The table below shows native/local names for languages in their own scripts or autoglottonyms. You can click on the language names that are links to hear how they are pronounced, and on the English names of the languages to find out more about them.
| English name | Native name |
|---|---|
| Abaza | абаза бызшва (abaza bəzš˚a) |
| Abenaki | Alnôba |
| Abkhaz | аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a) |
| Adyghe | адыгэбзэ (adəgăbză) |
| Afar | ʿAfár af |
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans |
| Ainu | アイヌ イタク/Aynu itak |
| Akan | akan |
| Albanian | shqip / gjuha shqipe |
| Aleut | Unangam tunuu |
| Amharic | ኣማርኛ (amarəñña) |
| Apache | Ndéé |
| Arabic | (al arabiya) العربية |
| Aragonese | Fabla / l'Aragonés |
| Aramaic (Ancient) | (lišānā 'aramā'ā) לשנא ארמיא |
| Aramaic (Syriac) | (lešānā surjājā) ܠܫܢܐ ܤܘܪܝܝܐ |
| Aramaic (Neo-) | (ātûrāyâ) ܐܬܘܪܝܐ (sûret) ܣܘܪܬ |
| Aranese | Aranés |
| Arapaho | Hinono'eitiit |
| Argobba | ዓርጎባ (Äynū) / አዓርጎባ ኣፍ |
| Armenian | Հայերէն (Hayeren) Հայերեն լեզու (Hayeren lezou) |
| Aromanian (Vlach) | Armãneashti / Armãneashce / Rrãmãneasht |
| Arrernte | Arrernte angkentye |
| Assamese | অসমীয়া (asamīẏa) |
| Asturian | Asturianu |
| Avar | магIарул мацI (ma'arul mats) авар мацӀ (avar maċ) |
| Awngi | አውጚ |
| Aymara | aymar aru |
| Azerbaijani | Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي |
| Balinese | Basa Bali |
| Balkar (Karachay-Balkar) | малкъар/балкъар (malqar/balqar) къарачай-малкъар тил (karačay-malqar til) |
| Baluchi | بلوچی |
| Bambara | Bamanankan |
| Bashkir | башҡорт теле (bašḵort tele) |
| Bassa | ɓasaá |
| Basque | euskara |
| Beja | Badāwīyä / بداوية |
| Belarusian | Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova) |
| Bemba | iciBemba / ciBemba / ichiBemba / chiBemba |
| Bengali | বাংলা (baɛṅlā) |
| Berber | Tamazight |
| Bhojpuri | भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī) |
| Blin | ብሊን (bi.li.nə) |
| Blackfoot | ᑯᖾᖹ / ᖿᐟᖻᐟ / ᓱᖽᐧᖿ (Pikuni / Kainai / Siksika) |
| Bosnian | Bosanski |
| Breton | ar brezhoneg / brezhoneg |
| Buginese | ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ (basa ugi) |
| Buhid | ᝊᝓᝑᝒᝇ (buhid) |
| Bulgarian | български (bãlgarski) български език (bãlgarski ezik) |
| Burmese | ဗမာစကား (bama saka) |
| Buryat | буряад хэлэн (burǎad hêlên) |
| Carrier | ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ (Dulkw’ahke) |
| Catalan | català |
| Cayuga | Goyogo̱hó:nǫ’ |
| Cebuano | Sinugboanon / Sugboanon |
| Chagatai | جغتای |
| Chaha | ቸሃ |
| Chamorro | chamoru |
| Chechen | Нохчийн мотт (Noxchiin mott) |
| Cherokee | ᏣᎳᎩ (tsalagi) |
| Cheyenne | Tsėhesenėstsestotse / Tsisinstsistots |
| Chichewa | Chicheŵa |
| Chickasaw | Chikasha |
| Chinese | 中文 (zhōngwén) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
廣東話 [广东话] (gwóngdōngwá) 粵語 [粤语] (yuetyuh) |
| Chinese (Dungan) |
хуэйзў йүян / 东干语 (dōnggānyǔ) |
| Chinese (Gan) |
赣语 (gànyŭ) / 江西话 (jiāngxī huà) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
客家話 [客家话]
(hak7ga1fa5 / hak7ga1wa3) 客話 [客话] (hak7fa5 / hak7wa3) 土廣東話 [土广东话] (tu3gong3dung1wa3) 𠊎話 [𠊎话] (ngai2wa3) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
普通話 [普通话] (pŭtōnghùa) 國語 [国语] (gúoyŭ) 華語 [华语] (húayŭ) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
