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30 languages · 103 dialects

Every language, every dialect.

The living catalogue. Every contribution is labelled down to the dialect and published open under CC BY 4.0. Missing your language or variety? Tell us on the About page — light review, no gatekeeping.

The catalogue

Akan

  • Akuapem Twi
  • Asante Twi
  • Bono
  • Fante

Amharic

  • Gojjam Amharic
  • Gondar Amharic
  • Shewa Amharic
  • Standard Amharic

Berom

  • Standard Berom

Efik

  • Standard Efik (Calabar)

Fulfulde

  • Adamawa Fulfulde
  • Maasina Fulfulde
  • Pulaar (Futa Toro)
  • Pular (Futa Jallon)
  • Sokoto Fulfulde

Hausa

  • Damagaranci
  • Dauranci
  • Kananci
  • Sakkwatanci
  • Standard Hausa (Kananci base)
  • Zazzaganci

Ibibio

  • Annang
  • Central Ibibio

Idoma

  • Agatu
  • Central Idoma (Otukpo)
  • Idoma West (Okpokwu)

Igala

  • Ankpa Igala
  • Ibaji Igala
  • Standard Igala (Idah)

Igbo

  • Abiriba
  • Ika
  • Ngwa
  • Nsụka
  • Ọnịcha
  • Owere
  • Standard Igbo (Igbo Izugbe)

Ikwerre

  • Ogbakiri Ikwerre
  • Standard Ikwerre

Jukun

  • Jukun Kona
  • Wapan (Wukari)

Kanuri

  • Manga Kanuri
  • Yerwa Kanuri

Kinyarwanda

  • Kigali Kinyarwanda
  • Standard Kinyarwanda

Lingala

  • Kinshasa Lingala
  • Makanza Lingala (literary)
  • Standard Lingala

Ngas

  • Hill Ngas
  • Plain Ngas

Oromo

  • Borana
  • Harar
  • Standard Oromo (Afaan Oromoo)
  • Wollega

Shona

  • Karanga
  • Manyika
  • Ndau
  • Standard Shona
  • Zezuru

Somali

  • Benadiri
  • Maay
  • Northern Somali
  • Standard Somali (Northern base)

Swahili

  • Kiamu
  • Kimvita
  • Kingwana
  • Kiunguja
  • Standard Swahili (Kiunguja base)

Tangale

  • Baganje (Po Tangale)
  • Kaltungo (Tangale West)
  • Po Tangle (Tangale East)· 1
  • Shongom
  • Tal (Po Tangale)
  • Tangaltong (Standard Po Tangale)· 1
  • Tanglang (Po Tangale)
  • Todi (Po Tangale)

Tera

  • Nyimatli
  • Pidlimdi (Hinna)

Tiv

  • Iharev
  • Standard Tiv

Tula

  • Tula Baule
  • Tula Wange
  • Tula Yiri

Waja

  • Wajan Dutse (Hill Waja)
  • Wajan Kasa (Plains Waja)

Wolof

  • Baol Wolof
  • Gambian Wolof
  • Standard Wolof
  • Wolof Bu Ndar (Saint-Louis)

Xhosa

  • Gcaleka
  • Mpondo
  • Standard isiXhosa

Yoruba

  • Ẹ̀gbá
  • Èkìtì
  • Ìjẹ̀bú
  • Ìjẹ̀ṣà
  • Ìkálẹ̀
  • Oǹdó
  • Ọ̀yọ́
  • Standard Yoruba (koiné)

Zaar

  • Zaar (Sayawa)

Zulu

  • Gauteng Urban isiZulu
  • KwaZulu-Natal Coastal isiZulu
  • Standard isiZulu

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