAA-ahc

ikara

Ikara, Nikaria island

(Ikara)

56-AAA-ahd

spordhes-C.

Spordhes, Lesser Dodecanese islands

(Spordhes)

56-AAA-ahe

rhodos

Rhodos, Rhodes island

(Rhodos)

migration> Australia

56-AAA-ahf

carpathos

Krpathos, Scarpanto island

(Krpathos)

56-AAA-ahg

cyprus

"cypriot greek" Cyprus island

Cyprus

56-AAA-ai

italiot

"italo-greek traditional"

Italy; France

56-AAA-aia

salentina

Salentina Calimera

(Apulia)

56-AAA-aib

calabria-S.

56-AAA-aic

cargse

"corsican greek" Cargse

France (Corsica)

Italy (Calabria)

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1999 / 2000 edition

56-AAA-aj

pontiki

"pontic traditional", "black-sea greek"

56-AAA-aja

pontus

exodus from Turkey (Anatolia) to Greece and N.America in 1920's1930's

Turkey (Anatolia)

56-AAA-ajb

piraivs-katerini

Piraeus-Katerini Athens suburbs

migration> Greece

56-AAA-ajc

america-pontiki

Boston Philadelphia Toronto

migration> USA; Canada

56-AAA-ak

"russian+ ukrainian greek"

Russia; Ukraine

56-AAA-al

urum*
saracatsi

"saracatsan" nomadic shepherd community #form of own name to be


confirmed

Greece-N.

56-AAA-am

yevaniki

"judeo-greek", "hebraicised greek", "yevanic" exodus to USA & Israel,


where now almost extinct Hebrew script

USA; Israel

1*

56-AAA-b

Tsakonia
tsakonia

"peleponnese-E. traditional hellenic"

Greece

56-AAA-baa

kastanitas+ sitena

Kastanitas Sitena

(Pelopnnisos)

56-AAA-bab

leonidhion+ prastos

Leonidhion Prastos

(Pelopnnisos)

56-AAA-ba

Greece

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

57=

ARMENIC
phylozone

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

covers the "Armenian" or Hayeren set, part of the "IndoEuropean" intercontinental affinity; comprising 1 set of 1
outer-language spoken by communities in eastern Europe, in
the valleys around Lake Sevan and in a former extension from
the Mediterranean coast of Cilicia to the Caspian Sea, with
worldwide migration:

page 451

Armenia; Azerbaijan; with diaspora


in Egypt; France; Georgia; Iran;
Iraq; Lebanon; Russia; Syria;
Turkey; Ukraine; USA

57-A HAYEREN

57-AAA-a

HAYEREN set
HAYEREN chain
HAYEREN net
Hayeren

57-AAA-aa

57-AAA-ab

57-A
57-AA
57-AAA

ARMENIAN

Armenian, hay, ermeni, armiane, somekhi from 5th cent.: Armenian


script
influenced by [59] Farsi

Armenia; Azerbaijan (NagornyKarabakh); migration> Georgia;


Iran; Syria; Lebanon; Iraq; Turkey;
Russia; Ukraine; Egypt; France;
USA

 grabar

"ancient armenian", "historical literary armenian", "ancient+ middle


th
th
literary armenian" from 5 cent., continuing in use until 19 and still
th
studied in 20 .

Armenia

ashkharik-hayeren

"armenian"-E., ararat "armenian"

57-AAA-aba

ashkharik-F.

Armenia; Georgia; Azerbaijan;


Russia; Iran

"formal armenian"-E., "modern literary armenian"-E. Yerevan model

Armenia

57-AAA-abb

ararat

yerevan Ararat valley Yerevan

Armenia

57-AAA-abc

tbilisi

tiflis Tibilisi, Tiflis

Georgia

57-AAA-abd

karabakh

Karabakh region

Azerbaijan (Nagorny-Karabakh)

57-AAA-abe

astrakhan

Astrakhan

Russia (Astrakhan)

57-AAA-abf

shamakli

Shamakli

Iran

Iran

57-AAA-abg

dzhulfa*

57-AAA-abh

agulis*

57-AAA-abi

khvoy+ salmas

Salmas. Khvoy

57-AAA-abj

urmia+ maragheh

Urmia lake: Urmia Maragheh

Iran

57-AAA-abk

artvin

Artvin

Turkey (Artvin)

57-AAA-ac

arewmta-hayeren

Turkey; Syria; Lebanon; Russia;


Ukraine; Greece; France; United
States

57-AAA-aca

arewmta-hayeren-F.

"armenian"-W., "diaspora armenian" with exodus from Turkey after


the massacre and ethnic clearance of the Armenian community from
1915.
"formal armenian"-W., "modern literary armenian"-W. Istanbul,
Constatinople model

Turkey

57-AAA-acb

erzurum

karin Karinkos*

Turkey (Erzurum)

57-AAA-acc

mu

Mu

Turkey (Mu)

57-AAA-acd

van

Van

Turkey (Van)

57-AAA-ace

diyarbakir

tigranakert Diyarbakir

Turkey (Diyarbakir)

57-AAA-acf

erzinkan

kharberd, erzenka Erzincan province

Turkey (Erzinkan)

57-AAA-acg

karahisar

shabin-karahissar ebinkarahisar

Turkey (Giresun)

57-AAA-ach

trabzon

trapezunt Trabzon

Turkey (Trabzon)

57-AAA-aci

hemin

hamshen Hemin

Turkey (Rize)

57-AAA-acj

malatya

Malatya

Turkey (Malatya)

57-AAA-ack

arapkir

arabkir Arapkir

Turkey (Malatya)

57-AAA-acl

akcn

akn Akcn

Turkey (Afsaray)

57-AAA-acm

sivas

Sivas

Turkey (Sivas)

57-AAA-acn

hayeren-istanbul

"constantinople armenian" Istanbul

Turkey (Istanbul)

57-AAA-aco

tokat

ewdokia Tokat

Turkey (Tokat)

57-AAA-acp

hayeren-smyrna

izmir Izmir

Turkey (Izmir)

57-AAA-acq

hayeren-dimashq

Dimashq, Damascus

Syria

57-AAA-acr

hayeren-beirut

Beirut

Lebanon

57-AAA-acs

hayeren-sevastopol

Sevastopol, Sebastopol

Ukraine (Crimea)

57-AAA-act

hayeren-don

Don valley

Russia

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58=

The Linguasphere Register

IRANIC
phylozone

covers the "Iranian" or Farsi+ Pashto set, part of the "IndoIranian" grouping within the "Indo-European" intercontinental
affinity; comprising 1 set of languages (= 26 outer languages)
spoken by communities in southwestern and central Asia:

1999 / 2000 edition

Afghanistan; Armenia; Azerbaijan;


China; India; Iran; Iraq;
Kirghizstan; Lebanon; Oman;
Pakistan; Russia; Syria; Tajikistan;
Turkmenistan; Turkey; Uzbekistan

58-A FARSI+ PASHTO


A continuum of relationships among languages covered by
58=Iranic and by 59=Indic passes through the transitional
languages of the [58] Bashgali+ Waigeli (Nuristani) chain.

58-A
58-AA
58-AAA

FARSI+ PASHTO set


FARSI+ KURDI chain
KURDI+ KURMANJI
net

"WIDER"-IRANIAN
IRANIAN-WEST
a major linguistic division between communities speaking Kurdish-N.
& Kurdish-S. (not readily inter-intelligible) is further complicated by the
overlapping division of the Kurdish-speaking area (Kurdistan) among 5
nation-states, by an ancient sociological divide between sedentary
agriculturalists and nomadic/semi-nomadic pastoralists, and by internal
differences of religious tradition Perso-Arabic script; Armenian
script; Latin script; Cyrillic script

58-AAA-a

Kurmanji+
Kurmanjiki

Kurdish-N.

Iraq; Turkey; Syria; Iran; also


Armenia; Azerbaijan;
Turkmenistan; Russia; Lebanon;
Pakistan (Baluchistan); Germany

58-AAA-aa

kurmanji

kurmandji dialects and dialect-names to be reviewed

58-AAA-aaa

kurmanji-F.

Turkey; Iran; Iraq; Syria; Russia;


Lebanon; migration> Germany

"literary kurmanji" Perso-Arabic; Armenian; Cyrillic scripts

Turkey

58-AAA-aab

guwii

58-AAA-aac

hakkari

58-AAA-aad

jezir

58-AAA-aae

herki

Turkey
Turkey (Hakkri)
botan

Turkey and/or Iraq


Turkey and/or Iraq

58-AAA-aaf

shikaki

58-AAA-aag

'aqrah

Turkey and/or Iraq

58-AAA-aah

'amadiyah

Iraq

58-AAA-aai

dahuk

Iraq

58-AAA-aaj

shaykhan

Iraq

58-AAA-aak

zakhu

58-AAA-aal

surchi

kurmanji+ kurdi "transitional"

Iraq

58-AAA-ab

kurmanjiki

alevica

Turkey (Tunceli; Erzincan;


Mush)

58-AAA-aba

tunceli

58-AAA-abb

varto

Varto subprovince

58-AAA-b

Kurdish-C., dimli+ gurani Zagros-N. mountains

Turkey; Iraq.

58-AAA-ba

Dimli+ Gurani
dimli

'zaza', dimli-kurd, dumbeli

Turkey-C.&-E.

58-AAA-baa

elazig

Turkey (Elazi)

58-AAA-bab

bingl

Turkey (Bingl)

58-AAA-bac

diyarbakir

58-AAA-bb

bajalani

58-AAA-bba

shabak

58-AAA-bbb

chichamachu

58-AAA-bc
58-AAA-ca

hawrami
Kurdi+ Jafi
kurdi

58-AAA-caa

kurdi-F.

58-AAA-cab

irbil

58-AAA-cac

bingird

58-AAA-cad

akre

Iraq

Iraq

Turkey (Diyarbakir)
part of gurani, gorani, guran

Iraq
Iraq
Iraq

hawramani, part of gurani, gorani, guran

Iraq; Iran

Kurdish-S.

Iraq; Iran

kurdy

Iraq; Iran (Kordestan;


Kermanshahan; West Azerbaijan;
Khorasan-N.)

"literary kurdi", "sorani kurdish" modified Arabic script: Mukri,


Kermanshahi & Sorani models

Iraq; Iran

arbil

Iraq

pishdar

pizhdar

Iraq

58-AAA-cae

sorani

suleimaniye, sulaymaniyah Sulaimaniya

Iraq

58-AAA-caf

warmawah

58-AAA-cag

mukri

kurmanji-E. Urmia lake southwards

58-AAA-cah

kermanshahi

kermanshah

58-AAA-cb

jafi
'judeo-kurdish'

58-AAA-c

58-AAA-cc

Iraq

Iraq
Iran
Iran
"hebraicised kurdish" #distinct from [12] Judeo-Aramaic, which is also
sometimes referred to improperly as 'judeo-kurdish' in [52] English, or
as 'kurdit' in [12] Ivrit

Azerbaijan

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

page 453

58-AAB-a

BALOCHI net
Balochi

baluchi, baluci, baloci Perso-Arabic script

Pakistan; migration> Iran; United


Arab Emirates; Oman

58-AAB-aa

balochi-E.

"eastern hills" balochi

Pakistan (Baluchistan; India


(Punjab)

58-AAB

58-AAB-aaa

baluchistan-NE.

(Baluchistan)

58-AAB-aab

sindh-NW.

(Sindh)

58-AAB-aac

punjab-SW.

58-AAB-ab

balochi-W.

58-AAB-aba

rakhshani

58-AAB-abb

sarawani

(Punjab)
yarahmadza

Pakistan (Baluchistan-W.); Iran-S.;


Afghanistan; Turkmenistan
Pakistan

58-AAB-abc

balochi -turkmenistan

merv

Turkmenistan

58-AAB-ac

balochi-S.

makrani

Pakistan (Baluchistan-S.; SindhS.); Iran

58-AAB-aca

balochi-coastal

58-AAB-acb

kechi

58-AAB-acc

makrani-E.

lotuni

Pakistan

58-AAB-acd

makrani-W.

"persianised balochi"

Iran

58-AAB-ace

balochi-'migr'

migration> Oman; United Arab


Emirates

58-AAB-ad

bashkardi

Iran

58-AAB-ada

bashkardi-N.

Iran

58-AAB-adb

bashkardi-S.

58-AAC
58-AAC-aa

FARSI+ LURI net


Luri+ Kumzari
luri+ bakhtiari

58-AAC-aaa

luri

58-AAC-a

58-AAC-aab

feyli

58-AAC-aac

leki

Pakistan
Pakistan

Iran
"iranian"-C., "wider persian"
luri+ bahtiari

Iran; Oman; migration> USA.

Iran-SW.

Iran
Iran
alaki

Iran

58-AAC-aad

haft-lang

"nomadic" bakhtiari

Iran

58-AAC-aae

cahr-lang

"farming" bakhtiari

Iran

58-AAC-aaf

kelhuri

58-AAC-ab

kumzai Musandam peninsula

Oman, Iran
Iran

larestani

Iran

58-AAC-c

kumzari
Lari+ Fars
lari
fars
Farsi+ Tajiki

farsi "proper", parsi-C., "persian"-C.  from c.500: Cuneiform script;


Pahlavi script; Perso-Arabic script

Iran; Afghanistan; Tajikistan; Iraq;


Pakistan; Uzbekistan; Kirghizstan;
migration> United Arab Emirates,
Oman, Barein; Qatar

58-AAC-ca

 parsi-L.

"middle persian", pahlavi, pehlevi, pahlavik, including "middle parthian",


"middle persian"-NW. "middle" parsik, "middle persian"-SW.

Iran

58-AAC-b
58-AAC-ba
58-AAC-bb

58-AAC-cb

farsi-F.

58-AAC-cba

farsi-W.

Iran

Iran

faarsii, parsi, "modern literary" persian, "formal" persian

Iran; Afghanistan

iran "model"

Iran
Afghanistan

58-AAC-cbb

farsi-E.

afghanistan "model"

58-AAC-cc

farsi-G.

"generalised" farsi

Iran; Afghanistan

58-AAC-cca

iran-G.

"generalised" farsi-W.

Iran

58-AAC-ccb

afghanistan-G.

"generalised" farsi-E.

Afghanistan

58-AAC-cd

qazvini+ isfahani

"traditional spoken" farsi-W.

Iran

58-AAC-cda

qazvini

Qasvin

Iran

58-AAC-cdb

mahallati

Marhallat

Iran

58-AAC-cdc

hamadani

Hamadan

Iran

58-AAC-cdd

kashani

Kashan

Iran

58-AAC-cde

isfahani

Isfahan

Iran

58-AAC-cdf

sedehi

Sedeh

Iran

58-AAC-cdg

kermani

Kerman

Iran

58-AAC-cdh

araki

Arak

Iran

58-AAC-cdi

shirazi

Shiraz

Iran

58-AAC-cdj

jahromi

Jahrom

Iran

58-AAC-cdk

shahrudi

Shahrud

Iran

58-AAC-cdl

kazeruni

Kazerun

Iran

58-AAC-cdm

mashhad

mashadi, meshedi Mashhad

Iran

58-AAC-cdn

lowerri*

58-AAC-cdo

hazaragi-C.

hazara-C., hezareh-C., hezare'i-C.

Iran

58-AAC-cdp

hazaragi-S.

hazara-S., hezareh-S., hezare'i-S.

Iran

Iran

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The Linguasphere Register

1999 / 2000 edition

58-AAC-ce

dari

"traditional spoken" farsi-E., "afghan persian"

Afghanistan

58-AAC-cea

kabuli

Kabul

Afghanistan

58-AAC-ceb

herati

Herat

Afghanistan

58-AAC-cec

tajiki-afghanistan

transition to [58] Tajiki

Afghanistan

58-AAC-ced

khorasani

Khorasan

Afghanistan

58-AAC-cee

parsiwan

Parsibanan

Afghanistan

58-AAC-cf

pahlavani
darwazi
tangshewi
tajiki

Afghanistan (Chakhansoor)

darwaz, badakhshani transition to [58] Tajiki Amu Darya valley

Afghanistan-N. frontier

tangshuri transition to [58] Tajiki

Afghanistan (Badakhshan-NE.)

tadzhiki, tadjiki, tajik, tadzhik, tadjik,"tajiki persian", galcha

Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kirghizstan

"literary tajiki"  Perso-Arabic script: Tajiki-N. model

Tajikistan; Kirghizstan

58-AAC-cg
58-AAC-ch
58-AAC-ci
58-AAC-cia

tajiki-F.

58-AAC-cib

tajiki-N.

Tajikistan

58-AAC-cic

tajiki-W.

Tajikistan; Uzbekistan

58-AAC-cid

tajiki-S.

Tajikistan

58-AAC-cie

tajiki-E.

58-AAC-cj

'judeo'-farsi

Tajikistan
"hebraicised" persian, dzhidi+ bukharik influenced by [12] Ivrit

Iran; Afghanistan; Tajikistan

58-AAC-cja

dzhidi

"hebraicised" farsi

Iran; Afghanistan

58-AAC-cjb

bukharik

bukharic, bokharic, bokharan, bukharan, bukharian, judeo-tajik,


"hebraicised" tajik

Tajikistan

58-AAC-ck

aimaq

barbari, chahar-aimaq

Afghanistan; Iran

58-AAC-cka

taimuri

teimuri, timuri, taimouri Teymur

Iran

58-AAC-ckb

taimani

58-AAC-ckc

zohri

zuri

58-AAC-ckd

jamshidi

jamshedi, djamchidi, yemchidi

58-AAC-cke

firozhohi

58-AAC-ckf

maliki

58-AAC-ckg

mizmast

Afghanistan

chinghizi

58-AAC-cki

qedai-nao-hazara

aimaq "proper"

58-AAC-ckj

zainal

Zaynal

Afghanistan

58-AAC-cl

"pamir persian" Wendoge valley

Afghanistan-NE.