上海闲话 (Zanhe-ëwo) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
台語 (dai5-ngi2) 台灣話 (dai5-uan5-ue7) |
| Chinese (Teochew) |
潮州話 (Diojiu Ue) |
| Chinese (Xiang) |
湘语 (xiāngyŭ) / 湖南话 (húnánhuà) |
| Chipewyan | Dëne Sųłiné / ᑌᓀᓲᒢᕄᓀ |
| Choctaw | Chahta Anumpa |
| Comanche | n |
| Cornish | Kernewek / Kernowek / Kernuak / Curnoack |
| Corsican | corsu |
| Cree | ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Nēhiyawēwin) ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ (Nēhiyaw) |
| Creek | Maskoki / Mvskokē empunakv |
| Croatian | Hrvatski |
| Czech | čeština / český jazyk |
| Dakota | Dakȟótiyapi - Yankton Dakota Dakhótiyapi - Santee Dakota |
| Dangme | adangbɛ |
| Danish | dansk |
| Dargwa | дарган мез (dargan mez) |
| Dari | درى |
| Dinka | Thuɔŋjäŋ |
| Dungan | хуэйзў йүян (xuejzu jyjan) лохуэй (lohuêĭ) |
| Dutch | Nederlands |
| Dzongkha / Bhutanese |
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) |
| Erzya | эрзянь кель (erzjaņ keļ) |
| Estonian | eesti keel |
| Esperanto | Esperanto |
| Ewe | Eʋegbe |
| Eyak | I·ya·q |
| Faroese | Føroyskt |
| Fijian | Vakaviti |
| Finnish | suomi / suomen kieli |
| Flemish | Vlaams |
| Fon | fɔngbè |
| French | français |
| Frisian (North) | Noordfreesk (Wiedingharde) Nordfrasch (Mooring/Böökingharde) Nordfriisk (Sylt) Nuurdfresk (Föhr) Nuurdfriisk (Helgoland) |
| Frisian (West) | Frysk |
| Friulan | furlan / marilenghe |
| Fula | fulfulde |
| Ga | Gã |
| Galician | Galego |
| Ganda | LùGáànda |
| Ge'ez | ግዕዝ (gəʿəz) |
| Genoese | zeneize / zeneisei |
| Georgian | ქართული (kʻartʻuli) ქართული ენა (kʻartʻuli ena) |
| German | Deutsch |
| Godoberi | ГъибдилӀи мицци |
| Gooniyandi | Guniandi |
| Greek | ελληνικά (ellēniká) |
| Greenlandic | Kalaallisut / Kalaallit oqaasii |
| Guernsey Norman | Dgèrnésiais |
| Guarani | Avañe'ẽ |
| Gujarati | ગુજરાતી (gujarātī) |
| Gwich'in | Gwich'in |
| Haida | Xaat Kíl |
| Haitian Creole | Kreyòl ayisyen |
| Hän | Häł gołan |
| Harari | ሃራሪ |
| Hausa | (ḥawsa) حَوْسَ |
| Hawaiian | ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi |
| Hebrew | (ivrit) עברית / עִבְרִית |
| Herero | Otjiherero |
| Hindi | हिन्दी (hindī) |
| Hungarian | magyar / magyar nyelv |
| Icelandic | Íslenska |
| Igbo | igbo |
| Ilocano | ilokano |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia |
| Ingush | гӀалгӀай мотт / ġalġay mott |
| Inuktitut | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (inuktitut) |
| Iñupiaq | Inupiatun |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge |
| Italian | italiano |
| Japanese | 日本語 (nihongo) |
| Javanese | basa Jawa |
| Jersey Norman | Jèrriais |
| Kabardian | къэбэрдеибзэ (ḳêbêrdeibzê) |
| Kabyle | Taqbaylit / ثاقبايليث |
| Kaingang | kanhgág |
| Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa) |
| Kanuri | kanuri |
| Kapampangan | Kapampangan |
| Karakalpak | қарақалпақ тили (ḳaraḳalpaḳ tili) |
| Karelian | Karjalan kieli |
| Kashmiri | कॉशुर / كٲشُر |
| Kashubian | kaszëbsczi jãzëk |
| Kazakh | Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى |
| Khakas | Хакас тілі / Khakas tîlî |
| Khmer | ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r) |
| Khoekhoe | Khoekhoegowab / Nama |
| Kikuyu | Gĩkũyũ |
| Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda |
| Kiribati | taetae ni Kiribati |
| Kirundi | íkiRǔndi |
