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284 languages whose English name starts with L. Sort by any column or filter the list by name, code or family.

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Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
gdmLaal	`gdm`	—		749	7 · Shifting
caeLaalaa	`cae`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bwjLaalaa Bwamu	`bwj`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ldiLaari	`ldi`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lbbLabel	`lbb`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
jkuLabir	`jku`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
lbuLabu	`lbu`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lacLacandon	`lac`	Central American Indian languages			5 · Developing
lbtLachi	`lbt`	Kra–Dai			6b · Threatened
zplLachixío Zapotec	`zpl`	Central American Indian languages			5 · Developing
lbjLadakhi	`lbj`	—		14,952	5 · Developing
lldLadinladin	`lld`	Indo-European		30,000	6b · Threatened
lklLaeko	`lkl`	Torricelli			6a · Vigorous
lafLafofa	`laf`	—			6b · Threatened
lgbLaghu	`lgb`	Austronesian			10 · Extinct
lghLaghuu	`lgh`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
kotLagwan	`kot`	Afroasiatic		10,000	6b · Threatened
lhaLaha	`lha`	Kra–Dai			8a · Moribund
lhhLaha	`lhh`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
kvtLahta	`kvt`	Sino-Tibetan		9,550	6a · Vigorous
lhuLahuLadhof	`lhu`	Sino-Tibetan		450,000	4 · Educational
lhiLahu Shi	`lhi`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
ljiLaiyolo	`lji`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lbeLakлакку	`lbe`	Northeast Caucasian		154,820	4 · Educational
lapLaka	`lap`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
lkaLakalei	`lka`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lmwLake Miwok	`lmw`	Yok-Utian			9 · Dormant
lkhLakha	`lkh`	Southern Tibetic			6b · Threatened
lkiLaki	`lki`	Indo-European		1.5 m	6a · Vigorous
lbcLakkja	`lbc`	Kra–Dai		9,000	6a · Vigorous
lknLakon	`lkn`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
lktLakotaLakȟótiyapi	`lkt`	Hoka-Sioux		2,000	8a · Moribund
dicLakota Dida	`dic`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nrzLala	`nrz`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lebLala-Bisa	`leb`	—		580,000	5 · Developing
cnlLalana Chinantec	`cnl`	Central American Indian languages			5 · Developing
lasLama	`las`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
layLama Bai	`lay`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
slpLamaholotbahasa Lamaholot	`slp`	—		180,000	3 · Wider Communication
lmrLamalerabahasa Lamalera	`lmr`	—			6a · Vigorous
hiaLamang	`hia`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
qvsLamas Quechuallakwash runasimi	`qvs`	Quechua		15,000	6b · Threatened
lmqLamatukabahasa Lamatuka	`lmq`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lamLamba	`lam`	Niger–Congo		219,000	5 · Developing
lmnLambadi	`lmn`	—		6 m	5 · Developing
qufLambayeque QuechuaInkawasi-Kañaris runashimi	`quf`	Quechua		20,000	5 · Developing
lmyLamboyabahasa Lamboya	`lmy`	Austronesian		25,000	6a · Vigorous
laiLambya	`lai`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
lmuLamenu	`lmu`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lbnLamet	`lbn`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
lmkLamkang	`lmk`	—			5 · Developing
lmgLamogai	`lmg`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ljpLampung-AbungLappung	`ljp`	Austronesian
ljpLampung Apibahasa Lampung Api	`ljp`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
llhLamu	`llh`	Sino-Tibetan			8a · Moribund
lbyLamu-Lamu	`lby`	Australian Aboriginal languages			8b · Nearly Extinct
ruuLanas Lobu	`ruu`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
ldmLandoma	`ldm`	Niger–Congo		15,000	6a · Vigorous
lnmLangam	`lnm`	Mongol–Langam			6b · Threatened
lgoLango	`lgo`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
lajLango	`laj`	Nilo-Saharan		2.1 m	5 · Developing
lncLanguedocianLengadocian	`lnc`	—		5,000	Severely endangered
lnhLanoh	`lnh`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
laoLaoພາສາລາວ	`lao`	Kra–Dai		5.2 m	1 · National
lwmLaomian	`lwm`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