58-AAC-di

warduji
dehwari
Gabri+ Ashtiani
ashtiani
vafsi
nayini
natanzi
soi
khunsari
gazi
sivandi
gabri

58-AAC-dia
58-AAC-dib
58-AAC-e

58-AAC-d
58-AAC-da
58-AAC-db
58-AAC-dc
58-AAC-dd
58-AAC-de
58-AAC-df

Afghanistan

58-AAC-ckh

58-AAC-cm

Afghanistan

deghwari; "baluchistan persian"

Pakistan (Baluchistan)

farsi-CN,. "persian"-CN.

Iran-CN.

ashtiyani, astiani Tafres district: Ashtian

Iran

Tafres district: Vafs

Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran

Gazi

Iran

Sivand

Iran

"zoroastrian confessional" spoken by Zoroastrian community


alongside liturgical use of [58] Avesta

Iran

yazdi

yazidi Yazd

Iran

gabri-kermani

Kerman distinction from [58] Farsi (Kermani) to be confirmed

Iran

'caspian'-farsi

Iran.

58-AAC-ea

Manzandarani+
Talishi
mazandarani

mazanderani, mazandaran, tabri Perso-Arabic script Caspian-S.


coast

Iran (Mazandaran)

58-AAC-eaa

 mazandarani-L.

"old literary" mazandarani

(Mazandaran)

"modern literary" mazandarani, "formal" mazandarani

(Mazandaran)

58-AAC-dg
58-AAC-dh

58-AAC-eab

mazandarani-F.

58-AAC-eac

mazandarani-G.

"generalised" mazandarani

(Mazandaran)

58-AAC-ead

qadikolahi

ghadikolahi

(Mazandaran)

58-AAC-eae

palani

58-AAC-eb

ghilaki

58-AAC-eba

ghilaki-ghilaki

(Mazandaran)
gilaki Gilan coastal plain, Caspian-SW. coast

Iran (Gilan)

(Gilan)

58-AAC-ebb

galeshi

58-AAC-ec

takestani

takistani

Iran

(Gilan)

58-AAC-eca

takestan

Takestan

Iran

58-AAC-ecb

kharakan

kharaqan Kharakan

Iran

58-AAC-ecc

zanjan

Zanjan

Iran

58-AAC-ecd

tarom

Tarom

Iran

58-AAC-ece

khalkhal

Khal-Khal

Iran

58-AAC-ecf

ramandi*

Iran

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

58-AAC-ed

talishi

Caucasus foothills Caspian-SW. coast

Azerbaijan; Iran

58-AAC-eda

talysh

Talysh

Azerbaijan

58-AAC-edb

astarin

58-AAC-edc

lnkran

lenkoran Lnkran

Azerbaijan

58-AAC-edd

lerik

Lerik

Azerbaijan

58-AAC-ede

massalin

58-AAC-edf

agajani
Iran

58-AAC-edg

sasani

58-AAC-ee

karingani
harzani
Semnani+ Sangisari
semnani
sangisari
Tat

Tabriz>NE.

'muslim'-tat
'judeo'-tat

58-AAC-gba

"judeo"-tat-F.

"literary" tat Cyrillic script

58-AAC-gbb

"judeo"-tat-N.

Russia (Dagestan)

58-AAC-gbc

"judeo"-tat-C.

Azerbaijan

58-AAC-gbd

"judeo"-tat-S.

58-AAC-gc

58-AAD-a

'christian'-tat*
TEBER+ HEYNU*
notional net
Teber+ Heynu

58-AAD-aa

58-AAC-ef
58-AAC-f
58-AAC-fa
58-AAC-fb
58-AAC-g
58-AAC-ga
58-AAC-gb

Tabriz>NW.

Iran

farsi-NW.

Iran

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5

Iran
Iran
Iran; Azerbaijan; Russia
(Dagestan)

mussulman tat

Iran (Takestan); Azerbaijan

4*

dzhuhuric, bik, judeo-tati, "hebrew" tat, "jewish" tat, "hebraicised" tat

Iran (Takestan); Russia


(Dagestan); Azerbaijan

4*

farsi-tat, tat "persian", tati

Iran (Takestan)
Iran (Takestan)

4*

abdal, abtal Alevi Muslim nomadic community; associated with but


distinct from [59] Domari speech community mixed language; [59]
Iranian vocabulary (related to or derived from Farsi & Kurdi+ Kurmanji)
with [44] Turkic grammar bilingual in [44] Trke and/or [58] Farsi or
Kurmanji, and/or other Turkic or Iranian languages, reserving own
"secret" language for use within the community #'abdal' is an exonym
(in [44] Uyghur= beggar)

Syria; Turkey; Azerbaijan; Iran;


Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan;
Kazakhstan; Kirghizstan; China

teber

abdal-W., teberci, carcar, tencili, fakcilar, begdili, in [58] Kurmanji:


gevende, gwnd; including gurbet, kara duman Bolu Eskisehir
Denizli (Turkey) eastwards

Syria; Turkey; Azerbaijan; Iran

58-AAD-ab

heynu

abdal-E., aini, ainu, aynu Hetian Luopu Moyu Shache


Yingjisha Shule-kuche counties (Xinjiang) westwards

China (Xinjiang); Kirghizstan;


Kazakhstan

58-AB

PASHTO+ DIGOR
chain
AVESTA net
 Avesta-L.

IRANIAN-EAST

'zoroastrian'
avesta-A.

preserved in Zarathushtra's chants

58-AAD

58-ABA
58-ABA-a

58-ABA-aa
58-ABA-ab

survival and status to be confirmed


ABDAL

"avestan"
"old" parsik, "ancient iranian", "old iranian"-E., 'zend', 'old bactrian', in
[51] French: avestique  from 7th cent: Avestan script; preserved as
a liturgical language by Zoroastrian (Parsee) communities used by
[58] Gabri-speaking Zoroastrian community (Iran) at Yazd Kerman
and by [52] English- and [59] Gujarati-speaking Parsees at Mumbai
(Bombay) and elsewhere in India, East Africa, UK, etc

originally Afghanistan-NW.,
Turkmenistan; now in liturgical use
in Iran; India; Kenya; UK, etc.

avestan "proper", khurda avesta preserved in Khurda Avesta texts


#khurda avesta= little Avesta

DIGOR+ IRON net


Digor+ Iron

OSSETIC
Osseti, ossetin, ossete, os, osetin, oseti, "ossetic", "scythian"-W.,
#osseti < [42] Georgian ous-et-i = country of the os (people)
Cyrillic script

{Russian Fed.} North Ossetia;


Georgia (South Ossetia)

58-ABB-aa

digor

osseti-NW.

North Ossetia

58-ABB-aaa

urux

Urux valley-basin

North Ossetia

58-ABB-aab

mozdok

Terek valley: Mozdok

North Ossetia

58-ABB-ab

iron

osseti-SE.

(South Ossetia); North Ossetia

58-ABB
58-ABB-a

58-ABB-aba

osseti-F.

58-ABB-abb

tagaur

58-ABB-abc

kurtat

Liakhvi valley: Kurta

Georgia (South Ossetia)

58-ABB-abd

allaghir

Ardon upper valley: Alagir

North Ossetia

58-ABB-abe

tual

58-ABC

YAGHNOBI net
Yaghnobi

58-ABC-a

"literary" osseti Tagaur model

"post"-sogdian
related to the extinct Sogdian (Sogdian, Sughdik) language, used as
th
a central Asian vehicular from Turkestan to China and Tibet circa 4 to
th
10 centuries, in varieties including Great-Wall Sogdian, Buddhist
Sogdian, Christian Sogdian and Manichean Sogdian

Tajikistan

yagnobi, yagnob, Yaghnob valley

Tajikistan

58-ABC-aa

yaghnobi

58-ABC-aaa

yaghnobi-W.

Tajikistan

58-ABC-aab

yaghnobi-E.

Tajikistan

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58-ABD-a

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PASHTO+ PAMIR net "scythian"-E.
Pashto+ Pakhto
pushto, pushtu; pathan people Perso-Arabic script

1999 / 2000 edition

Afghanistan; Pakistan; migration>


Iran, United Arab Emirates

7
6

58-ABD-aa

pashto

pahto-W., pushtu-W., afghan "pushtu", pahtoon+ pashtoon people

Afghanistan-E.

58-ABD-aaa

durrani

durani Durrani

Afghanistan

58-ABD-aab

ghilzai

Ghilzai

Afghanistan

58-ABD-aac

mohmandi

Mohmand

Afghanistan

58-ABD-aad

shinwari

chinwari Shinwar

Afghanistan

58-ABD-aae

mangal

Mangal

Afghanistan

58-ABD-ab

paktyan-pashto

pashto-S., pushtu-S.

Pakistan; Afghanistan

"literary pashto" Kandahari model

Afghanistan; Pakistan

58-ABD-aba

pashto-F.

58-ABD-abb

kandahari

qandahari, pashto-SW., Kandahar

Afghanistan

58-ABD-abc

quetta

pashtu-SE., baluchistan-pashto Quetta

Pakistan (Baluchistan)

58-ABD-ac

pakhto

pashto-E., pushtu-E.

Pakistan (NWF; Baluchistan)

pakhto-F.

"literary pakhto" Yusufsai model

Pakistan

58-ABD-acb

yusufsai

yusufzai, peshawar Peshawar Khyber pass

Pakistan

58-ABD-acc

afridi

58-ABD-acd

kohat

khatak Kohat

Pakistan

58-ABD-ace

bannu

bannochi Bannu

Pakistan

58-ABD-acf

waziri

Waziristan highlands

Pakistan

58-ABD-acg

dera-ismail-khan

Dera Ismail Khan

58-ABD-ach

hazra

Pakistan

58-ABD-aci

mahsudi

Pakistan

58-ABD-acj

marwat

58-ABD-ad
58-ABD-ba

wanechi
Munji+ Yidgha
munji

58-ABD-baa

munji-N.

Afghanistan

58-ABD-bab

munji-C.

Afghanistan

58-ABD-bac

munji-S.

58-ABD-bad

mamalgha

58-ABD-aca

58-ABD-b

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan
waneci, wanetsi, vanechi

Pakistan (Baluchistan-NE.)

part of pamir

Afghanistan; Pakistan

munjani, including anjaman koron Munjan Mamalgha valleys

Afghanistan; Pakistan

Afghanistan
mamalgha-munji Mamalgha valley

Afghanistan

58-ABD-bae

munji-chitral

migration> Chitral district

Pakistan

58-ABD-bb

yidgha
Wakhi
wakhi-N.
wakhi-C.
wakhi-S.

yidga, yudga Lutkuh upper valley

Pakistan

part of pamir, wakhani, wakhigi, guhjali

Afghanistan; Pakistan.

tajikistan wakhi, part of gorno-badakhshan

Tajikistan

58-ABD-cca
58-ABD-ccb
58-ABD-ccc

ishkoman

Ishkoman upper valley

Afghanistan

58-ABD-cd

wakhi-E.
Sanglechi+
Ishkashmi
sanglechi
ishkashmi

xinjiang wakhi, part of tajik "china"

China (Xinjiang)

part of pamir

Afghanistan; Tajikistan

sanglichi Sanglich, Sanglech valley

Afghanistan

eshkashmi, ishkashim, ishkashimi, zebaki, part of gorno-badakhshan


Ishkashim transfrontier

Tajikistan; Afghanistan

58-ABD-c
58-ABD-ca
58-ABD-cb
58-ABD-cc

58-ABD-d
58-ABD-da
58-ABD-db

afghanistan wakhi Vakhan corridor

Afghanistan

Pakistan Wakhi

Afghanistan

hunza

Hunza upper valley

Afghanistan

yarkhun

Yarkhun upper valley

Afghanistan

58-ABD-dba

ishkashmi-NE.

ishkashmi "tajikistan" Ishkashim

Tajikistan

58-ABD-dbb

ishkashmi-SW.

ishkashmi "afghanistan" Ashkasham

Afghanistan

58-ABD-dc

zebaki
Shugni+ Roshani
shughni+ rushan

zebak, zibaki Hindu Kush mountains: Zibak

Afghanistan

part of pamir, shugnan+ rushan

Tajikistan; Afghanistan; China

ghorani, part of gorno-badakhshan Pamir mountains: Ishkashim>N.

Afghanistan

58-ABD-eaa

shugni

shigni, shugnani, shugan

Afghanistan

58-ABD-eab

bajuvi

58-ABD-eac

bartangi

bartang people

Afghanistan; Tajikistan

58-ABD-e
58-ABD-ea

Afghanistan; Tajikistan

58-ABD-ead

rushan

roshani, oroshori; oroshor people

Afghanistan

58-ABD-eae

khufi

Khuf

Tajikistan

58-ABD-eb

sarikoli

part of tajik "china" Taxkorgan, Tashkurghan Sarikol valley

China (Xinjiang)

58-ABD-eba

varside

(Xinjiang)

58-ABD-ebb

tiznef

(Xinjiang)

58-ABD-ebc

baldir

(Xinjiang)

58-ABD-ebd

vaca

(Xinjiang)

58-ABD-ebe

marjong

(Xinjiang)

58-ABD-ebf

tyng

(Xinjiang)

4
4

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

58-ABD-ebg

kicikting

(Xinjiang)

58-ABD-ebh

byryngsol

(Xinjiang)

58-ABD-ebi

kugusluk

58-ABD-f

58-ABE-aa

Yazghulami
yazghulami
PARACHI+ ORMURI
net
Parachi+ Ormuri
parachi

58-ABE-aaa

shutul

Afghanistan

58-ABE-aab

ghujulan

Afghanistan

58-ABE-aac

nijrau

58-ABE-ab

ormuri

58-ABD-fa
58-ABE
58-ABE-a

(Xinjiang)
part of pamir

Tajikistan

yazgulami, iazgulem, yazgulyam, part of gorno-badakhshan

Tajikistan

Pakistan; Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Kabul

Afghanistan
urmuri, ormui

Pakistan (Dera-Ismail-Khan-NW.;
Wazirstan)

58-ABE-aba

kanigurami

Sulaiman range: Kaniguram

Pakistan

58-ABE-abb

baraks

bargista, logar

Pakistan

58-ABE-abc

malakhel

58-AC

58-ACA-aa

BASHGALI+
WAIGELI chain
ASHKUND net
Ashkund
ashkuni

58-ACA-aaa

gramsukra-viri

58-ACA-aab

suru-viri

wamai, wamayi, wamais, wama Suru

Afghanistan

58-ACA-aac

ashuru-viri

kolata+ titin-bajaygul

Afghanistan

58-ACB

BASHGALI +
PRASUNI net
Bashgali+ Prasuni
kata-viri-W.

bash-gari, bash-gal, bash-gul, kataviri+ kamviri

Afghanistan (Nuristan)

Alingar upper valley

(Nuristan)

58-ACA
58-ACA-a

58-ACB-a
58-ACB-aa
58-ACB-aaa

ktivi

58-ACB-aab

kulam

58-ACB-aac

peruk

58-ACB-aad

ramgul

page 457

Pakistan
NURISTANI, "transitional iranic+ indic" transition to [59] Hindi+
Domari (Indic)

ashkund, ashkun, Pech valley

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

kantivo, kantiwa

(Nuristan)
(Nuristan)

papruk

(Nuristan)
(Nuristan)

58-ACB-ab

lamert-viri

58-ACB-aba

lamerot

58-ACB-abb

badragel

58-ACB-ac

mum-viri

58-ACB-aca

mumom

(Nuristan)

58-ACB-acb

mangul

(Nuristan)

58-ACB-acc

sasku

58-ACB-ad

kam-viri

Kunar valley

(Nuristan)
(Nuristan)
(Nuristan)

Mum valley

(Nuristan)

(Nuristan)
kam, kom, kom-brom, kam-des, kam-toz, kam-deshi, bash-gul, Katigal+ Bash-gal valleys: Kamdish Baz-gal

(Nuristan)

58-ACB-ae

kata-viri-E.

katir, kata, shekhani

Pakistan (NWF: Chitral)

58-ACB-aea

landay-sin

bragamatol Landay-Sin upper basin

(NWF)

58-ACB-aeb

lotkuh

Lotkuh upper valley

(NWF)

58-ACB-aec

bumburet

Chitral basin: Bumburet upper valley

(NWF: Chitral)

58-ACB-aed

rumbur

Chitral basin: Rumbur upper valley

58-ACB-b
58-ACB-ba

Prasuni
prasuni

58-ACB-baa

wasi-weri

58-ACB-bab
58-ACB-bac
58-ACC

(NWF: Chitral)
Afghanistan (Nuristan)

parun, veruni, veron, verou Pech upper river

(Nuristan)

Prasun upper valley

(Nuristan)

prasuni-M.

