Distribution of tonal languages in the world
All the world languages are included into ThoTDB, with indication of their tonal status: tonal, toneless, unknown. The information on the tonal status combines data from the existing cross-linguistic sources and our own research. Tonal status of a language may change after verification. If you detect an error, please contact us.
Tonal:
2147 (28.0%)
Toneless:
2632 (34.3%)
Unknown:
2895 (37.7%)
Total:
7674 (100%)
Our estimate for the total number of tonal languages in the world:
3290 (42.9%)
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