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Ethnologue: Languages of the World is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It was first issued in 1951, and is now published annually by SIL International, a U.S.-based, worldwide, Christian non-profit organization. SIL's main purpose is to study, develop and document languages for religious purposes and to promote literacy.
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References
- ↑ Gerai at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
- ↑ Lyons, Melinda (May 15, 2020). "ISO 639-3 Change Requests Series 2019 Summary of Outcomes with Additions" (PDF). SIL International. doi:10.1515/9783110884012.1.201 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "4. Listing of Austronesian languages. MAFOORSCH - ZIRE", Comparative Austronesian Dictionary, Berlin, New York: DE GRUYTER MOUTON, 1995, doi:10.1515/9783110884012.1.201, ISBN 978-3-11-088401-2