Prasun middle valley

(Nuristan)

ushut

"lower" prasuni Prasun lower valley

(Nuristan)

wai-gala, way-gal, wai-gal, veli-gal Waigal valley: north of Pech

Afghanistan (Nuristan: Kunar)

58-ACC-aa

WAIGELI net
Waigeli
wai-geli

wai-gala, way-gal, wai-gal, veli-gal

(Nuristan: Kunar)

58-ACC-aaa

wai-ala

wai-geli "proper", zhonji-gali, suki Waigal

58-ACC-aab

kalasha-ala

58-ACC-a

58-ACC-aac

varjan-ala

58-ACC-aad

chima-nishey-ala

(Nuristan: Kunar)
(Nuristan: Kunar)
(Nuristan: Kunar)

Waigal lower valley: chima-nishey

(Nuristan: Kunar)

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59=

The Linguasphere Register

INDIC
phylozone

1999 / 2000 edition

Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Nepal;


Pakistan; Sri Lanka; plus migration
to: Afghanistan; Albania; Armenia;
Australia; Bosnia; Brazil; Bulgaria;
China; Colombia; Czech Rep.;
Denmark; Egypt; Estonia; Fiji;
France; French Guiana; Germany;
Greece; Guyana; Hungary; Iran;
Italy; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Latvia;
59=A HINDI+ DOMARI
Lebanon; Mauritius; Moldova;
including 5 arterial languages: Hindi with Urdu; Bhojpuri with Norway; Palestine; Poland;
Portugal; Romania; Russia;
Maithili; Panjabi; Marathi; Bangla (Bengali) with Sylhetti
Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa;
A continuum of relationships among languages covered by Spain; Surinam; Sweden; Syria;
58=Iranic and by 59=Indic passes through the transitional Trinidad & Tobago; Turkey;
Uganda; UK; Ukraine; USA;
languages of the [58] Bashgali+ Waigeli (Nuristani) chain.
Uzbekistan; Yugoslavia; etc.

covers the "Indic", "Indo-Aryan" or Hindi+ Domari set of


languages, part of the "Indo-Iranian" grouping within the
"Indo-European" intercontinental affinity; comprising 1 set of
languages (= 49 outer languages) spoken by communities in
South Asia, from the Himalayas to the island of Ceylon, with
extensions throughout the world:

For the reference-names of [59-AAF] Central Indic languages,


diacritics have been used as follows: subscript dot / , , , /
IRU UHWURIOH[ FRQVRQDQWV RYHUOLQLQJ HJ 

  IRU D ORQJ YRZHO

underlining / r / for vocalic r.

HINDI+ DOMARI set


HINDI+ PASHAYI
chain
PASHAYI+ DAMELI
net
Pashayi

INDIC, "indo-aryan", part of "indo-iranian" grouping

Gulbahar

(Parwan)

Sanjan

(Parwan)

59-AAA-ap

gulbahar
sanjan
bolaghain
nangarach
laghman
alingar
laurowan
shutul
alasai
shamakot
uzbin
pandau
najil
parazhghan
kohnadeh
darrai-nur

59-AAA-apa

bamba-kot

(Nangarhar)

59-AAA-apb

lamatek

(Nangarhar)

59-AAA-apc

sutan

59-AAA-aq

pasangar Pashangar

59-AAA-au

pashagar
kurangal
nangalami
wegal
gawar-bati

gowar-bati, gowari Kunar left-bank

(Konar)

59-AAA-aua

narsati

narisati

(Konar)

59-AAA-aub

arandui

59-AAA-av
59-AAA-ax

shumasti
wadau
chugari

59-AAA-axa

aret

59-A
59-AA
59-AAA
59-AAA-a

59-AAA-aa
59-AAA-ab
59-AAA-ac
59-AAA-ad
59-AAA-ae
59-AAA-af
59-AAA-ag
59-AAA-ah
59-AAA-ai
59-AAA-aj
59-AAA-ak
59-AAA-al
59-AAA-am
59-AAA-an
59-AAA-ao

59-AAA-ar
59-AAA-as
59-AAA-at

59-AAA-aw

INDIC-NORTH
part of "dardic"
Kabul northern tributaries: Panjshir Alingar Kunar Pech valleys
small mountain-dwelling communities, disrupted by recent civil-war,
speaking related but often mutually unintelligible idioms for which
locations and autonyms are to be confirmed #the cover-name pahari is
retained only until detailed internal classification can be established

Afghanistan (Parwan; Kapisa;


Laghman)

bowlaghain Bowlaghain

(Parwan)

nengarach Nengarach

(Laghman)

(Laghman)
Alingar lower valley

(Laghman)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan

pachagan

Afghanistan

Kunar lower valley: Kohneh-deh

(Nangarhar)

Darrai-Nur, Darreh-ye-Nur upper valley

(Nangarhar)

(Nangarhar)
(Konar)

grangal, gogol Karangal

(Konar)

ningalami Nangalem

(Konar)

Waygal

(Konar)
3

(Konar)
shumasht, shamusht, shumusti Kunar valley: Shumasht village

(Konar); Pakistan frontier

Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan

59-AAA-axb

kurdar

59-AAA-axc

kandak

kordar

Afghanistan

59-AAA-axd

shemul

59-AAA-ay

chilas

59-AAA-az

chalas
tagau

Tagau valley

Afghanistan

59-AAA-aza

tagau-A.

tagab

Afghanistan

59-AAA-azb

ishpi

Afghanistan

59-AAA-azc

isken

Afghanistan

Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

59-AAA-ba

Dameli
dameli

59-AAA-baa

shintari

59-AAA-bab

swati

59-AAB

59-AAB-aa

KHOWAR+
KALASHA net
Khowar+ Kalasha
kho-war

59-AAB-aaa

kho-war-N.

(NWF: Chitral)

59-AAB-aab

kho-war-S.

(NWF: Chitral)

59-AAB-aac

arniya

(NWF: Chitral)

59-AAB-aad

patu

59-AAB-aae

qashqari

kashkari

(NWF: Chitral)

59-AAB-ab

kalasha

kalashamon, kalash

(NWF: Chitral)

59-AAB-aba

kalasha-N.

Rumbur-valley Bumboret-valley Birir-valley

(NWF: Chitral)

59-AAB-abb

kalasha-S.

urtsun

(NWF: Chitral)

59-AAC

DARDIC-CENTRAL, part of "dardic"

59-AAC-ca

KALAMI+ KHILI net


Wotapuri+
Katarqalai
wotapuri
katarqalai
Tirahi
tirahi
Kalami
kalami

59-AAC-caa

kalami-A.

59-AAC-cab

ushu

59-AAC-cac

thal

59-AAC-cad

lamuti

59-AAC-d

59-AAC-eb

Kalkoti
kalkoti
Khili
maiya
mani

59-AAC-eba

mani-A.

59-AAC-ebb

patan

pattan Patan valley

(Kohistan)

59-AAC-ebc

seo

sio Sio valley

(Kohistan)

59-AAC-ebd

jijal

59-AAC-ec

manzeri

59-AAC-eca

duberi

59-AAA-b

59-AAB-a

59-AAC-a
59-AAC-aa
59-AAC-ab
59-AAC-b
59-AAC-ba
59-AAC-c

59-AAC-da
59-AAC-e
59-AAC-ea

Pakistan (NWF)
damal, damali, damia Damel valley transhumant community

3
Pakistan (NWF)

"WIDER" CHITRAL, part of "dardic"

khowari, chitrali #kho-war=people('s)-language Chitral valley

Pakistan (NWF: Chitral)

(NWF: Chitral)

(NWF: Chitral)

Waigali district

(Nuristan)

(Nuristan)

Afghanistan

Pakistan (NWT: Kohistan)

garwi, gowri, gawri, gawro, bashkarik, bashgharik, diri, dirwali, kalamikohistani

(Kohistan: Dir, Swat-N.)

kalam

(Kohistan)

nangarhar Khyber pass westwards

(Kohistan)
(Kohistan)
lamti, kinolam

(Kohistan)
Pakistan (NWF: Kohistan)

(Kohistan: Dir)

khili-kohistani

Pakistan (NWF: Kohistan)

maiyon, mair

(Kohistan)

indus

(Kohistan)

kalkot Kalkot village

(Kohistan)

(Kohistan)
manzari

(Kohistan)
(Kohistan)

kandia
turvali

Pakistan (NWF: Kohistan)

bahrein Swat valley

(Kohistan: Swat)

Chail valley

(Kohistan: Swat)

59-AAD-ab

Torwali
behrain
chail
SHINA+ DANGARIK
net
Dangarik
sau
phalura

59-AAD-aba

59-AAD

Afghanistan (Nuristan)

59-AAC-f
59-AAC-fb

Pakistan (NWF)

59-AAC-ecb
59-AAC-fa

page 459

(Kohistan)

part of "dardic"
Pakistan; Afghanistan U

sawi, dangarik-W. Kunar valley

Afghanistan (Konar)

dangarik-E.Chitral lower left-bank

Pakistan (NWF: Chitral)

phalura-A.

palula, palola

(Chitral)

59-AAD-abb

ashreti

ashret

(Chitral)

59-AAD-abc

biyori

59-AAD-b

Shina+ Gilgiti

shina+ palasi Gilgit Diamer Baltistan districts

Pakistan (Azad Kashmir); India


(Jammu & Kashmir) U

59-AAD-ba

gilgiti

59-AAD-baa

gilgit

Gilgit lower valley

59-AAD-bab

shina-NW.

Gilgit upper valley

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bb

chilasi+ darel

chilas-kohistani, part of kohistani

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bba

chilasi

chilas, chiless, chiles, galo Indus upper valley above Nanga Parbat:
Chilas

(Kashmir)

shina, shin, sina, part of kohistani

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-a
59-AAD-aa

59-AAD-bbb

darel

59-AAD-bc

shinaki*
dras
dah*

59-AAD-bd
59-AAD-be

(Chitral)

(Kashmir)
(Kashmir)

(Kashmir)
part of kohistani Dras valley

(Kashmir)

part of kohistani

(Kashmir)

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59-AAD-bf

hanu*

59-AAD-bfa

kyango

59-AAD-bfb

anderkaro

59-AAD-bg

palasi

palasi-kohistani, part of kohistani Indus-Kohistan country

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bga

palasi-A.

palesi, palas Palas valley

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bgb

kolai

Kolai valley

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bgc

jalkoti

Jalkoti valley

59-AAD-bh

astori+ gurezi

part of kohistani

1999 / 2000 edition

(Kashmir)
(Kashmir)
(Kashmir)
5

(Kashmir)
(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bha

astori

astor Nanga Parbat mountains>NE.: Astori

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bhb

gurezi

gurais, part of kohistani Kishanganga upper valley: Gurais

(Kashmir)

59-AAD-bi

brokskat
Ushojo

brokpa, minaro, kyango Indus upper valley: Garkhon environs

nettraditionally of Kohistani origin; perhaps better treated as a separate

(Jammu & Kashmir)

Pakistan (NWF)

ushojo
RAI+ DARAI net
Rai+ Done

ushuji, part of kohistani Bishigram, Chail valley

Pakistan (NWF)

Nepal; India U

4
4

59-AAD-c
59-AAD-ca
59-AAE
59-AAE-a

"nepal dardic", part of "dardic"


dhanuwar-N,. danuwar-N., dhanwar-N., dhanvar-N.
Hindi-E. (Dhanuwar-S.)

distinct from [59]

rai
done

danuwar-rai Terai plains

Nepal

59-AAE-ab

danuwar-done

Nepal

59-AAE-aba

done-N.

Makwanpur Garhi

Nepal

59-AAE-abb

done-S.

enclave

India (Uttar Pradesh-N.)

59-AAE-ac

59-AAF

kachariya
danuwar-kachariya Rautahat district
Darai
Chitawan district: Inner Terai
darai
HINDI+ BNGL  net INDIC-CENTRAL outer-languages within this net are equated where

59-AAF-a

Keshur

59-AAE-aa

59-AAE-b
59-AAE-ba

Nepal

Nepal

th
relevant with "scheduled languages" included in the 8 schedule to the
Constitution of India (as amended in 1992), 13 out of 18 of which
(comprising 75 out of 85 "mother-tongues" of more than 10,000
speakers each) are included within this net.

"sanskritised" dardic, kasmiri, kaschemiri, kacmiri, cashmiri,


India (Jammu & Kashmir);
cashmeeree, including maraz, kasmiri-SW. kamraz, kasmiri-NW.
Pakistan (Azad Kashmir) U
yamraz, srinagar-kashmiri
Sarada, Sharda script; Perso-Arabic script
translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu
transition to [59] Panjabi
comprises Kasmiri "scheduled language" in India Vale of Kashmir
country

& C

59-AAF-aa

keshur-F.

59-AAF-ab

kashtawari

59-AAF-aba

muslim-kashmiri

59-AAF-abb

hindu-kashmiri

59-AAF-ac

UL VL

59-AAF-ad

UDPE QL

59-AAF-ae

VLU ML

59-AAF-af

VLU MLNDVKPLUL

59-AAF-ag

EDNDZ OL

(Kashmir)

59-AAF-ah

EXQMZ OL

(Kashmir)

59-AAF-ai
59-AAF-aj

miraski
poguli

59-AAF-ak

VK KPDQV

59-AAF-al

59-AAF-am

]LU N

59-AAF-b

&

"literary" keshur; preceded by "old kashmiri" (from c.+1300) and


Kashtawari model
"middle kashmiri" (from c.+1500)

(Kashmir)

kishtwari Kishtwar town & valley

(Kashmir)

(Kashmir)

(Kashmir)
(Kashmir)

ramban

(Kashmir)

Doda

(Kashmir)

Kashmir valley

(Kashmir)

(Kashmir)
Doda district: Kishtwar>W. mountain valleys

(Kashmir)
(Kashmir)

UL

(Kashmir)

OL

-boli

ManH OL
BhaUDZ KL

(Kashmir)

Pahari-W. #pahari=hill-language
transition to [59] Panjabi
Himalaya foothills: Bhadarwahi Jaunsari comprises part of Hindi
"scheduled language" in India translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

India; (Jammu & Kashmir);


Pakistan (Azad Kashmir; Punjab
border); Nepal U
(Kashmir)

59-AAF-ba

SRWZ UL

pothwari

59-AAF-bb

dhuni

dhundi-kairali

59-AAF-bc

FKLEK OL

59-AAF-bd

PXU

59-AAF-be
59-AAF-bf

punchhi
bhaUDZ

59-AAF-bfa

pa

59-AAF-bfb

EK OHVL

59-AAF-bfc

SDQJZ

59-AAF-bg

manH

(Kashmir)
(Kashmir)

KL

muree Muree Hills

Pakistan (Punjab border)

punch, poonch, poonchhi Punch

(Kashmir border)

bhadrawahi, baderwali, badrohi, bhaderbhai-jamu, bhaderwali-pahari,


bhadrava, bhadri, bahi Bhadarwah

(Kashmir)

(Kashmir)

UL

(Kashmir)
OL

OL

mandi, maniyali-pahari, pahari mandiyali, himachali used in local


administration, and as basis of proposed Himachali standard language
Mandi district

(Kashmir)

Pakistan (Himachal Pradesh)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector
59-AAF-bh

kului

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

kulu, kauli, kullui, kullu, kulvi, kulu-boli, kul-wali, kulu-pahari, phari-kullu


Kulu valley

India (Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-bha

kului-A.

kukui

(Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-bhb

VLU

"inner" siraji, part of siraji

(Himachal Pradesh)

satlaji pahari Sutlej middle valley

India (Punjab)

ML&

59-AAF-bhc

sainji

59-AAF-bi

satlaji

page 461
4

(Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-bia

satlaji-A.

59-AAF-bib

VLU

59-AAF-bic

(Punjab)
"peripheral" siraji

(Punjab)

sodochi

sodoci

(Punjab)

59-AAF-bj

EDJK WL

bhagati, baghati pahari, part of mahasui, mahasu pahari


Chandigarh>N.: Baghat country

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-bk

NLXQWK OL

kiunthali, kiunthali pahari, kutiyali pahari, part of mahasui, mahasu


pahari Simla hills

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-bka

NLXQWK

kiunthali "proper", kiuthali, kuthari, kutiyali Keonthal

(Punjab)

59-AAF-bkb

kochi

including rampuri rohruri kuari bagi, baghi

(Punjab)

59-AAF-bkc

VRU

sarachali, surkhuli

(Punjab)

59-AAF-bkd

kirni

59-AAF-bke

EDU

59-AAF-bkf

VLPO

59-AAF-bkg

EDJKOL

59-AAF-bkh

handuri

59-AAF-bl

sirmauri

sirmauri pahari, part of mahasui, mahasu pahari

59-AAF-bla

sirmauri-A.

Sirmaur

(Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-blb

bissau

bishau

(Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-blc

JLULS

Giri valley

59-AAF-bld

GK

59-AAF-bm

chameali

59-AAF-bma

chameali-N.

59-AAF-bmb

chameali-S.

