Afroasiatic languages: overview, branches, history and modern role Afroasiatic languages Afroasiatic is a major language family of North Africa, the Horn, the Sahel and Western Asia, comprising six branches (including Semitic and Berber) and hundreds of languages with…
Altaic languages A summary of the Altaic language hypothesis: its proposed members, shared features, history of the idea, and why most specialists regard it as controversial.
Austroasiatic languages: overview, classification and significance Austroasiatic languages A family of some 150–160 languages of mainland Southeast Asia and eastern India, including Vietnamese and Khmer; diverse typology, historical depth, and several endangered language…
Bihari languages A group of Eastern Indo-Aryan languages spoken mainly in Bihar and neighbouring regions, including Bhojpuri, Maithili and Magahi, with rich oral traditions, diverse scripts, and no…