lbgLaopan	`lbg`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
lsoLaos Sign Language	`lso`	—			6a · Vigorous
lraLaraʼbahasa Bakati'Rara	`lra`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lrgLaragiya	`lrg`	Australian Aboriginal languages		23	8b · Nearly Extinct
lrtLarantuka Malay	`lrt`	—		20,000	6b · Threatened
lbzLardil	`lbz`	Macro-Pama–Nyungan			8b · Nearly Extinct
lrvLarevat	`lrv`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lroLaro	`lro`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
larLarteh	`lar`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
lanLaru	`lan`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
lsaLasgerdi	`lsa`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
lsiLashi	`lsi`	Sino-Tibetan		30,000	5 · Developing
lssLasi	`lss`	Sindhi languages			6a · Vigorous
ltgLatgalianlatgaļu volūda	`ltg`	Indo-European		200,000	5 · Developing
latLatinLingua latina	`lat`	Indo-European		3,500	9 · Second language only
ltnLatundê	`ltn`	Nambikwaran		10	8a · Moribund
lavLatvianlatviešu valoda	`lav`	Indo-European		1.5 m	Safe
lslLatvian Sign Language	`lsl`	—		2,000	5 · Developing
lluLau	`llu`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lufLaua	`luf`	Trans–New Guinea			10 · Extinct
llxLauan	`llx`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lawLaujebahasa Lauje	`law`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lurLaurabahasa Laura	`lur`	Austronesian		10,000	6a · Vigorous
lbvLavatbura-Lamusong	`lbv`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
brbLave	`brb`	Austroasiatic			5 · Developing
lviLavi	`lvi`	Austroasiatic			8a · Moribund
lvkLavukaleve	`lvk`	—		1,783	6a · Vigorous
lbxLawangan	`lbx`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lwuLawu	`lwu`	Sino-Tibetan			8b · Nearly Extinct
tgiLawunuia	`tgi`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lxmLaxudumau	`lxm`	Austronesian			Vulnerable
lzzLazლაზური	`lzz`	—		250,000	6b · Threatened
rejLebongbahasa Rejang	`rej`	Austronesian
lecLeco	`lec`	—			8b · Nearly Extinct
lljLedji-Ledji	`llj`	Australian Aboriginal languages			9 · Dormant
lewLedo Kailibahasa Kaili Ledo	`lew`	—			3 · Wider Communication
leaLega-Shabunda	`lea`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lccLegenyembahasa Legenyem	`lcc`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
tqlLehali	`tql`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lekLeipon	`lek`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
luhLeizhou Min	`luh`	Sino-Tibetan
llkLelak	`llk`	Austronesian			10 · Extinct
llnLele	`lln`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
lleLele	`lle`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lelLele	`lel`	Niger–Congo		26,000	6a · Vigorous
llcLele	`llc`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
lefLelemi	`lef`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lpaLelepa	`lpa`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lmtLematangbasè Lematang	`lmt`	Austronesian
lrzLemerig	`lrz`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
leyLemolang	`ley`	Austronesian			8a · Moribund
tnlLenakel	`tnl`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lenLencan	`len`	—			9 · Dormant
ledLendu	`led`	Nilo-Saharan		26,000	5 · Developing
lgiLengilubahasa Lengilu	`lgi`	Austronesian			9 · Dormant
lgrLengo	`lgr`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
legLengua	`leg`	Mascoian			Severely endangered
bxcLengue	`bxc`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
lehLenje	`leh`	—		156,000	5 · Developing
lerLenkau	`ler`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lepLepcha	`lep`	Sino-Tibetan		66,500	6b · Threatened
lpeLepkibahasa Lepki	`lpe`	—			6b · Threatened
xlpLepontic	`xlp`	Indo-European
gnhLere	`gnh`	Niger–Congo			9 · Dormant
lesLese	`les`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
efeLese	`efe`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
letLesing-Gelimi	`let`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
nmsLetemboi	`nms`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
leoLeti	`leo`	Niger–Congo			7 · Shifting
ltiLeti	`lti`	Austronesian			7 · Shifting
apcLevantine Arabic	`apc`	Afroasiatic	+3	44 m
lvuLevukabahasa Levuka	`lvu`	—			6a · Vigorous