59-AAF-c

GaKZ

59-AAF-ca

MDXQV UL

59-AAF-cb

gaKZ

59-AAF-cba

VDO

59-AAF-cbb

Q JSXUL\

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cbc

PDMKNXPDL\

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cbd

EDGK

QL

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cbe

GDVDXO\

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cbf

OREK\

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cbg

rathi

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cbh

VULQDJDUL\

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cbi

EKDWWL

59-AAF-cc

tehri

gangapariya

India (Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cd

NXP XQL

kumaoni, kumau, kumawani, kumgoni, kumman, kunayaoni

India (Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cda

johari

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cdb

VLU

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cdc

askoti

59-AAF-cdd

VRUL\

59-AAF-cde

G QSXUL\

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cdf

JDQJRO

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cdg

FKDXJDUNKL\

59-AAF-cdh

NXPDL\

59-AAF-cdi

U PSXUEKDEDUL

59-AAF-cdj

rau-chaubhaisi

ML
RXWHU

OL$

FKROL

(Punjab)
(Punjab)

UL
VLU

simla siraji

ML

(Punjab)
(Punjab)

QL

(Punjab)

UL

India (Himachal Pradesh)

(Himachal Pradesh)
(Himachal Pradesh)

UWKL

chamaya, chambiali, chambiyali, chamya, chamiyali, chamiyali pahari

India (Jammu & Kashmir;


Himachal Pradesh)

(Jammu & Kashmir)

OL.XP XQL

OL

(Himachal Pradesh)

pahari-C. #pahari =hill-language Himalaya foothills comprises


part of Hindi "scheduled language" in India translingual in [59]
Hindi+Urdu

India (Jammu & Kashmir;


Himachal Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh);
Nepal U

jaunsar, jaunsari-pahari

India (Uttar Pradesh; Himachal


Pradesh)

garhwali, gadhavali, gadhawala, gadwahi, gashwali, godauli, gorwali,


gurvali, girwali, garhwali pahari

India (Uttar Pradesh)


(Uttar Pradesh)

QL

(Uttar Pradesh)

QL

OL

(Uttar Pradesh)
(Uttar Pradesh)

OL

SDFKK

(Uttar Pradesh)
(Uttar Pradesh)

Rampur

(Uttar Pradesh)
(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cdk

pashchimi

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cdl

phaldakoL\

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-cdm

NKDVSDUML\

(Uttar Pradesh)

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pahari-E., "wider" nepali #pahari=hill-language Himalaya foothills


comprises Nepali "scheduled language" in India translingual in [59]
Hindi+Urdu

Nepal; India; Bhutan U

SDOS

palpa pahari

Nepal-W.

QHS OL

parbatiya, gorkhali, gurkhali, khas-kura, khas-bhasa, "nepalese",


transition to Hindi-E.
Nagari script
"gurkhalese"

59-AAF-d

1HS OL3DOS

59-AAF-da
59-AAF-db
59-AAF-dba

59-AAF-dbb

QHS

OL*

59-AAF-dbc

EDLW

GL

59-AAF-dbd

bajhangi

59-AAF-dbe

EDMXU

QHS

OL)

Ctransition to Pahari-C.
C
&

uNepal

"literary" nepali; preceded by "old" nepali (from c.+1300) and "middle"


nepali

Nepal

"generalised" nepali

Nepal; India (Darjiling); Bhutan;


Sikkim

Nepal
Nepal
bajura

OL

Nepal

59-AAF-dbf

doteli

Nepal

59-AAF-dbg

VRU

Nepal

GL

59-AAF-dbh

acchami

59-AAF-dbi

MXPOHOLVLQM

Nepal

59-AAF-dbj

GDUMXO

59-AAF-e

3DQM EL

59-AAF-ea

SDQM

59-AAF-eaa

PXVOLPSDQM

59-AAF-eab

VLNKSDQM

59-AAF-eac

KLQGXSDQM

59-AAF-eb

SDQM EL*

59-AAF-eba

SDQM

ELSDNLVWDQ

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-ebb

SDQM

ELLQGLD

India (Punjab; Haryana; Himachal


Pradesh)

59-AAF-ebc

SDQM

ELILML

Fiji

59-AAF-ebd

SDQM

ELHQJODQG

59-AAF-ec

majhi

"traditional" panjabi-C., panjabi-E.

Pakistan (Punjab), India (Punjab)

59-AAF-eca

O KRUH

Lahore

Pakistan (Punjab)
India (Punjab)

OL

including jumleli, jumla sinjali, sijali, sinja

Nepal
Nepal
Pakistan (Punjab); India (Punjab;
also Haryana; Himachal Pradesh);
migration> United Arab Emirates;
Fiji; Canada; England U

"standard" panjabi, "formal" panjabi

Pakistan ( Punjab); India


( Punjab)

EL)

EL

EL

EL

&

punjabi, penjabi, in [51] French: pendjabi, including lahnda, panjabifrom c.1550: Gurmukhi script; Lahnda
W. "peripheral" panjabi
script; Perso-Arabic script comprises Punjabi "scheduled language"
translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu
in India

Muslim model
including sikh "scriptural" panjabi Sikh model
Hindu model

SDQM

ELPXVDOPDQL

"current generalised" panjabi, "general colloquial" panjabi

Pakistan (Punjab); also India


(Punjab)
Pakistan (Punjab); India
(Punjab)
India (Punjab); also Pakistan
(Punjab)
Pakistan (Punjab), India
(Punjab), migration> Fiji,
England

UK: England

59-AAF-ecb

amritsar

Amritsar

59-AAF-ecc

JXUG

Gurdaspur

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-ed

ODKQG

lahanda, lahndi, west "traditional" panjabi, west panjabi

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-eda

SRWRK

rawalpindi, potohri, potwar Rawalpindi

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-edb

E OPLNL

valmiki, attock sweepers community Attock

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-edc

jhelum

Jhelum river

59-AAF-edd

VDUJRGK

59-AAF-ede

JXMU

59-AAF-edf

JXMU

QZ

59-AAF-edg

VL

59-AAF-edh

VKHNKXSXU

59-AAF-edi

faisalabad, lyalpur FaisalabadLayalpur

59-AAF-edj

chinawari

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-edk

QLVZ

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-edl

bardi-boli

59-AAF-edm

jatatardi-boli

59-AAF-ee

GR EL

doab between Beas Sutlej rivers

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-eea

KRVKL

Hoshiarpur

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-eeb

jullundur

Jullundur, Jullundhar

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-ef

PDOZ L

malwa, jangali Ludhiana

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-eg

SDWL OZL

59-AAF-ega

SDWL

Patiala

India (Punjab)
India (Punjab)

VSXU

UL

Pakistan (Punjab)
Pakistan (Punjab)

ONRW

\DOSXUL

migrants from Gujarat state (to be confirmed)

Pakistan (Punjab)

Gujranwala

Pakistan (Punjab)

Sialkot

Pakistan (Punjab)

Shekhupura

Pakistan (Punjab)

QL

USXU

Pakistan (Punjab)

Pakistan (Punjab)
Pakistan (Punjab)

India (Punjab)

59-AAF-egb

sangrur

Sangrur>N.

59-AAF-eh

DZDQN ULJKHEL

part of "peripheral" panjabi

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-eha

salt-range

Salt-Range-Hills-W.

Pakistan (Punjab)

59-AAF-ehb

DZDQN

59-AAF-ehc

ghebi

Pakistan (Punjab)

UL

Pindi Gheb

Pakistan (Punjab)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

Ctransition to

page 463

59-AAF-ei

gaddi

59-AAF-eia

FKXU

curahi, churahi gadi Chamba-NW. district

(Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-eib

bharmauri

bharmaudi bhadi, bharmauri pahari, panchi brahmauri rajput


Chamba-SE. district

(Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-ej

EKDWH OL

bhateali gadi, bhattiani, bhatyiana, part of "peripheral" panjabi


Chamba-W. district

India (Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-ek

dogri

dhogaryali, dogari, dogri jammu, dongari, tokkaru, hindi-dogri, part of


transition to
dogri+ kangri, dogri-pahari, part of "peripheral" panjabi
[58] Pahari between Ravi Chenab valleys

gaddi-chamba, gadi, gadyali, part of "peripheral" panjabi


[58] Pahari

KL

India (Himachal Pradesh)

India (Jammu & Kashmir)

59-AAF-eka

bhatbali

(Jammu & Kashmir)

59-AAF-ekb

dogri-N.

(Jammu & Kashmir)

59-AAF-ekc

dogri-E.

(Jammu & Kashmir)

59-AAF-ekd

NDQGL

(Jammu & Kashmir)

59-AAF-el

N QJUL

59-AAF-em

mirpuri

mirpur panjabi, part of "peripheral" panjabi astride Kashmir cease-fire


line: Mirpur

(Kashmir-W. ); migration> England

59-AAF-en

hindki

hindki-N., hindko-N., part of panjabi-NW., part of "peripheral" panjabi


Indus upper basin

Pakistan-N. (NWF; also Punjab)

59-AAF-ena

KD]

Kohistan country: Hazara division

(NWF)

59-AAF-enb

NRK

WL

59-AAF-enc

tinauli

59-AAF-eo

hindko

hindko-S., peshawari hindko, peshawar, part of panjabi-NW., part of


"peripheral" panjabi

Pakistan (NWF)

59-AAF-ep

NDKO

kehloori, bilaspuri, bilaspuri pahari, pacchmi, kehloori paheri, part of


"peripheral" panjabi

India (Himachal Pradesh)

59-AAF-eq

VLU LNL

panjabi-SW., multani, part of "peripheral" panjabi

Pakistan (Punjab; Sindh-N.)

59-AAF-eqa

GHU

hindki-S. Indus middle valley: Dera-Ismail-Khan Dera-Ghazi-Khan

(Punjab)

59-AAF-eqb

PXOW

59-AAF-eqc

bahawalpuri

59-AAF-eqd

NKHWU

59-AAF-eqe

jangli

59-AAF-eqf

jafiri

59-AAF-eqg

WK OL1

sindh-sagar-doab, jatki-W. Thar-N. desert

(Sindh)

59-AAF-eqh

VLU

sindh-hindki, "transitional" panjabi+ sindhi

(Sindh)

59-AAF-f

Sindhi

59-AAF-fa

sindhi-F.

59-AAF-faa

muslim-sindhi

59-AAF-fab

hindu-sindhi

59-AAF-fb

sindhi-G.

59-AAF-fba

VLQGKLS

59-AAF-fbb

VLQGKLEK

59-AAF-fc

vicholi

part of "traditional" sindhi

Pakistan (Sindh)

59-AAF-fca

vicholi-A.

visholi "proper"

(Sindh)

59-AAF-fcb

siro

59-AAF-fd

WK UHOL

thari, part of "traditional" sindhi

Pakistan (Sindh)

59-AAF-fe

part of "traditional" sindhi

Pakistan (Sindh)

59-AAF-ff

lasi
lari

part of "traditional" sindhi

Pakistan (Sindh)

59-AAF-fg

PDFKDUL

part of "traditional" sindhi

59-AAF-fh

59-AAF-fj

bhil-sindhi
ja-gali
ja-gali-W.
ja-gali-E.
kachchi

59-AAF-fja

P Q

59-AAF-fjb

59-AAF-fjc

59-AAF-fjd

EK

59-AAF-fje

Y JGL

59-AAF-fjf

niardiay

59-AAF-fi
59-AAF-fia
59-AAF-fib

OL

Jammu & Kashmir

KLQGNR

Kohat valley

(NWF)
(NWF)

UL

Z OL
QL

multan Multan

(Punjab)

riasiti, reasiti Bahawalpur

(Punjab)

(Punjab)

QL

(Punjab)
(Punjab)

LNLVLQGKL

NLVW
UDW

Ctransition to [59] Sindhi

&

E
"standard" sindhi, "formal" sindhi &Lari model
&Muslim model
&Hindu model

sindi large-scale migration from Pakistan to India in and after 1947


Banya (Lahnda) script; Perso-Arabic script; also Gurmukhi script;
Nagari script comprises Sindhi "scheduled language" in India
translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

"current generalised" sindhi, "general colloquial" sindhi


Q

"indian" sindhi; dukslinu

Vicholi model

Pakistan (Sindh); India (Gujarat)

Pakistan India (Gujarat)

(Sindh)
(Gujarat; Rajasthan)
Pakistan (Sindh); India (Gujarat)
(Sindh)
(Gujarat; Rajasthan)

(Sindh)

vi

jadeji, jats, jat-gali, jat

(Sindh)

kachhi, kachchhi, katchi, kachi, katch, kautchy, cuchi, cutch, kachi-koli,


kuchi-koli
transition to [59] Gujarati Rann of Kutch plain Indus
lower left-bank

India (Gujarat); also Pakistan


(Sindh)

kachchi "proper"

(Gujarat)
(Gujarat)
(Gujarat)

QL

Pakistan (Baluchistan; Sindh)


(Baluchistan)

\DVWKL1

Pakistan (Sindh)
Pakistan (Sindh; Rajasthan)

bhatia
vaghri, vagari, wagaria

(Gujarat)
(Gujarat)
(Gujarat)

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59-AAF-fjg

EDM

59-AAF-fjh

kavah

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-fji

UDY

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-fjj

N UL

59-AAF-fjk

UDK

59-AAF-fjl

wandering circus community

(Gujarat)

UL

UL

1999 / 2000 edition

karia-lohari, lohar

(Gujarat)

rabari

(Gujarat)

kachchi-'migr'

migration> Kenya; Tanzania

59-AAF-fka

waL\
waL\ U

59-AAF-fkb

PHZ

59-AAF-fl

WK UDG UL-

tharadari Thar desert Rann of Kutch plain

Pakistan (Sindh); India (Gujarat)

59-AAF-fla

WK

UDG

ULNROL1

Mirpur Khas>SE.

(Sindh)

59-AAF-flb

WK

UDG

ULNROL6

Tharad>W.

59-AAF-fm

SDUN ULNROL

59-AAF-fma

Q J

59-AAF-fmb

WK L

Thar-S. desert

(Sindh)

59-AAF-fmc

badin

Badin>S. & W.

(Sindh)

59-AAF-g

5 MDVWK QL

59-AAF-ga

VLQGKLP UZ

59-AAF-gaa

VLQGKLP

UZ

59-AAF-gab

VLQGKLP

UZ

59-AAF-gac

G GX

59-AAF-gad

QDZ

59-AAF-gae

WDQGRPXKDPPDGNK

59-AAF-gaf

WDQGRJKXO

59-AAF-gag

GK

59-AAF-gah

WK

59-AAF-gb

U MDVWK QLP UZ

59-AAF-gc

59-AAF-gd

U MDVWK QL&

"transitional" marwari-C.

59-AAF-gda

jaisalmer

jaiselmer, jesalmer Jaisalmer

59-AAF-gdb

godwari

59-AAF-gdc

sirohi

59-AAF-gdd

GHRU

59-AAF-gde

saeth-ki-boli

59-AAF-ge

EKLOP UZ

59-AAF-gea

MRGKSXULP

59-AAF-geb

VLQGKP

59-AAF-gf

ELN QHUL

59-AAF-gfa

ELN

59-AAF-gfb

VKHNK

59-AAF-gg

PHZ WL

59-AAF-gga

PHZ

59-AAF-ggb

KLUZ

59-AAF-gh

jaipuri

rajasthani-CE.

India (Rajasthan)

59-AAF-gha

jaipuri-A.

Jaipur

(Rajasthan)

59-AAF-ghb

WRU

59-AAF-ghc

NDWKDLU

59-AAF-ghd

FKDXU

59-AAF-ghe

U M

59-AAF-ghf

kishangahi

kishangahi Kishangarh>E.

(Rajasthan)

59-AAF-gi

ajmeri
harauti

rajasthani-C. Ajmer

India (Rajasthan)

59-AAF-gj
59-AAF-gja

harauti-A.

harauti "proper", hadauti, hadoti

59-AAF-gjb

VLS

59-AAF-fk

-koli

Pakistan (Sindh)

VL

koli

wadaria

(Sindh)

mayvasi

(Sindh)

parkari, parkari-kachi, parkari-kachchhi

transition to [59] Rajasthani

(Gujarat)
Pakistan (Sindh)

&

th
India (Rajasthan); Pakistan (Sindh)
Nagari script; Perso-Arabic script #rajasthani is a 20 cent. covername, applied to the convergence of the following idioms around a new U
literary language (see Rajasthani-F.) comprises part of Hindi
"scheduled language" in India translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

marwari-W., merwari-W., meghwar-W., marawar-W., marvari-W.


transition to [59] Sindhi

Pakistan-S. (Sindh-N; also PunjabSW.).

i-NW.

Dadu>N.

(Sindh)

i-NE.

Nawabshah>N.

(Sindh)

Dadu

(Sindh)

K
Q

PDOL

WNL
U

MDVWK QL)

Nawabshah

(Sindh)

Tando Muhammad Khan

(Sindh)

Tando Ghulam Ali

(Sindh)

Sindhi-Marwari>W.

(Sindh)

dhatki-bhil, thali-S. Thar-S. desert

(Sindh)

marwari-C., merwari-C., meghwar-C., marawar-C., marvari-C.


transition to [59] Sindhi

(Rajasthan)

"standard" rajasthani, "formal" marwari-C.

India (Rajasthan), also Pakistan

&Rajasthani-Marwari model

(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)

marwari-S. Sirohi district


ZDWL

UZ

QHUL$
Z

"transitional" marwari+ gujerati . Sirohi-SW. district


[59] Gujarati

UZ

(Rajasthan)

Ctransition to

marwari-bhil, marwari-W., merwari-W., meghwar-W., marawar-W.,


marvari-W. transition to [59] Sindhi
i

Jodhpur

(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)
India (Rajasthan; Sindh)
(Rajasthan)
(Sindh); (Rajasthan) transfrontier

rajasthani-N., marwari-N., merwari-N., meghwar-N., marawar-N.,


marvari-N.