| Komi | коми кыв (komi kyv) |
| Kongo | kikongo |
| Konkani | कोंकणी (kōṅkaṇī) ಕೊಂಕಣಿ (koṅkaṇi) |
| Korean | 한국어 [韓國語] (han-guk-eo) |
| Kumyk | Къумукъ тил (Qumuq til) |
| Kurdish | Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди |
| Kven | Kainun kieli |
| Kwanyama | kuanyama |
| Kyrgyz | قىرعىز (kyrgyz) قىرعىز تىلى (kyrgyz tili) |
| Ladin | Ladin |
| Ladino | (djudeo-espanyol) ג'ודיאו–איספאניי |
| Lahnda | ਲਹਿੰਦੀ (lhĩdī) |
| Lakota | Lakȟótiyapi |
| Lao | ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo) |
| Latin | Lingua Latina |
| Latvian | latviešu valoda |
| Laz | ლაზური ნენა / Lazuri nena |
| Lezgian | лезги чӀал (lezgi čʼal) |
| Limburgish | Lèmburgs |
| Lingala | lingála |
| Lithuanian | lietuvių kalba |
| Livonian | Līvõ kēļ |
| Lombard | Lombard / Lumbaart |
| Low German/Low Saxon | Plattdüütsch / Nedderdüütsch / Neddersassisch |
| Luo | Dholuo |
| Luxembourgish | Lëtzebuergesch |
| Maasai/Maa | ɔl Maa |
| Macedonian | македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik) |
| Maldivian | ދިވެހި (dhivehi) |
| Maithili | मैथिली (mɛtʰilī) |
| Malagasy | Fiteny Malagasy |
| Malay | Bahasa melayu |
| Malayalam | മലയാളം (malayāḷam) |
| Maltese | Malti |
| Manipuri | মৈইতৈইলোন |
| Mansi | Маньси (Man'si) |
| Manx | Gaelg/Gailck (Vanninagh) / Yn Ghaelg / Y Ghailck |
| Māori | te Reo Māori |
| Marathi | मराठी (marāṭhī) |
| Mari/Cheremis | марий йылме (marij jəlme) |
| Marshallese | ri-Majōl / kajin Majōl |
| Menominee | Mamaceqtaw |
| Mirandese | lhéngua mirandesa |
| Mohawk | Kanien'keha |
| Moksha | мокшень кяль (mokšeņ kjaļ) |
| Moldovan | лимба молдовеняскэ (limba moldovenească) |
| Mongolian | монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl) |
| Montagnais | Innu-Aimun |
| Nahuatl | nāhuatl / nawatlahtolli |
| Naskapi | ᓇᔅᑲᐱ (naskapi) / Innu Aimun |
| Nauru | Ekakairũ Naoero |
| Navajo | Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí |
| Occitan | Occitan |
| Oshiwambo | OshiWambo |
| Nepali | नेपाली (nēpālī) |
| Newari | नेपाल भाषा (nepāl bʰāṣā) |
| Niuean | ko e vagahau Niuē / faka-Niue |
| Nogai | ногай тили (nogay tili) |
| Noongar | Nyungaa-wangka |
| Northern Sotho | Sesotho sa Leboa |
| Norwegian | Norsk |
| Nyamwezi | kinyamwezi |
| Nyoro | runyoro |
| Ojibwe | ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐏᐣ (Anishinaabemowin) / ᐅᒋᐺᒧᐎᓐ (Ojibwemowin) |
| O'odham | O'odham ñiok |
| Oriya | ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā) |
| Oromo | Afaan Oromo |
| Ossetian | ирон ӕвзаг (iron ævzag) |
| Palauan | tekoi ra Belau |
| Pali | पालि (pāli) |
| Papiamento | Papiamentu |
| Pashto | (paṧto) پښتو |
| Persian | (fārsī) فارسى |
| Piedmontese | Piemonteis |
| Polish | polski / język polski / polszczyzna |
| Portuguese | português |
| Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ / ﺏﺎﺠﻨﭘ (panjābi) |
| Quechua | Qhichwa |
| Raga | Raga |
| Rapanui | rapanui / pepito ote henua |
| Rarotongan | Māori Kūki 'Āirani / reo ipukarea |
| Romanian | limba română / român |
| Romansh | rumantsch |
| Romani | रोमानो (romānī) |
| Rotuman | Faeag Rotuma |
| Russian | Русский язык (Russkij jazyk) |
| Ruthenian | Rusyn / Русин |
| Sámi (Inari) | anarâškielâ |
| Sámi (Kildin) | Кӣллт са̄мь кӣлл |
| Sámi (Lule) | julevsámegiella |
| Sámi (North) | davvisámegiella / sámegiellaa |
