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===Caucasian families===
===Caucasian families===
{{main|Languages of the Caucasus}}
{{main|Languages of the Caucasus}}
Three small families are spoken in : [[Kartvelian languages]], such as [[Georgian language|Georgian]]; [[Northeast Caucasian languages|Northeast Caucasian]] (Dagestanian languages), such as [[Chechen language|Chechen]]; and [[Northwest Caucasian languages|Northwest Caucasian]], such as [[Circassian language|Circassian]]. The latter two may be related to each other. The extinct [[Hurro-Urartian languages]] may be related as well.
Three small families are spoken in the [[Caucasus]]: [[Kartvelian languages]], such as [[Georgian language|Georgian]]; [[Northeast Caucasian languages|Northeast Caucasian]] (Dagestanian languages), such as [[Chechen language|Chechen]]; and [[Northwest Caucasian languages|Northwest Caucasian]], such as [[Circassian language|Circassian]]. The latter two may be related to each other. The extinct [[Hurro-Urartian languages]] may be related as well.


===Small families of Southern Asia===
===Small families of Southern Asia===
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*[[Hmong–Mien languages|Hmong–Mien]] (Miao–Yao) scattered across southern China and Southeast Asia
*[[Hmong–Mien languages|Hmong–Mien]] (Miao–Yao) scattered across southern China and Southeast Asia
*several "[[Papuan languages|Papuan]]" families of the central and eastern Malay Archipelago: languages of [[Halmahera languages|Halmahera]], [[East Timor languages|East Timor]], and the extinct [[Tambora language|Tambora]] of [[Sumbawa]]. Numerous additional families are spoken in Indonesian [[New Guinea]], but this lies outside the scope of an article on Asian languages.
*several "[[Papuan languages|Papuan]]" families of the central and eastern Malay Archipelago: languages of [[Halmahera languages|Halmahera]], [[East Timor languages|East Timor]], and the extinct [[Tambora language|Tambora]] of [[Sumbawa]]. Numerous additional families are spoken in Indonesian [[New Guinea]], but this lies outside the scope of an article on Asian languages.
*'''[[Hattic language|Hattic]]''' was an unclassificed language in Anatolia'''.'''


===Creoles and pidgins===
===Creoles and pidgins===
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* [[Kokang]]
* [[Kokang]]
* [[Wa State]]
* [[Wa State]]


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| [[Dzongkha]] || {{lang|dz|རྫོང་ཁ་}} || 600,000 || [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] || [[Bhutan]] ||
| [[Dzongkha]] || {{lang|dz|རྫོང་ཁ་}} || 600,000 || [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] || [[Bhutan]] ||
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| [[Filipino language|Filipino]]|| {{Script|Tglg|ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜓ}}
| [[Filipino language|Filipino]]|| Wikang Filipino
Wikang Filipino
| 93,000,000 || [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] || [[Philippines]] ||
| 93,000,000 || [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] || [[Philippines]] ||
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*[[Taiwan]] (''de facto'')
*[[Taiwan]] (''de facto'')
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| [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] || Bahasa Indonesia || 240,000,000 || [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] || [[Indonesia]] ||
| [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] || Bahasa Indonesia || 260,000,000 || [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] || [[Indonesia]] ||
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| [[Japanese language|Japanese]] || {{lang|ja|日本語}} || 120,000,000 || [[Japonic]] || [[Japan]] (''de facto'') ||
| [[Japanese language|Japanese]] || {{lang|ja|日本語}} || 120,000,000 || [[Japonic]] || [[Japan]] (''de facto'') ||
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*[[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture]]
*[[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture]]
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| [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] || Kurdî<br>{{lang|ckb|کوردی}} || 60,000,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || [[Great kurdistan]] ||[[Middle east]]
| [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] || Kurdî<br>{{lang|ckb|کوردی}} || 60,000,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || ||[[Middle east]]
*[[Great Kurdistan]]
*[[Great Kurdistan]]
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| [[Ossetian language|Ossetian]] || Ирон || 540,000<br>''<small>(50,000 in South Ossetia)</small>'' || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || ''[[South Ossetia]]'' ||
| [[Ossetian language|Ossetian]] || Ирон || 540,000<br>''<small>(50,000 in South Ossetia)</small>'' || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || ''[[South Ossetia]]'' ||
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| [[Pashto]] || {{lang|ps|پښتو}} || 45,000,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || [[Afghanistan]] || [[Pakistan]]
| [[Pashto]] || {{lang|ps|پښتو}} || 60,000,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || [[Afghanistan]] || [[Pakistan]]
*[[Balochistan]] (''Recognised'')
*[[Balochistan]] (''Recognised'')
*[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] (''Recognised'')
*[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] (''Recognised'')
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| [[Shan language|Shan]] || {{lang|shn|ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆ}} || 3,295,000 || [[Kra–Dai languages|Kra-Dai]] || || [[Myanmar]]
| [[Shan language|Shan]] || {{lang|shn|ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆ}} || 3,295,000 || [[Kra–Dai languages|Kra-Dai]] || || [[Myanmar]]
*[[Shan State]]
*[[Shan State]]u
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| [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] || {{lang|ar|سنڌي}} || 40,000,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || || [[Pakistan]]
| [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] || {{lang|ar|سنڌي}} || 40,000,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || || [[Pakistan]]
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| [[Tajik language|Tajik]] || Тоҷикӣ || 7,900,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || [[Tajikistan]] ||
| [[Tajik language|Tajik]] || Тоҷикӣ || 7,900,000 || [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] || [[Tajikistan]] ||
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| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{lang|ta|தமிழ்}} || 77,000,000|| [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] || [[Singapore]]<br>[[Sri Lanka]]|| [[India]]
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{lang|ta|தமிழ்}} || 77,000,000|| [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] || [[Singapore]]<br>[[Sri Lanka]]|
<br> [[Malaysia]]||[[India]]
*[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
*[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
*[[Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Tamil Nadu]]
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| [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] || Oʻzbekcha<br>Ўзбекча || 25,000,000 || [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] || [[Uzbekistan]] ||
| [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] || Oʻzbekcha<br>Ўзбекча || 25,000,000 || [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] || [[Uzbekistan]] ||
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| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] || Tiếng Việt || 80,000,000 || [[Austroasiatic]] || [[Vietnam]] (''de facto'') ||
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] || 㗂越
Tiếng Việt
| 80,000,000 || [[Austroasiatic]] || [[Vietnam]] (''de facto'') ||
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| [[Standard Zhuang|Zhuang]] || Vahcuengh || 16,000,000 || [[Kra–Dai languages|Kra-Dai]] || || [[China]]
| [[Standard Zhuang|Zhuang]] || Vahcuengh || 16,000,000 || [[Kra–Dai languages|Kra-Dai]] || || [[China]]
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