India (Rajasthan)

"proper" bikaner

(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)

WL

rajasthani-NE.

India (Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)

WL$

hirwati

WL

(Rajasthan)

(Rajasthan)

ZDWL

(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)

VL

(Rajasthan)

ZDWL

UL

(Sindh)

SDUN U

EVK

rajasthani-E.

Ctransition to [59] Hindi-W.

India (Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector
i

Observatoire Linguistique

rajasthani-S.

Linguasphere Observatory

Ctransition to [59] Gujarati

59-AAF-gk

PHZ

59-AAF-gka

PHZ

59-AAF-gkb

JRU

59-AAF-gkc

VDUZ

UL

59-AAF-gkd

NKDLU

UL

59-AAF-gke

J PHWL

59-AAF-gl

P OYL

rajasthani-SE.

59-AAF-gla

P OYL$

ahiri, malvi "proper", malwa, malwada, mallow, malavi, "standard"


rajasthani-SE.

59-AAF-glb

EDFK

59-AAF-glc

GKROHZ

59-AAF-gld

KRVKDQJ

i-A.

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India (Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)

ZDWL

(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)
i

PHZ

Ctransition to [59] Hindi-W.

gametia people

(Rajasthan)
India (Madhya-Pradesh)

(Madhya-Pradesh)
(Madhya-Pradesh)

GL

(Madhya-Pradesh)

UL
E

Hoshangabad

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-gle

jamral

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-glf

NDWL\

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-glg

S WYL

59-AAF-glh

U QJUL

rajwari

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-gli

ujjaini

Ujjain

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-glj

EKR\

59-AAF-gm

VRQGZ UL

59-AAF-gn

QLP GL

59-AAF-gna

QLP

GL$

59-AAF-gnb

EKX

QL

59-AAF-go

gujuri

(Madhya-Pradesh)

UL

bhuria, bhomiyari, bhuiyar, bohoyeri, bhoyaroo

(Madhya-Pradesh)

soudhwari

India (Madhya-Pradesh)

India (Madhya-Pradesh)

nemadi, nimari

(Madhya-Pradesh)

gujari, gujer, gujar, gujjari, gurjar, gojri, gogri, gojari, rajasthani


"northward nomadic"

India northwards

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-goa

U MDVWK

59-AAF-gob

plains-gujuri

59-AAF-goc

mountain-gujuri

(Rajasthan)

QLJXMXUL

(Himachal Pradesh)
kashmir gujuri

(Jammu & Kasmir); Pakistan (Azad


Kasmir)

59-AAF-god

ajiri

hazara-ajiri

59-AAF-gp

E JUL

bagari, bagri-rajasthani, bagria, bagris, baorias, bahgri, rajasthani


"westward nomadic"

India (Rajasthan westwards);


Pakistan

6*

59-AAF-gq

ODPE GL

gormati, gurmati, lamani, lambhani-muka, lavani, lumadale, lemadi,


lambara, rajasthani "southward nomadic", including banjari, banjori,
banjuri; banjara

India (Rajasthan southwards)

59-AAF-gqa

ODPE

GLPDK

59-AAF-gqb

ODPE

GL

59-AAF-gqc

ODPE

GLPDLVXU

59-AAF-gr

ORK UL

59-AAF-gra

ORK

ULJDGH

59-AAF-grb

ORK

ULORKSLWW

59-AAF-grc

ORK

ULE JUL

59-AAF-grd

EKXEDOL\

59-AAF-gs

P Q

59-AAF-gt

V QVL

59-AAF-gu

EK QWX

59-AAF-h

*XMDU WL

(Maharashtra)

VKWUD

(Andhra-Pradesh)

QGKUDSUDGHVK

U

ORK

MSXW

karnataka lambadi Mysore

(Karnataka)

lohar community blacksmiths community

India (Rajasthan)

gaduliya lohari wheelwrights community

(Rajasthan)

swordsmiths community

(Rajasthan)

perhaps spoken by itinerant blacksmiths (cf. bagri above)

(Rajasthan)

UL

meena

*
*

distinct from [59] Bhil-mina

(Rajasthan)
(Rajasthan)

sansiya dispersed community

(Punjab; Rajasthan; Haryana;


Himachal Pradesh; Chandigarh;
Delhi; Uttar Pradesh)

chhara dispersed urban community

(Rajasthan; Gujarat; Uttar


Pradesh; deportation in colonial
times> Andaman & Nicobar)

&

gujrathi, gujerati with component languages based on class,


from c.1300: Nagari script;
community ("caste") and/or region
Gujarati script comprises Gujarati "scheduled language" in India
translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

59-AAF-ha

JXMDU

59-AAF-haa

KLQGXJXMDU

59-AAF-hab

PXVDOP

59-AAF-hac

S UVLJXMDU WL

59-AAF-hb

paani

59-AAF-hc

N WKL Z

59-AAF-hd

MK O Z

WL)

WL

QLJXMDU

WL

&

India (Gujarat; Rajasthan;


Maharashtra); migration> {East
Africa}; Zambia, England; USA. U

"literary" gujarati, "formal" gujarati; preceded by "old" gujarati (from


c.+1300) and "middle" gujarati (from c.+1450)
Central Gujarati
th
(Vadodari) model, from 19 cent.

India ( Gujarat; Maharashtra;


Rajasthan-S.)

"hindu literary" gujarati

(Gujarat)

"muslim literary" gujarati

(Gujarat)

"persianised" gujarati, "zoroastrian colloquial" gujarati Parsi religious


bilingual in [52] English
community

(Gujarat)

patani, gujarati-N. Patan (pre-Muslim capital of Gujarat)

India (Gujarat)

kathiawadi, kathyawadi, kathiyawadi, kathiyawadai-W., saraushtri-W.,


saurashtra-W., gujarati-W. Kathiawar peninsula

India (Gujarat)

Jhalawad country (former princely state)

India (Gujarat)

Sorath country (former princely state)

India (Gujarat)

haalaadi, holadi Halar country (former princely state)

India (Gujarat)

Gohilwad country (former princely state)

India (Gujarat)

59-AAF-he

sorahi

59-AAF-hf

K O UL

59-AAF-hg

JRKLOZ

59-AAF-hh

EK YQDJDUL

bhawnagari Bhavnagar country (former princely state)

India (Gujarat)

59-AAF-hi

NK UZ

kharawa Kathiawar peninsula Muslim seafarers & fishmongers

India (Gujarat)

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The Linguasphere Register

1999 / 2000 edition

"central" gujarati, standard gujarati Ahmadabad, Amdavad Baroda, India (Gujarat)


Vadodara

59-AAF-hj

JXMDU WL&

59-AAF-hja

JU

"urbanised" gamadia Ahmadabad

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-hjb

J PD L

"rural" gamadia Amdavad environs #from gam-u small village

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-hjc

charotari

carotari Kaira district: Charotar farmlands

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-hjd

S LG UL

Kaira district

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-hje

vaodari

vadodara, "popular" baroda Baroda, Vadodara

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-hjf

dalit

#dalit=oppressed Christian & out-caste communities

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-hk

bharuchi
surti

"eastern-broach" gujarati Bharuch district

India (Gujarat)

59-AAF-hl

surati, hurati, gujarati-S. Surat district

India (Gujarat)

59-AAF-hm

DQ ZO

anavla, anaola, bhathela Surat-S. Valsad districts brahmin


farmers community

India (Gujarat)

59-AAF-hn

mumbai-U.

mumbai "urban" gujarati Mumbai, Bombay

India (Maharashtra)

59-AAF-ho

YKRU V L

vhora people

India (Maharashtra; Gujarat)

59-AAF-hp

NDN UL

kakari

India (Maharashtra)

59-AAF-hq

JKLV

tarimuki wandering blackmiths community

India (Maharashtra)

59-AAF-i

6DXU VKWUL(

spoken by communities of silk-weavers migrated 1000 years ago


from Gujarat-speaking Kathiawar peninsula

India (Tamil Nadu)

59-AAF-ia

VDXU VKWUL(

59-AAF-j

% RUL: JDGL

P\D

3*

kathiyawadai-E., saurashtra-E., sourashtra, sawrashtra, sorathi, patnuli, India (Tamil Nadu)


khatri

Bhili-N., "transitional" gujarati+ rajasthani, part of bhili, bhil-bari, bhiltransitional between [59]
bori, bhil, bhilla, vil traditional cover-name
Gujarati & Rajasthani; separation from [59] Rathavi+ Konkani (Bhili-C.)
& Pawari+ Paradhi (Bhili-E.) is notional #linguistic validity of Bhili as a
traditional cover-name remains to be ascertained translingual in [59]
Hindi+Urdu

India (Punjab; Rajasthan; Gujarat);


also Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh) U

6*

59-AAF-ja

E RUL

baoria nomadic community

India (Punjab; Rajasthan)

59-AAF-jb

magari* Merwara

India (Rajasthan)

59-AAF-jd

magra-ki-boli
JLU VL -bhili
Z JDGL-bhili

59-AAF-je

dungari-bhili

59-AAF-jf

P Q

59-AAF-jg

SDQFKPDK OL

59-AAF-k

59-AAF-ka

59-AAF-kb

SDK

59-AAF-kc
59-AAF-ke

chodhari-bhili
J PDWL-bhili
Q LNDi

59-AAF-kf

charai

59-AAF-kg

YDV YL

"transitional" gujarati+ bhili, vasave; vasava people Tapti valley

India (Maharashtra; Gujarat-E.)

59-AAF-kga

DGLZ

'adiwasi-bhili'

India

59-AAF-kgb

dhogri-bhili

59-AAF-kgc

kaski-bhili

59-AAF-kgd

bhiloi-bhili

59-AAF-kge

padwi-bhilori

59-AAF-jc

59-AAF-kd

-bhili

-bhili
havi+ Konkai*

VLJLUDVLD

ambodia-bhili

59-AAF-kgg

YDV

59-AAF-kh

P ZFKL-

59-AAF-ki

GK QN

YDEKLOL

bhili

GK

tadavi

dungri-grasia, dhungri-girasia, dungari-girasia, dhungri-bhili


#dungar=hill Khed Brahma

India (Gujarat-N.; Rajasthan-S.)

bhil-mina, bhil-meena

India (Rajasthan-E.)

Panchmahal district

distinct from [59] Mina

valvi

59-AAF-kj

SDWHOL

59-AAF-kk
59-AAF-kl

India (Gujarat-NE.)

Bhili-C., part of bhili, bhil-bari, bhil-bori, bhil, bhilla, vil traditional covertransitional to [59] Khandesi; separation from [59] Baori+
name
Wagadi (Bhili-N.) & Pawari+ Paradhi (Bhili-E.) is notional #linguistic
validity of Bhili as a traditional cover-name remains to be ascertained
translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

India (Gujarat, Maharashtra,


Madhra Pradesh; Dadra & NagarHaveli)

rathvi Chhota Udaipur district

India (Gujarat-E.)

anarya #pahadi=of the hills

India (Gujarat-E.)

chodhari, chodri

India (Gujarat-S.)

gamati, gamit, gamti, gamta, gavit, gamith Bharuch Surat Valsad

India (Gujarat-S.)

naikadi, naikdi, naiki, naikda, naikada, nayaka, cholivale, kapadia,


mota-nayaka, nana-nayaka

India (Gujarat-S.)

carani; charan wandering minstrel community Panchmahals district


eastwards

India (Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh)

India
bhilodi-bhili

India (Gujarat)
India
India

vasavi "proper"

India (Gujarat)

mawchi, mavchi, mawachi

India (Gujarat; Maharashtra)

India (Rajasthan; Gujarat;


Maharashtra)

-bhili

(Rajasthan)

QN

59-AAF-kic

59-AAF-km

India (Rajasthan; Gujarat)

India

59-AAF-kgf

59-AAF-kib

India (Rajasthan; Gujarat)

wagadi, wagdi, vagadi, vagdi, vagari, vageri, vaged, vagi, waghari,


wagholi, mina-bhil nomadic

havi

59-AAF-kia

garasia, nyar Sirohi district

tadvi-bhili, tadvi

(Gujarat)

tetaria-valvi

(Rajasthan)

patelia, pateliya

India (Gujarat; Maharashtra)

EKLO O

bhilala-bhili

India (Gujarat; Maharashtra)

dubli-bhili
dhoL -bhili

dubli, dubla, rathod, talavia Thana district northwards

India (Gujarat; Maharashtra)

India (Dadra & Nagar-Haveli)

-bhili

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

page 467

59-AAF-kn

konkai-bhili

59-AAF-ko

GHKZ OL

59-AAF-kp

Q KDULEDJO QL

59-AAF-kq

ahiri

ahiriani

India (Maharashtra)

59-AAF-kr

U MSXWJLU VLD

community of scattered cultivators

India (Maharashtra)

kotvali Khandesh

India (Maharashtra)

59-AAF-kv

ko OL
bhimchaura*
haburi*
U Q -bhili*

59-AAF-l

3 ZDUL3 UDGKL

59-AAF-ks
59-AAF-kt
59-AAF-ku

-bhili

konkani, konkna, kokni, kukna, kokna, kanara* Surat Konkan-N.


transitional to [59] Marathi
districts

India (Gujarat; Dadra & NagarHaveli; Maharashtra)

Dhulia Jalgaon districts

India (Maharashtra)

nahari-W., baglani Nasik-N. district

India (Maharashtra)

India
habura

India
(Gujarat)

Bhili-E., part of bhili, bhil-bari, bhil-bori, bhil, bhilla, vil traditional covername separation from [59] Baori+ Wagadi (Bhili-N.) & Rathavi+
Konkani (Bhili-C.) is notional #linguistic validity of Bhili as a traditional
cover-name remains to be ascertained translingual in [59] Hindi+
Urdu

India (Maharashtra; MadhyaPradesh; Andhra Pradesh)

pawari, pauri, pawri, paura

India (Maharashtra; MadhyaPradesh)

bareli

India (Madhya-Pradesh;
Maharashtra)

pardhi, paidia, paradi, paria, bahelia

India (Maharashtra; MadhyaPradesh; Andhra Pradesh)

59-AAF-la

S ZDUL

59-AAF-lb

bareli-bhili

59-AAF-lc

S UDGKL

59-AAF-lca

FKLWDS

59-AAF-lcb

ODQJRS

59-AAF-lcc

SKDQVHS

59-AAF-lcd

taran-kari

takari, takankar, takia

India

59-AAF-lce

Q OLVKLNDUL

neelinsh-kari

India

59-AAF-lcf

pittala-bhasha

59-AAF-m

.K QGHVL

C
transitional to [59] Rathavi+ Konkani (Bhili-C.), Gujarati & Marathi
Etranslingual
in [59] Hindi+Urdu

India (Gujarat; Maharashtra)

59-AAF-ma

NK QGHVL

khandeshi, khandish, dhed-gujari

India (Maharashtra; Gujarat)

59-AAF-maa

DKLU

ahrani, khandesi "proper" Khandesh country: Dhulia Jalgaon


districts

(Maharashtra)

-bhili

India

UGKL

India

UGKL

India

UGKL

QL

India

59-AAF-mab

kunabi

kunbau, kunbi

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-mac

dangri, dangi-S., rangari, ka-kachhu-ki boli, dangs bhili Tapti valley:


Dangs country:

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-n

1 KDO*

investigated
possible relationship of name with neighbouring [46] Nihali to be

59-AAF-na

Q KDO$

Satpura highlands: Toranmal environs

59-AAF-nb

Q KDOH

Jalgaon district: Amalwadi>N.

59-AAF-o

0DU WKL

59-AAF-oa

Q JSXULKLQGL

59-AAF-ob

QJUL

India (Maharashtra; Madhya


Pradesh)
(Maharashtra; Madhya Pradesh
border)

&

(Maharashtra)

marathe, maharashtra, muruthi, maharathi, malhatee, marthi Modi


script; Balbodh (Nagari-type) script comprises the original Marathi
"scheduled language" in India, divided since 1992 into Marathi and
Konkani "scheduled languages" translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

India ( Maharashtra; also


Gujarat); migration> United Arab
Emirates; Kenya U

YDUK GL

varhadi-nagpuri, marathi-NE.

India (Maharashtra; MadhyaPradesh; Andhra-Praesh)

59-AAF-oba

YDUK

varhadi "proper", berari, berar-marathi Vidarbha, Berar

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-obb

dhangari

59-AAF-obc

YDUK

59-AAF-obd

jarpi

59-AAF-obe

govari

59-AAF-obf

jhadbi

GL$

GLEU

E
Ctransition to [59] Bundeli Nagpur district
dhanagari

3*

(Maharashtra)

India
(Maharashtra)

KPDQL

India
cow-herding community Chanda Bhandara districts

(Maharashtra)

India

59-AAF-obg

katia

katiyai

59-AAF-obh

rangari

rangara dyers community

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-obi

NXPEK

potters community

India

UL

India

59-AAF-obj

kunabau

kunban, kohli

India

59-AAF-obk

PDK

dhedi sweepers community

(Gujarat)

59-AAF-obl

P UKHWL

59-AAF-obm

natakani

(Andhra-Pradesh)

59-AAF-obn

U LSXU

India

UL

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-obo

kunbi

59-AAF-oc

gowlan

gowli pastoralist community

(Maharashtra; Madhya Pradesh;


Karnataka-N.)