| Sámi (Pite) | bidumsámegiella |
| Sámi (Skolt) | Sääˊmǩiõll / Nuõrttsää’m |
| Sámi (South) | Åarjelsaemien gïele |
| Sámi (Ter) | Са̄мь кӣлл / saa'mekiill |
| Sámi (Ume) | Ubmejensámien giella |
| Santali | संथाली (sãtʰālī) |
| Samoan | Gagana Samoa |
| Sango | Yângâ tî Sängö |
| Sanskrit | संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam) संस्कृता भाषा (saṃskṛtā bhāṣā) |
| Sardinian | Limba Sarda / sardu |
| Sark Norman | Sèrtchais / Serquiaise |
| Scots | Scoats leid / Lallans |
| Scottish Gaelic | Gàidhlig (na h-Alba) / a' Ghàidhlig |
| Selkup | шӧльӄумыт әты (šöļǩumyt ǝty) |
| Serbian | српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik) |
| Shavante | aʼuwẽ mreme |
| Shawnee | Sawanwa |
| Shona | chiShona |
| Shor | Шор тили (Šor tili) |
| Sicilian | sicilianu |
| Sidamo | Sidámo 'Afó |
| Silesian | ślůnsko godka / ślůnski |
| Sindhi | (sindhī) سنڌي |
| Sinhala | සිංහල (sĩhala) |
| Silt'e | ስልጥኘ |
| Slovak | slovenčina |
| Slovenian | slovenščina |
| Somali | af Soomaali |
| Soninke | soninkanxaane |
| Sorbian (Lower) | dolnoserbski |
| Sorbian (Upper) | hornjoserbsce |
| Southern Sotho | seSotho |
| South Slavey | ᑌᓀ ᒐ (dene tha) |
| Spanish | español / castellano |
| Sundanese | Basa Sunda |
| Svan | ლუშნუ ნინ (lušnu nin) |
| Swabish | Schwäbisch |
| Swahili | Kiswahili |
| Swati | siSwati |
| Swedish | Svenska |
| Swiss German | Schwyzerdütsch |
| Syriac | (Lishana Suryaya) ܠܫܵܢܵܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ |
| Tabassaran | табасаран чIал (tabasaran čʼal) |
| Tagalog | Tagalog |
| Tahitian | te reo tahiti / te reo Māʼohi |
| Tai Nüa | ᥖᥭᥰᥖᥬᥳᥑᥨᥒᥰ |
| Tajik | тоҷики / toçikī / تاجيكي |
| Tamil | தமிழ் (tamiḻ) |
| Tatar | татарча / tatar tele / تاتارچا (tatarça) |
| Telugu | తెలుగు (telugu) |
| Tetum | Tetun, Lia-Tetun |
| Thai | ภาษาไทย (paasaa-tai) |
| Tibetan | བོད་སྐད་ (pö-gay) |
| Tigre | ትግረ (tigre) / ትግሬ (tigrē) / ኻሳ (Xasa) |
| Tigrinya | ትግርኛ (təgərəña) |
| Tlingit | Lingít |
| Tok Pisin | Tok Pisin |
| Tonga | chiTonga |
| Tongan | Faka-Tonga / lea fakatonga |
| Tsez | цез мец (cez mec) |
| Tsonga | xiTsonga |
| Tswana | Setswana |
| Tumbuka | chiTumbuka |
| Turkish | Türkçe |
| Turkmen | түркmенче (türkmençe) түркмен дили (türkmen dili) |
| Tuscarora | Sgarooreh’ / Skarù∙rę’ |
| Tuvaluan | Te 'gana Tūvalu |
| Tuvan | Тыва дыл / Tyva dyl |
| Twi | twi |
| Udmurt | удмурт кыл (udmurt kyl) |
| Ukrainian | Українська (Ukrajins'ka) |
| Urdu | (urdū) اردو |
| Uyghur | Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur) |
| Uzbek | أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili) |
| Venda | tshiVenḓa |
| Venetian | vèneto |
| Veps | vepsän kel’ |
| Vietnamese | tiếng việt (㗂越) |
| Võro | võro kiilʼ |
| Votic | Vadjaa tšeeli |
| Walloon | walon |
| Waray-Waray | Wáray-Wáray / Winaray / Lineyte-Samarnon |
| Welsh | Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg |
| Wiradjuri | Wirraayjuurray / Wirraaydhuurray |
| Wolof | Wollof |
| Xamtanga | ኃምታጛ |
| Xhosa | isiXhosa |
| Yi | ꆇꉙ |
| Yiddish | (Yidish) ײִדיש |
| Yindjibarndi | Indjibandi |
| Yolngu | Yolŋu matha |
| Yoruba | Yorùbá |
| Yupik | Yup'ik/Юпик Ungazighmiistun (Central Siberian Yupik) Yup'igtun (Central Alaskan Yupik) |
| Zhuang | Vaƅcueŋƅ / Vahcuengh |
| Zulu | isiZulu |
| Zuñi | Shiwi'ma |