India

59-AAF-oca

nand

nand gowli Amravati district

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-ocb

ranya

India

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59-AAF-occ

OLQJ

59-AAF-ocd

NK PO

59-AAF-od

LNU QL

59-AAF-oe

N WKR

59-AAF-of

Y UOL

59-AAF-og

V PYHGL

59-AAF-oh
59-AAF-oi

mangelas
vadval+ phudagi

59-AAF-oia

vadval

59-AAF-oib

phudagi

59-AAF-oj

1999 / 2000 edition

India

\DW

India

Dhule district: Akrani

(Maharashtra)

katkari, katari, katakari, katvadi, kathodia, dhar-kathodi, son-kathodi,


transition to [59] Khandeshi Konkan+
dhar-katkari, son-katkari
Sahyadris mountains: Kolaba Thana districts Dadra & NagarHaveli territory

Ctransition to [59] Gujarati Thana district


Ctransition to [59] Gujarati
maharashtra Ctransition to [59] Gujarati
warli

(Maharashtra; Dadra & NagarHaveli; Diu & Daman; Gujarat;


Rajasthan)

(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)

UH

ade, aray, arrey, arya, kalika-arya-bhasha

(Andhra-Pradesh; Maharashtra;
Karnataka)
(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-ok

bhalay

Amravati district

59-AAF-ol

WK NXUL

thakri, thakari, thakua, thakura

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-om

GHVKLPDU WKL

desi, deccan marathi, dekini


script; Deshi, Poona model

(Maharashtra)

&Modi script; Balbodh (Nagari-type)

59-AAF-oma

&

59-AAF-omb

59-AAF-omc

deshi

59-AAF-omd
59-AAF-ome
59-AAF-on

NRQNDQPDU WKL

'standard' konkan, konkan, bankoti, kunabi, cugani, concorinu, north


konkani-N., "konkanese" many community (caste) dialects not to
be confused with Konkani-Gomantaki to south Konkan coast:
Thana Kolaba Janjira Ratnagiri-N. districts

59-AAF-ona

part of parabhi

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-onb

damani

part of parabhi Daman territory

(Diu & Daman; Gujarat)

59-AAF-onc

koli-E.

koli people

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-ond

kiristav

59-AAF-one

kungabi

59-AAF-onf

DJ

59-AAF-ong

GKDQDJ

59-AAF-onh

EKDQG

59-AAF-oni

WKDN

UL

59-AAF-onj

NDUK

GL

59-AAF-onk

sangamesvari

bankoti, bakoti

59-AAF-onl

JK

maoli

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-onm

dhed

part of mahari

(Maharashtra)

59-AAF-onn

holia

59-AAF-ono

SDUY

59-AAF-oo

konkani-gomantaki

59-AAF-ooa

konkani-F.

59-AAF-oob

daldi-nawaits

59-AAF-ooc

chiatpavani

59-AAF-ood

bardeshi

barhdexi, bardeskari, part of gomantaki, "goanese proper" Christian


community Goa-N.: Mapusa

(Goa)

59-AAF-ooe

antruzi

hindu "goanese", part of gomantaki, "goanese proper" Hindu dialect


Goa

(Goa)

59-AAF-oof

sashi

saxti, part of gomantaki, "goanese proper" Christian community


Goa-S.: Salcete

(Goa)

59-AAF-oog

NDUZ

59-AAF-ooh

V UDVYDWEUDKPLQ

59-AAF-ooi

kudali

59-AAF-ooj

malvani

malwani

India

59-AAF-ook

manglluri

mangaluri Christian community South Kanara district Mangalore;


Mumbai, Bombay

(Karnataka; Maharashtra)

&

(Maharashtra)

WKL/

"early literary" marathi. including "old marathi" "middle marathi"


th
th
th
from 13 century; inscriptions from 11 ("Middle Marathi" from 14
century)

WKL)

"literary marathi", "standard marathi"

(Maharashtra)

Pune, Poona

(Maharashtra)

kalvadi

dharwar Dhanwar district

(Maharashtra)

ELM

Bijapur

PDU

PDU

SXUL

\DVWKL6

(Maharashtra)

(Maharashtra coastal)

(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)

UL
UL

#agar='salt-pan" spoken by salt-makers community

(Maharashtra)

dhangar people

(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)

UL

WL

(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)

part of mahari
UL

UL

part of mahari

(Maharashtra)

(Maharashtra)

"goanese" konkani, "goanese", gomantaki, konkani-S. not to be


confused with Konkan-Marathi (so-called Standard Konkan) to north
Savantvadi Goa North Kanara Shimoga South Kanara
Nagari script; Kannada script; Latin script; also Malayalam script

(Maharashtra-S. coastal; Goa;


Karnataka; migration> Mumbai,
Bombay; Kerala-N.)

"literary goanese"

(Maharashtra)

&
in a variety of Christian and Hindu dialects
Ctransition to [59] Konkan-Marathi
Ctransition to [59] Konkan-Marathi

(Maharashtra)
(Maharashtra)

Hindu dialect North Kanara district

(Maharashtra)

Hindu dialect

(Maharashtra)
India
4

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector
59-AAF-p

SamskrWD3

59-AAF-pa

samskrta

59-AAF-paa

& samskrta-L.

59-AAF-pab

samskrt-F.

59-AAF-pb

&

S OL

OL

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"historical indo-aryan" of continuing cultural and linguistic importance; {Asia-S.; Asia-SE.}


including the Sanskrit "scheduled language" in India

&

sanskrit, sanskrut #samskrta=prepared, cultivated, refined, purified"


Brahmi script; Kharoshthi, Kharosthi script; Nagari script; also
Bengali; Oriya; Malayalam; Tamil; Kannada scripts studied and
read (and sometimes spoken) within Hindu communities, especially
among speakers of [59] Indic and [49] Dravidian languages

India

"liturgical and ancient literary" sanskrit, including samskrta-vaidik,


"vedic sanskrit" or "pre-classical sanskrit" (texts from c. 1500), and
"classical sanskrit" (texts from c. 500)

India; South Africa; {East Africa};


Mauritius; United Kingdom;
Bangladesh

"modern literary sanskrit", "brahmin scholarly vehicular", "modern


pandit sanskrit"; preceded by "middle sanskrit" (from c.+1100)
influenced by medieval Prakrit vernaculars (see prakrta below )
Indian "scheduled language & mother-tongue"

India

Cinfluence
hybrid literary language from midland India, with possible eastern
from Bihar (Magadha) &Sinhalese script (first transcribed in

3*

5*

Sri Lanka; Burma; Thailand; Laos;


Cambodia

Sri Lanka); Burmese script; Latin script; studied and read within
Buddhist communities #pali(-bhasha)=canonical (language)

from c.100

59-AAF-pba

S OLJ WK

"ancient literary pali"

59-AAF-pbb

S OLWLSL N

tiptaka, tipitaka, in [59] Sanskrit: tripitaka, "ancient buddhist pali"

59-AAF-pbc

S OL6

"ceylon buddhist pali"

59-AAF-pbd

S OL6(

59-AAF-pc

&

SU N

"southeast-asian buddhist pali"

rta

prakrit, "middle indic literary prakrits" (from c. 250), including "early


PLGGOHLQGLFD RNDQSUDNULW including D RNDQSUDNULW(D RNDQ
prakrit-CE.D RNDQSUDNULW1:D RNDQSUDNULW6: SUDNULW1:
(including gandhari "literary" niya "administrative") "jain literary
prakrit" (including ardhamagadhi, "semi"-magadhi) prakrit-E.,
including DXUDVHQL especially in popular dramatic speech; precursor
of [59] Bangla, Oriya & Axamiya PDK U VKWULSU NULWVLQK O 
SU NULW precursor of [59] Elu) apabhramsha, "late midland prakrit"
#[59] Sanskrit: SU Nrta =natural, usual, unadorned > vulgar,
vernacular Nagari script, etc.; studied and read within Hindu and
Jain communities

India; Sri Lanka; formerly China

urdu+ hindi-W., hindustani, part of "wider" hindi+urdu


influenced by
[12] 'Arabiyya+ [58] Parsi and/or by [59] Sanskrit Nagari script
(Hindi); Perso-Arabic script (Urdu); also Kaithi script; Gujarati script
increasing separation since 1947 between Hindi (official language in
India) and Urdu (official language in Pakistan), since when the common
term 'Hindustani' has fallen progressively into disuse; the Hindi+ Urdu
outer-language is officially divided in India between the Hindi
"scheduled language" (including also the Adheli+ Bagheli outerlanguage) and the Urdu "scheduled language" #hindustani in
[58]Persian =Hindu-country language

India; Pakistan; Afghanistan;


Nepal; Fiji; Mauritius; Yemen;
United Arab Emirates; South
Africa; {East Africa}; Surinam;
England U

"early muslim literary" hindi-W., zaban-e-urduu, "persianised" khai-boli


#urdu derived from [44]Trke (former Osmanli): ordu, urdu =military
camp; zaban-e-urduu ="language of the camp" evolved from Kharith
Boli vehicular centered on Delhi area from 16 cent., which became
contact language between local population and Muslim invaders

Pakistan; India

&

59-AAF-q

Hindi+ Urdu

& C

59-AAF-qa

& urdu-L.

&

59-AAF-qaa

UHNKW

rexta, "transitional literary" urdu, "persianised literary" urdu


Pakistan; India
developed as literary language from 16th
#rehta=mixed (language)
th
to 18 cent.

59-AAF-qab

dakhini-L.

dakani, dakhani, musalmani, "early" southern urdu, "early" deccan urdu India (Andhra-Pradesh)
Deccan plateau: Hyderabad Bijajpur Gulbarga

59-AAF-qac

gujari-L.

"early" gujari

India

59-AAF-qad

hindawi-L.

"early" hindawi, hindavi

India

59-AAF-qb

urdu-F.

59-AAF-qc

urdu-G.

59-AAF-qd

khai-boli

"modern literary urdu", "formalised muslim-hindi", "muslim literary"


influenced by [12] Arabiyya and [58] Parsi
khari-boli

India; Pakistan

urudu, "colloquial" urdu, "generalised" urdu, part of 'hindustani'


Pakistan; India; Nepal
influenced by translingualism in other [59] Indic languages or
bilingualism in relevant non-Indic languages. increasing separation
from [59] Hindi-G. after 1947, since when the common term Hindustani
has fallen progressively into disuse.

hindi+urdu "core traditional" exodus of many Muslim speakers from


India to Pakistan in 1947

India (Uttar-Pradesh-NW.);
Pakistan; Nepal

59-AAF-qda

delhi-U.

delhi "popular urban" Delhi

(Haryana)

59-AAF-qdb

meerut

meerut "rural" Meerut, Merath environs

(Uttar Pradesh)

59-AAF-qdc

terai-urdu

spoken by weaver (Ansari) and other Muslim craftsmen communities


Terai plains

(Nepal)

59-AAF-qdd

dakhini

59-AAF-qe

hindi-F.

dakani, dakhani, musalmani, dakhini urdu, hyderabad urdu, "traditional" (Andhra-Pradesh)


deccan urdu

59-AAF-qea
59-AAF-qeb

"modern literary" hindi, "formalised" hindu hindi; preceded by "early


th
hindu literary" hindi, "early non-muslim" hindustani (from 18 cent)
from end 18th cent., including input and influence from Hindi-E. in
continuum with literary use of [59] Braj and [59] Awadhi; influenced by
[59] Sanskrit

India

dehlavi

"standard" hindi, "formal" delhi hindi, "standard" khari-boli


Pradesh model

India

samskrta-hindi

"sanskritised literary" hindi

&

&West Uttar

&East Uttar Pradesh scholarly model

India

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hindi-G.

"popular colloquial" hindi, "generalised" hindi, part of hindustani,


including "popular literary" hindi, gandhian hindi, "written" hindustani
dialects, listed geographically by Indian state, or by other nationstate, are influenced by translingualism in other [59] Indic languages or
by bilingualism in relevant non-Indic languages increasing separation
from [59] Urdu after 1947, since when the common term Hindustani
has fallen progressively into disuse

1999 / 2000 edition

India; Nepal; Bhutan; Pakistan;


South Africa; {East Africa}, Fiji,
United Kingdom

59-AAF-qfa

hindi-uttar-pradesh-W.

(Uttar-Pradesh-W.)

59-AAF-qfb

KLQGLKDU\

(Haryana, also Punjab-E.)

59-AAF-qfc

hindi-uttar-pradesh-E.

59-AAF-qfd

KLQGLSDQM

59-AAF-qfe

KLQGLELK

59-AAF-qff

KLQGLEHQJ

59-AAF-qfg

KLQGLRULVV

including milijhuli, "panjabised" hindi of Delhi

3DQM EL

U
O

Etranslingual in [59]

Etranslingual in [59] Bihari


Etranslingual in [59] Bangla
Etranslingual in [59] Oriya
Etranslingual in [59] Marathi
Etranslingual in [59] Gujarati
Etranslingual in [59] Rajasthani
Etranslingual in [59] Axamiya
Ebilingual in [49] Telugu
Ebilingual in [49] Tamil
Ebilingual in [49] Malayalam
Ebilingual in [49] Kannada
Etranslingual in [59] Nepali
"south-african" hindi Ebilingual in [52] English
"east-african" hindi, including hindi-uganda Ebilingual in [52] English

(Uttar-Pradesh-E.)
India (Delhi environs; Punjab)
(Bihar)
(Bengal)
(Orissa)

59-AAF-qfh

hindi-madhya-pradesh

59-AAF-qfi

KLQGLPDK

59-AAF-qfj

KLQGLJXMDU

59-AAF-qfk

KLQGLUDMDVWK

59-AAF-qfl

KLQGLKLP

59-AAF-qfm

KLQGL

59-AAF-qfn

KLQGLDUXQ

59-AAF-qfo

KLQGL

59-AAF-qfp

KLQGLWDPLOQ

59-AAF-qfq

KLQGLNHU

59-AAF-qfr

KLQGLNDUQ

59-AAF-qfs

KLQGLKLP

59-AAF-qft

KLQGLQ

59-AAF-qfu

KLQGLSXUYD

59-AAF-qg

KDU\

QYL

haryana hindi, hariani, bangaru, banger, bangri, bangru, chamarwa,


delhi "rural", including jatu deswali, desari
currently merging with
[59] Hindi

(Delhi, Haryana, Punjab-E.)

59-AAF-qh

braj+ kannauji

antarbedi, antarvedi, braj+ kanauji, including braj, braj-bhakha, brajbhasha, brij-bhasha, brij, briju, bruj kannauji, kanauji, khanauji
includes traditional language of the sacrificial holy ground between
currently merging with [59] Hindi Braj
Ganges and Jumna rivers
Kannauj former states

(Uttar-Pradesh-CW.; Madhya
Pradesh-N., Rajasthan; Haryana)

VKWUD

W
Q

FKDOSUDGHVK
P
FKDOSUDGHVK

QGKUDSUDGHVK
GX

O
WDND
OD\D

W O
IULN

poetic medium, 16

(Madhya-Pradesh)
(Maharashtra)
(Gujarat)
(Rajasthan)
(Himachal-Pradesh)
(Assam)
(Arunachal-Pradesh)
(Andhra Pradesh)
(Tamil Nadu)
(Kerala)
(Karnataka)
(Sikkim); Nepal; Bhutan
migration> South Africa (Natal)
migration> {East Africa};
subsequently> United Kingdom

59-AAF-qha

59-AAF-qhb

MDGRE

59-AAF-qhc

VLNDUZ

59-AAF-qhd

bhuksa

59-AAF-qhe

part of braj-S.+ kannauji "transitional" spoken by Gujar people Sawai (Rajasthan)


Madhopur district: Dang hills

59-AAF-qhf

XJDUZ a

dungar-wara, part of braj+ kannauji "transitional" southwest of Dang


hills

(Rajasthan)

59-AAF-qhg

N OLP O

part of braj+ kannauji "transitional"

(Rajasthan)

59-AAF-qhh

G QJEK

59-AAF-qhi

kannauji-A.

EUDMEK

NK )

"literary" braj

th

th

to early 20 cent.

India

part of braj Gwalior Karauli Shivpuri plains used by Yadava,


Jado community

part of braj Chambal river Gwalior

(Madhya Pradesh)

part of braj+ kannauji "transitional"

(Uttar Pradesh)

QJL1

QJ

(Madhya Pradesh)

part of braj+ kannauji "transitional" Sawai Madhopur district

(Rajasthan)

kannauji "proper", kanauji "proper", khanauji "proper"


[59] Awadhi Doab-CE. country

(Uttar Pradesh)

Ctransition to

part of kannauji Hardoi-E. district

(Uttar Pradesh)

part of kanpur, cawnpore, part of kannauji Kanpur-N. district: Ganges


right-bank (Kanpur, Cawnpore)

(Uttar Pradesh)

kanpur-tirhar, part of kannauji Kanpur-S. district: Jamuna left-bank


(opposite Hamirpur)

(Uttar Pradesh)

bundeli

bundeli-khandi, bundel-khandi
transition to [59] Awadhi+ Bagheli;
currently merging with [59] Hindi

(Madhya-Pradesh-CW.; also UttarPradesh; Maharashtra)

59-AAF-qia

bhadauri

towargarhi

59-AAF-qib

bundeli-A.

bundeli "proper", including chhindwara-bundeli Gwalior+ Jhansi


Chhindwara+ Seoni+ Hoshangabad

59-AAF-qic

SRZ

pawari, bhoyari, including kumbhari* Chhindwara Nagpur

(Madhya- Pradesh; Maharashtra)

59-AAF-qid

gaoli

Chhindwara district

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-qie

NLU

kirari used by Kirar community Chhindwara district

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-qif

koshti

silk-weavers community
district

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-qig

khaola

Pana Chhatarpur Damoh districts

(Madhya Pradesh)

59-AAF-qih

ORGK

rathora Hamirpur Jalaun districts

(Uttar-Pradesh)

59-AAF-qhj

hardoi-E.

59-AAF-qhk

N QSXUNDQQDXML

59-AAF-qhl

WLUK

59-AAF-qi

UL1

UL

UL

QWL

Ctransition to [59] Braj+ Kannauji Gwalior district

Ctransition to [59] Marathi Chhindwara

(Madhya-Pradesh)
(Madhya-Pradesh)
5
2

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector
59-AAF-qii

EDQ

59-AAF-qij

kunri

59-AAF-qik

nibhatta*

59-AAF-qil

lodhi*

59-AAF-r

Awadhi+ Bagheli

59-AAF-ra

awadhi

59-AAF-raa

& awadhi-L.

59-AAF-rab

SKDUL

mirzapuri

59-AAF-rac

awadhi-tharu

59-AAF-rad

gangapari*

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

transition to [59] Bagheli Hamirpur district


transition to [59] Bagheli Hamirpur-E. Banda-NW. districts
lodha, lodi, lohi, lozi used by migrant peasants Ctransition to [59]
Bagheli & [59] Marathi
Hindi-E., part of "wider" hindi+ urdu comprises part of Hindi
"scheduled language" in India Etranslingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

abadi, avadhi, abohi, ambodhi, baiswara, baiswari, kosali, kojali,


khosul, uttari* Indian "scheduled mother-tongue" (as part of "Hindi
scheduled language"); currently merging with [59] Hindi west of
Benares west of Lucknow (former kingdom of Awadh, Oudh)
"early literary" awadhi
Mirzapur district

written in 17 -18
th

th

centuries

page 471

(Uttar-Pradesh)
(Uttar-Pradesh)
(Maharashtra; Madhya Pradesh;
Orissa; Bihar; Bengal-W.)
India; Nepal; migration> Trinidad &
Tobago; Guiana; Surinam; French
Guiana; Fiji U

India-NE. (Uttar-Pradesh-CE.; also


Nepal; migration> Maharashtra);
migration> Fiji

India
(Uttar-Pradesh)
Nepal

59-AAF-rae

pardesi

migration> (Maharashtra)

59-AAF-raf

'fijian'-hindi

spoken by at least half the population of Fiji; speech community


created by transportation to Fiji of indentured workers from from IndiaNE., from 19th century

migration> Fiji

59-AAF-rb

dang-tharu

part of nepal-tharu

Nepal (Lumbini); India (Uttar


Pradesh)

59-AAF-rba

dangali

dangura, dangha

59-AAF-rbb

ND KDUL\

59-AAF-rc

bagheli

India-N.(Madhya-Pradesh; UttarPradesh); Nepal (Koshi)

Ctransition to [59] Nepali

baghel-khandi, bhugel-khud, riwai, ganggai, kewot, kewat, kawathi,


kevati, kenat, kevat-boli, kewani, kewati, mannadi Indian "scheduled
mother-tongue" (as part of "Hindi") Baghelkhand country: Rewa
Satna Shahdo Sidhi Jabalpur Mandla districts

59-AAF-rca

bagheli-F.

59-AAF-rcb

tirhari-S.

59-AAF-rcc

juar*

Banda district: between Ken Bagain rivers

(Uttar-Pradesh)

59-AAF-rcd

gahora

gahore Banda-E. district

(Uttar-Pradesh)

59-AAF-rce

bagheli-A.

bagheli "proper" 'Baghelkhand' country: Rewa Satna Shahdo


Sidhi Jabalpur Mandla districts

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-rcf

gonZ

mandlaha, mandal used by Gond people and others

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-rcg

PDU

part of bagheli bhoyari; marar community of gardeners Balaghat


district

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-rch

ojhi

part of bagheli bhoyari

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-rci

sonpari
nagpuri-marathi

59-AAF-rd

dhanuwar-S.

59-AAF-s

Bhojpuri+ Maithili

59-AAF-sa

bhojpuri

Ctransition to [59] Marathi Nagpur district


dhanuwar-S., dhanwar-S., dhanvar-S. distinct from [59] Rai+Done
(Dhanuwar-N.)
Bihari, part of magadhan comprises part of Hindi "scheduled
language" in India Etranslingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-rcj

59-AAF-saa

bhojpuri-F.

59-AAF-sab

EDQ

59-AAF-sac

azamgarhi

part of bhojpuri-W. Azamgarh

(Uttar-Pradesh)

59-AAF-sad

kharwari

bhojpuri-S. Ballia Shahabad

(Uttar-Pradesh)
(Uttar-Pradesh)

QL

UL

UDVL

"literary" bagheli

India

Jamuna right bank: Hamirpur Banda districts

(Uttar-Pradesh)

bhojapuri, bhozpuri, bajpuri, purbi #purbi =eastern (as viewed from


further west): the term is also applied more widely to Bhojpuri and
Awadhi-speaking settlers in the Hindi-W. area, and more narrowly to
Bhojpuri-W. Nagari script; Kaithi script

&

(Madhya-Pradesh)
(Madhya-Pradesh; Maharashtra)

India; Nepal; Bangladesh U

India (Uttar-Pradesh-E.; Bihar-W.);


Nepal

"literary" bhojpuri

India

benarsi, part of bhojpuri-W. Banaras

(Uttar-Pradesh)

59-AAF-sae

sarawaria

basti, part of bhojpuri-N. Basti district

59-AAF-saf

gorakhpuri

part of bhojpuri-N. Gorakhpur>E.

(Uttar-Pradesh)

59-AAF-sag

saran

part of bhojpuri-N. Saran district

(Bihar)

59-AAF-sah

madhesi

part of bhojpuri-N. Champaran district: Gandak valley>E.

(Bihar)

59-AAF-sai

bhojpuri-tharu

part of nepal-tharu

Nepal

59-AAF-saj

domra
"mauritian" hindi speech community created by transportation to
Mauritius of indentured workers from Bihar & adjacent areas from
1830s (after end of African-based slavery)
intertwining of features
from the above dialects of Bhojpuri, with large-scale lexical influence
from [51] Mauricien (Mauritian Gallo-Creole)
bilingual in [51]
Mauricien

migration> Mauritius

59-AAF-sak

musahari

59-AAF-sb

mauritian-bhojpuri

C
E

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59-AAF-sc

caribbean-bhojpuri

"caribbean" hindi, aili-gaili speech community created by


transportation to Caribbean of indentured workers from Bihar &
adjacent areas from 1830s (after end of African-based slavery)

59-AAF-sca

'trinidad'-hindi

Port-of-Spain

Trinidad & Tobago

59-AAF-scb

'guyana'-hindi

Georgetown

Guyana

59-AAF-scc

sarnami-hindi

Paramaribo

59-AAF-scd

'cayenne'-hindi

Cayenne

59-AAF-sc

maithili

59-AAF-sca

& maithili-L.

tirahutia, maitli, maitili, methli, mithil Tirhut country


Nagari script
"early literary" maithili

migration> Trinidad; Guyana;


Surinam; French Guiana

Surinam

&from 15

th

&Maithili script;

century

French Guiana
India (Bihar-N.); Nepal

India; Nepal

59-AAF-scb

maithili-F.

"modern literary" maithili, maithili "standard"

India; Nepal

59-AAF-scc

sotipura

maithili-C., maithili "vehicular", surajpuri*

(Bihar)

59-AAF-scd

maithili-W.

59-AAF-sce

khotta

59-AAF-scf

maithili-S.

59-AAF-scg

johahi

jolaha-boli

59-AAF-sd

kushar Chitawan district

Nepal

majhi-E.

Nepal-N.&-E.; India

musahar Sindhuli-garhi Morang Dolakha districts

Nepal-SE.

59-AAF-sh

bote-majhi
manjhi
musasa
dehati
magahi

59-AAF-sha

magahi-F.

59-AAF-shb

magahi-N.

59-AAF-shc

magahi-C.

59-AAF-shd

panchpargania

magahi-E., tamaria, tair, tamara, temoral, tumariya


Mundari & [59] Bengali East Ranchi district

59-AAF-si

kortha

magahi-S.

(Bihar; West-Bengal border)

59-AAF-sj

DQJLN

angikar, anga, bhagalpuri, chhika-chhiki, chhika-chhiki-boli, chikachiki


Monghyr-SE. Bhagalpur Santal Parganas-N.districts

(Bihar)

59-AAF-sk

gawari*

gamari, ganauri, gauuari, goari scattered communities

India (Andhra-Pradesh; Bihar;


Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra)

59-AAF-sl

sadani

sadani "proper", sadana, sadati, sadari, sadhan, sadna, chota-nagpuri,


nagpuria, shadri, sradri, sadrik, santri, siddri, sadri, including dikku-kaji
Nagari script
Palamau Ranchi districts: Chota Nagpur plateau

India (Bihar)

59-AAF-sm

59-AAF-t

oraon-sadri
"post-dravidian" sadani Rajshahi division
Bangladesh
Chhattisgahi+ Halbi part of magadhan transition from Magadhan to [59] Hindi-E. and to India

59-AAF-ta

chhattisgahi

59-AAF-taa

chhattisgahi-A.

59-AAF-tab

surgujia

Surguja Raigarh districts

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-tac

sadri-korwa

korwa people Jashpur district

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-tad

baigani

baiga people Balaghat Raipur Bilaspur Sambalpur districts

(Madhya-Pradesh; Orissa)

59-AAF-tae

binjhwari

binjhwar* people Raipur Raigarh Patna districts

(Madhya-Pradesh; Bihar)

59-AAF-se
59-AAF-sf
59-AAF-sg

maithili-E.
(Bihar)

dehati-maithili, dahati, deshiya

India (Bihar); Nepal-SE.

magadhi, magaya, maghaya, maghori, magi, magodhi Son river


Monghyr Hazaribagh #distinct from wider use of "Magadhan"

(Bihar; West Bengal)

"jain liturgical" magahi, "literary" magahi

&Nagari script; Kaithi script

(Bihar; West Bengal)


(Bihar)

Cinfluenced by [46]

&

C
[59] Marathi; comprises part of Hindi "scheduled language" in India
Etranslingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

(Bihar; West Bengal)


(Bihar)

laria, lariaor, khatahi #chhattisgarhi =country of the thirty-six forts

(Madhya-Pradesh-SE.; Bihar;;
Orissa; Maharashtra); India-NE.

chhattisgarhi "proper" Raipur Durg Bilaspur Raigarh


Balaghat-E. Bastar-N. districts

(Madhya-Pradesh)

59-AAF-taf

kalanga

Patna district

(Bihar)

59-AAF-tag

EKXOL

Bolangir Sambalpur Raipur districts; also Patna district

(Orissa; Madhya-Pradesh; also


Bihar)

59-AAF-tb

halbi

halvi, halba, halabi, halvas

India (Madhya-Pradesh;
Maharashtra; Orissa)

59-AAF-tba

halbi-A.

halbi "proper" Bastar district

59-AAF-tbb

adkuri

6
6

(Madhya-Pradesh)
India

Bastar

59-AAF-tbc

bastari

59-AAF-tbd

chandari

India

59-AAF-tbe

gachikolo

59-AAF-tbf

mehari

mahari

59-AAF-tbg

muria

muri

59-AAF-tbh

sundi

59-AAF-tc

bhunjia

bunjia, bhumjiya, bhunjiya

59-AAF-td

Q KDUL(

59-AAF-te

kawari

Ctransition between [59] Varhadi and Oriya


kamari, kavar, kawar Ctransition between [59] Varhadi and Magadhan

India
India
India
India

Ctransition between [59] Varhadi and Oriya

India
India (Madhya-Pradesh;
Maharashtra; Orissa)

India. (Madhya-Pradesh; Orissa)


India (Madhya-Pradesh;
Maharashtra; Orissa)

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector
59-AAF-u

59-AAF-ua

% QJO 6\OKHWWL

&

E QJO /

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

&

"Wider" Bengali, bangla-bhasa, bangala, bangoli, bangali, bongo(Devanagari script);


bhasha, part of magadhi, magahi, magadhan
Bengali script comprises Bengali "scheduled language" in India
translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

E
"traditional literary bengali", including "old bengali" "middle bengali"
&Bengali"
developed from Magadhi (Prakrit) in 12 cent. or earlier (Middle
from 14 cent.)

page 473

uBangladesh; India (uWest

Bengal; Bihar; also Orissa, Assam,


Tripura; Meghalaya) U

th

th

59-AAF-uba

E QJO )
sadhu-bhasha

59-AAF-ubb

59-AAF-ubc

colit-bhasha

59-AAF-ubd

colit-bhasha-E.

59-AAF-uc

59-AAF-ub

E QJO

PXVXOPDQL

"modern literary bengali", "standardised bengali"

Bangladesh; India

&

India

"sanskritised literary bengali", "former calcutta standard bengali"


hybrid model
based on Middle Literary Bengali and influenced by
[59] Sanskrit; now largely replaced by Colit-bhasha Kalikata,
Calcutta

bangali-musulmani, "persianised literary bengali", "dacca standard


influenced by [12] Arabiyya and [58] Persian Dhaka,
bengali"
Dacca

&

Bangladesh

"current calcutta standard bengali", "popular literary bengali", chaltiKalikata, Calcutta colloquial model Kalikata, Calcutta
bhasa

India

"current dacca standard bengali", "popular literary bengali-E."


Dacca-based development of Kalikata, Calcutta colloquial model
Dhaka, Dacca

&

India

E QJO &

kalikata bengali, "traditional bengali"-C,, "calcutta colloquial bengali",


perhaps including varendra* Hooghly valley: Kalikata, Calcutta
Nadia Murshidabad Burdwan-E. Midnapore-N. districts

(West Bengal)

59-AAF-ud

E QJO :

"traditional bengali"-W.

(Bihar, West Bengal)

59-AAF-uda

E QJO

"bengali proper"-W. Manbhum Singhbum Burdwan-W.


Birbhum-W. districts

(Bihar, West Bengal)

59-AAF-udb

VDU

used by Jain community Ranchi district

(Bihar)

59-AAF-udc

kharia-thar

59-AAF-udd

SDK

59-AAF-ude

P OSDK

59-AAF-udf

ORKDULP OSDK

59-AAF-ue

E QJO 6:

59-AAF-uf

EXUGZDQ

NL

(Bihar)

ia-thar

(Bihar)
marpaharia Santal-Parganas district

i a
i a

(Bihar)
(Bihar)

"traditional bengali"-N., midnapore, including radha* Midnapore-SW.


district

(West Bengal)

E QJO 1

"traditional bengali"-N., including "north-central bengali"

(West Bengal; Bihar); also


Bangladesh

59-AAF-ufa

E QJO

"bengali proper"-N. Malda-E. Dinajpur-W. Dinajpur-E. districts

(West Bengal); Bangladesh


transfrontier

59-AAF-ufb

N FK6:

Malda district

(West Bengal)

59-AAF-ufc

N FK1(

cooch-behar Cooch-Behar district

(West Bengal)

59-AAF-ufd

kishanganjia

kishanganj, kishanganja

(Bihar)

59-AAF-ufe

siripuria

Purnea district

(Bihar)

59-AAF-uff

bogra

59-AAF-ug

kamarupa-W.

59-AAF-uga

rajbangshi

GLQDMSXU

(Bihar)
Rangpur Goalpara Cooch Behar Jalpaiguri districts
rajbangsi
Indian "scheduled mother-tongue"
Darjeeling district

Bangladesh; India (Assam;


Tripura; West Bengal)

59-AAF-ugb

bahe

59-AAF-uh

E QJO (

59-AAF-uha

rajshahi

Rajshahi

Bangladesh (Rajshahi)

59-AAF-uhb

dhaka-U.

"dacca urban bengali" Dhaka, Dacca

Bangladesh (Dacca)

59-AAF-uhc

E QJO

GHOWD

Ganges delta

Bangladesh (Barisal; Patuakhali)

59-AAF-uhd

E QJO

FKLWWDJRQJ

59-AAF-uhe

chakma

chakma-bangla, takam, vanga-E.

59-AAF-ui

sylhetti

59-AAF-uia

sylhetti-A.

59-AAF-uib

sylhetti-'migr'

59-AAF-uj

haijong

59-AAF-uk

59-AAF-vb

tangchangya
Saptari+ Deokri*
mahottari*
saptari

59-AAF-vba

saptari-A.

59-AAF-v
59-AAF-va

(West Bengal: Terai)


Bangladesh; India (Tripura)

Indian "scheduled mother-tongue"

Bangladesh (Chittagong); also


India; Burma
India (Assam: Cachar; Tripura;
West Bengal); Bangladesh

sylhetti-bangla, sylhetta, sylhettia

Bangladesh (Sylhetti)

Ebilingual in [52] English


hajong, haijong-bangla, kachari-bangla Cachar Sylhet districts
C
Bengali creole spoken by formerly [72] Kachari speaking people
Indian
"scheduled mother-tongue"

(Sylhetti)

Etranslingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

migration> England

India (Assam); Bangladesh-NE.

tangchangya-bangla

Bangladesh

Nepal-Tharu

Nepal; India

mahottari tharu, mahotari Mahottari district

Nepal (Janakpur)

saptari tharu

Nepal (Sagarmatha)

Saptari district

(Sagarmatha)

59-AAF-vbb

morangia

59-AAF-vc

rana-thakur tharu

Nepal (Eastern)

59-AAF-vd

rana-thakur
deokri

deokri-tharu

Nepal-E.; India-NE.

59-AAF-vda

deokri-A.

deokhari

Nepal-E.

59-AAF-vdb

don

don-tharu

India (Uttar Pradesh frontier)

59-AAF-ve

chitwan

chitwan-tharu, chituan-tharu Chitwan district: Rapti valley

Nepal

(Sagarmatha)
2

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59-AAF-w

$[DPL\

59-AAF-wa

D[DPL\

59-AAF-waa

&

59-AAF-wab

59-AAF-wac

D[DPL\

59-AAF-wad

sibsagar

-LKDUZD

D[DPL\

D[DPL\

&

India ( Assam); Bangladesh

ahomiya, asami, asambe, "assamese proper"


script

India (Assam); Bangladesh

&(modified) Bengali

"traditional literary assamese", including "early literary assamese" (from India


th
th
th
14 cent) and "middle literary assamese" (17 -18 cent.)

)

"modern literary assamese", "standard assamese"

Sibsagar standard

"current generalised assamese" Brahmaputra valley

India; Bangladesh

"assamese"-E. Brahmaputra valley: Sibsagar


Bodo

India (Assam)

Cinfluenced by [70]

vehicular regional

59-AAF-wae

kamarupa

"assamese"-W.

59-AAF-wb

jiharwa

"mountain assamese", "assamese" creole


language

59-AAF-x

Oriya

odia, part of magadhan


Oriya script; from 15 century; with
th
comprises Oriya "scheduled language" in India
inscriptions from 10
translingual in [59] Hindi+Urdu

59-AAF-xa

oia

59-AAF-xaa

Assamese, part of magadhan


(modified) Bengali script comprises
Assamese "scheduled language" in India translingual in [59]
Hindi+Urdu

/

*

& oia-L.

&

th

oriya "proper", orissa "proper", oliya, uriya, utkali, odri, odrum, vadiya,
yudhia including further fragmentation of idioms, to be established

India (Assam)
India (Assam)
India; Bangladesh U

uOrissa)

India (

"early literary" oriya

(Orissa)

oia -F.

"modern literary" oriya, "literary" mughalbandi

(Orissa)

59-AAF-xac

mughalbandi

oriya "proper"

(Orissa)

59-AAF-xad

oia -NW.

59-AAF-xae

sambalpuri

oriya-W., including sundargh Sambalpur Sundargh

(Orissa)

59-AAF-xaf

oia -E.

59-AAF-xag

balasore-N.

59-AAF-xah

napore-C.

59-AAF-xai

oia -S.

59-AAF-xab

59-AAF-xb
59-AAF-xc
59-AAF-xd
59-AAF-xe
59-AAF-xf
59-AAF-xg

bhuiya-oia
jharia-oia
jagannathi-oia
bhatri-oia
desia-oia
adiwasi-oia

(Orissa)
(Orissa)
(Orissa)
'mid'-napore

(Orissa)
India (Orissa)

jharia, jhaliya Koraput district

India (Orissa)

bhatri, bhattri, bhattra, bhatra, part of oriya-SW. Jagdalpur Kotapad

India (Madhya-Pradesh; Orissa)

desia, koraput oriya, part of oriya-SW. Koraput district

India (Orissa-S.)

adivasi oriya, kotia, kotiya, kotia-oriya, 'tribal' oriya, Ghats-NE.


highlands

India (Orissa; Andhra-Pradesh)

jagannathi, jaganathi, jaganatha-bhasha, surya-jagannathi, jaga-ad

59-ABA-aa
59-ABA-aaa

maldive

59-ABA-aab

minicoy

Minicoy island

59-ABB

SINHALA net
Sinhala

SINHALESE

59-AAF-xi
59-AAF-xj
59-AAF-xk
59-AAF-xl
59-AB
59-ABA
59-ABA-a

59-ABB-a

(Orissa)

bhuiya, bhuinhar, bhuinya, bhuiyali, bhumia, bhungiyas, bhuyan-oriya

valmiki-oia
kupia-oia
bagata-oia
mali-oia
degaru
SINHALA+ DHIVEHI
chain
DHIVEHI net
Dhivehi
dhivehi

59-AAF-xh

India (Andhra-Pradesh-N.)

kupia

India (North Andhra-Pradesh-N.)

bagata, bagat, bakta, bhukta, bagbot

India (Andhra-Pradesh)

mali

India (Andhra-Pradesh)

dhekaru

India (Bihar-W.; West Bengal)

"insular indic", "sinhalese+ maldivian"


MALDIVIAN
Maldives; India (Laccadives) U

malikh, mahl, malki, divehi, divehli, "maldivian"


Maldive islands

&Dhivehi-Tana script uMaldives; India (Laccadives)

&

sumangala, singhala, "sinhalese", "singalese", "ceylonese"


influenced by [59] Pali and by [49] Dravidic languages
from
th
th
10 /11 cent.: Sinhalese script

uSri Lanka; migration> United

Sri Lanka

Arab Emirates, Singapore,


Maldives, Canada U

sinhala-F.

59-ABB-ac

sinhala-G.

"generalised colloquial sinhalese", "low sinhalese", "popular sinhalese", Sri Lanka


including "semi-formal sinhalese" the semi-formal variety of colloquial
Sinhalese has been proposed as a substitute for 'High' Sinhalese in its
role as official national language

59-ABB-ad

colombo "popular urban"

Sri Lanka

"traditional sinhalese"-SW.

Sri Lanka

"traditional sinhalese"-NW. Puttalam coastal plain

Sri Lanka

59-ABC-a

colombo-U.
sinhala-SW.
sinhala-NW.
sinhala-E.
kandyan
RODIYA net
Rodiya

59-ABC-aa

rodiya

59-ABB-ah
59-ABC

India (Laccadives)

59-ABB-ab

59-ABB-ag

Maldives

& elu

59-ABB-af

valmiki, valmiki adiwasi

59-ABB-aa

59-ABB-ae

1999 / 2000 edition

&

"classical sinhalese", including "archaic literary sinhalese" "modern


evolved by 13th century; with
classical literary sinhalese"
rd
nd
inscriptions from 3 or 2 century: see [59] Prakrit

"modern literary sinhalese", "formal sinhalese", "high sinhalese",


influenced by [59] Sanskrit & Pali
"national standard sinhalese"

Sri Lanka

"sinhalese"-NE.; batticaloa Batticaloa-S.

Sri Lanka

"traditional" upland sinhala, kandy Kandy central highlands

Sri Lanka

much non-Sinhalese vocabulary within Sinhalese structures, often


used as secret language

Sri Lanka

gadi, rodi, rodiya community

Sri Lanka

4*

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector
59-ABD-a

VEDDAH net
Veddah

59-ABD-aa

59-ABD

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

page 475
2

Sinhalese creole with strong substratum from earlier non-Indic


language; now submerged by [59] Sinhala

Sri Lanka

veddah

vdi-basa, vdda, veddha, veda, vedda, weda, weddo, beda, bedda,


vaedda, "sinhalese creole" Dambulla Polonnaruwa Maha Oya
Mahiyangana

Sri Lanka

59-AC

DOMARI+ VLACH
notional chain

ROMANI, "romindic", rom+ dom, part of "wider" 'gypsy' influenced to


varying degrees by the languages of countries of residence and/or
former residence

59-ACA

DOMARI net

ROMANI-EAST, "romindic"-E., dom, "west-asian " romani, 'gypsy'


"proper"

59-ACA-a

Domari

in [44] Trke: ingene

India; Afghanistan; Uzbekistan;


Iran; Iraq; Turkey; Syria; Israel;
Egypt; Libya.

59-ACA-aa

domari

dom nomadic community

{West Asia; North Africa}

59-ACA-aaa

domaki

dumaki, domaaki, doma, bericho, part of 'india' domari community of


blacksmiths and musicians Gilgit district: Hunza valley (Mominabad)

India+ Pakistan (Kashmir)

59-ACA-aab

wogri-boli

part of 'india' domari

India

59-ACA-aac

churi-wali

'afghanistan' domari

Afghanistan

59-ACA-aad

luli

part of 'uzbekistan' domari

Uzbekistan

59-ACA-aae

jugi

part of 'uzbekistan' domari

Uzbekistan

59-ACA-aaf

maznoug

mazang, part of 'uzbekistan' domari

Uzbekistan

59-ACA-aag

multoni

part of 'uzbekistan' domari

Uzbekistan

59-ACA-aah

qinati

59-ACA-aai

koli-W.

Kolli

Iran

59-ACA-aaj

barake

59-ACA-aak

kurbati

kurbat

59-ACA-aal

karachi

Karachi

59-ACA-aam

beludj

Turkey

59-ACA-aan

marashi

Turkey

59-ACA-aao

yrk

59-ACA-aap

beirut

Beirut

59-ACA-aaq

nablos

nabulus

59-ACA-aar

nawar

59-ACA-aas

helebi

59-ACB

VLACH+ SINTI net

ROMANI-CENTRAL, "romindic"-C. roma, romany-C., romans,


'tsingani', 'tsigane', "european" 'gypsy' many communities destroyed
or dispersed as a result of the European Holocaust up to 1945

59-ACB-a

Vlach+ Ursari

romani-SE.

Romania; Moldova; Ukraine;


Poland; Belarus; Russia Europe;
Hungary; Slovakia; ex-Yugoslavia;
Albania; Bulgaria; Greece; France;
Germany; USA; Colombia.

59-ACB-aa

vlach-romani

vlax-romani, wallach-romani, vlach+ kaldarri+ lovari, "wallachian"


romani, "danubian" romani #distinct from vlach, vlachi- as alternative
name for [51] Limba-armneasca

{Europe-E.&-W.; Europe-N.;
America-N.&-S.}

59-ACB-aaa

vlach-F.

"modern standard" romani

59-ACB-aab

churari

Romania

59-ACB-aac

lovari

Romania

59-ACB-aad

zagundzi

Romania

59-ACB-aae

ghagar

Romania

59-ACB-aaf

vlach-NW.

Hungary; Slovakia

59-ACB-aag

vlach-N.

59-ACB-aah

kalderashicqo

59-ACB-aai

rusicqo

59-ACB-aaj

vlach-SE.

59-ACB-aak

kalderash-machvanicqo

machvano, machwayo

Bosnia+ Serbia

59-ACB-aal

kalderash-S.

"bulgarian sedentary" romani

Bulgaria

Iran
Syria
Syria; Iran-W.
Turkey; Iran; {Caucasus}

Turkey; Bulgaria; Greece


Lebanon
Palestine
Syria; Israel; Egypt
Egypt; Libya

Romania

Poland; Belarus
rusurya-kaldarri, "russian" kalderash

Russia
Russia
Ukraine; Moldova

59-ACB-aam

vlach-'albania'-N.

59-ACB-aan

vlach-'albania'-S.

Albania-N.

59-ACB-aao

vlach-'sieve'

59-ACB-aap

vlach-'deutschland'

migration> Germany

59-ACB-aaq

vlach-'france'

migration> France

59-ACB-aar

vlach-'espaa'

migration> Spain

59-ACB-aas

vlach-'portugal'

migration> Portugal

59-ACB-aat

vlach-'brasil'

migration> Brazil

59-ACB-aau

vlach-'colombia'

migration> Colombia

59-ACB-aav

vlach-'america'

migration> USA

Albania-S.
sieve-makers' community

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1999 / 2000 edition

59-ACB-ab

ursari

balkan-romani, ursari+ arlija nomadic community

{Europe-E.}

59-ACB-aba

ursari-A.

usri

Moldova; Romania; former


Yugoslavia

erli

Turkey; Bulgaria; Greece; former


Yugoslavia; Italy; Germany; France
Bulgaria-NW.

59-ACB-abb

karam'tika

59-ACB-abc

arlija

Ukraine; {Balkans}

59-ACB-abd

romani-'tinsmiths'

tinners' community

59-ACB-abe

khorakhane

xoraxane

59-ACB-abf

dzambazi

former Yugoslavia; Germany;


France

59-ACB-abg

jer'des

Bulgaria-W.

59-ACB-abh

drindri

Bulgaria-C.

59-ACB-abi

romani-'bulgaria'-E.

Bulgaria-E.

59-ACB-abj

paspatian

59-ACB-abk

romani-'ironsmiths'

Greece; {Balkans}

Bulgaria; former Yugoslavia


blacksmiths' community

Bulgaria; former Yugoslavia

59-ACB-abl

shiptari

59-ACB-abm

zargari

59-ACB-b

Sinti+ Fintika

romani-N.&-W., roma-NW.

Romania; Hungary; Ukraine;


Slovakia; Moravia; Bohemia;
Poland; Belarus; {Baltic States};
Russia Europe; Kazakhstan; {exYugoslavia}; Italy; Austria;
Germany; Switzerland; France;
Netherlands; Finland; Wales.

59-ACB-ba

'carpathian'-romani

bashalde, "musicians" romani nomadic community

{East Europe}

59-ACB-baa

romani-transylvania

59-ACB-bab

romungre

ungrike-romani

Ukraine; Hungary; Slovakia-SW.

59-ACB-bac

sarvika

sarvika-romani

Slovakia-NE.; Poland-S.

Iran

Romania (Transylvania; Galicia)

59-ACB-bad

romani-moravia

59-ACB-bae

romani-bohemia

59-ACB-bb

sinti

sinte, sasitka, manuche, manush, manus nomadic community

59-ACB-bba

sinti-volga

ex-volga sinti formerly in Volga basin

59-ACB-bbb

sinti-N.

Poland; Germany-N.; Netherlands

59-ACB-bbc

sinti-C.

Germany-S.; Austria; Switzerland

59-ACB-bbd

sinti-SE.

Slovenia; Croatia; Serbia

59-ACB-bbe

sinti-piemonte

Italy (Piemonte)

59-ACB-bbf

sinti-abruzzo

Italy (Abruzzo)

59-ACB-bbg

sinti-france

59-ACB-bc

folditka-rom

"baltic" romani nomadic community

59-ACB-bca

lotfitka-rom

Riga gulf

59-ACB-bcb

lajenge-rom

Estonia-E.

59-ACB-bcc

rska-rom

Russia-NW.

59-ACB-bcd

rom-S.

59-ACB-bd

fintika-romani
romnimos
LOMAVREN net
Lomavren
lomavren

fintika-romma, "finland romani", kalo-romani-N. nomadic community

{Europe-NE.};

"wales romany", kolo, kole, kalo-romani-NW. nomadic community

Wales-N.

ROMANICISED-ROMANI

59-ACD-aa

CAL net
Cal
cal

59-ACD-aaa

cal-C.

59-ACD-aab

cal-N.

Spain (Catalunya)

59-ACD-aac

cal-S.

Spain (Pais Vasco)

59-ACD-aad

cal-'brasil'

59-ACE

NORDICISED-ROMANI

59-ACE-aa

RODI net
Rodi
rodi

59-ACE-aaa

dansk-rodi

59-ACE-aab
59-ACE-aac
59-ACE-aad

59-ACB-be
59-ACC
59-ACC-a
59-ACC-aa
59-ACD
59-ACD-a

59-ACE-a

Czech Rep. (Moravia)


Czech Rep. (Bohemia)
{East Europe}; {West Europe};
{Central Asia}

displaced to Kazakhstan

France
{Europe-NE.}
Latvia; Estonia

Poland; Belarus
3

ARMENIANISED-ROMANI, lom
+influenced by [57] Armenian

Armenia; Syria; also Russia

bosa, bosha, posha, "armenian" romani nomadic community

Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey;


Syria; also Russia

ibero-romani +influenced by [51] Ibero-Romance

Spain; Portugal; France; Brazil.

ibero-romani, gitano, kalo-romani-S. nomadic community

Spain; Portugal; France; Brazil

+influenced also by [40] Euskera (Basque)

Spain; Portugal; France

Brazil
Rotwelsch +influenced by [52] Nordic

Sweden; Norway; Denmark

nomadic community

Denmark; Norway; Sweden

"travellers' danish"

Denmark

sknsk-rodi

part of "travellers' swedish"

Sweden

svenska-rodi

tattare, part of "travellers' swedish"

Sweden

norsk-rodi

"travellers' norwegian"

Norway

5= INDO-EUROPEAN phylosector

Observatoire Linguistique

Linguasphere Observatory

page 477

POGADI-CHIB net
Pogadi-Chib

ANGLICISED-ROMANI

59-ACF-a

Anglo-Romani, "anglicised" romani +influenced by [52] English

{British Isles}; {North America};


South Africa; Australia

59-ACF-aa

pogadi-chib

'broken language'+ posh-ta-posh, 'half & half''+ romanichal, "angloromani"

UK; USA; South Africa; Australia

59-ACF-aaa

pogadi-chib-A.

"british anglo-romani"

UK

59-ACF-aab

'anglo-romani-america'

USA

59-ACF-aac

'anglo-romani-africa'

South Africa

59-ACF-aad

'anglo-romani-australia'

Australia

59-ACF

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