lwwLewo	`lww`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lweLewo Elengbahasa Lewo Eleng	`lwe`	—			6a · Vigorous
lwtLewotobi	`lwt`	Austronesian		6,000	6a · Vigorous
lezLezgianЛезги чIал	`lez`	Northeast Caucasian		633,610	4 · Educational
lhpLhokpu	`lhp`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
lhmLhomi	`lhm`	—			5 · Developing
ljlLi'obahasa Aku	`ljl`	—		105,000	6a · Vigorous
lixLiabukubahasa Liabuku	`lix`	Austronesian			8a · Moribund
njnLiangmai Naga	`njn`	Sino-Tibetan			4 · Educational
liqLibido	`liq`	—		64,000	4 · Educational
lblLibon Bikol	`lbl`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
xliLiburnian	`xli`	Indo-European
aylLibyan Arabic	`ayl`	Afroasiatic		4.3 m	3 · Wider Communication
ligLigbi	`lig`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
xlgLigurian	`xlg`	Indo-European
lijLigurianLengoa ligure	`lij`	Indo-European		500,000	5 · Developing
likLika	`lik`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lioLikibahasa Liki	`lio`	Austronesian		11	8a · Moribund
lipLikpe	`lip`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
libLikum	`lib`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lllLilau	`lll`	Torricelli			6b · Threatened
lilLillooet	`lil`	Salishan			8a · Moribund
mzdLimba	`mzd`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
lifLimbu	`lif`	Sino-Tibetan		420,000	5 · Developing
lmpLimbum	`lmp`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
limLimburgishLimburgs	`lim`	Indo-European		1.6 m	2 · Provincial
lmcLimilngan	`lmc`	—			10 · Extinct
kmkLimos Kalinga	`kmk`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
lmsLimousinLemosin	`lms`	—		10,000	Severely endangered
klwLindu	`klw`	—		2,400	5 · Developing
linLingalaLingála	`lin`	Niger–Congo		20 m	3 · Wider Communication
lgkLingarak	`lgk`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lnjLinngithigh	`lnj`	Australian Aboriginal languages			10 · Extinct
aplLipan	`apl`	Na-Dene			9 · Dormant
lpoLipo	`lpo`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
lclLisela	`lcl`	Austronesian		11,900	7 · Shifting
lshLish	`lsh`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
trgLishán Didán	`trg`	—		4,378	8a · Moribund
lisLisuꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ	`lis`	Sino-Tibetan			3 · Wider Communication
litLithuanianLietuvių kalba	`lit`	Indo-European		4 m	1 · National
llsLithuanian Sign Language	`lls`	—			5 · Developing
lzlLitzlitz	`lzl`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
livLivonianlīvõ kēļ	`liv`	Uralic		1	9 · Dormant
oloLivvi-KarelianLivvinkarjala	`olo`	Uralic		30,770	5 · Developing
lhtLo-Toga	`lht`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lrkLoarki	`lrk`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
loqLobala	`loq`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
lobLobi	`lob`	Niger–Congo		440,000	5 · Developing
lgqLogba	`lgq`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
logLogo	`log`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
lofLogol	`lof`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
ragLogooli	`rag`	Niger–Congo		618,300	4 · Educational
liuLogorik	`liu`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
srcLogudorese	`src`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
lbrLohorung	`lbr`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
bizLoi	`biz`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
qvjLoja Highland Quichua	`qvj`	Quechua			8a · Moribund
bktLoki	`bkt`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
yazLoko	`yaz`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lokLoko	`lok`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lkyLokoya	`lky`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
lcdLolabahasa Lola	`lcd`	Austronesian		900	6b · Threatened
llqLolakbahasa Lolak	`llq`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
llgLolebahasa Lole	`llg`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
llbLolo	`llb`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
loaLoloda	`loa`	West Papuan			5 · Developing
yclLolopo	`ycl`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
lomLoma	`lom`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lmvLomaiviti	`lmv`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
rmiLomavren	`rmi`	Indo-European			8a · Moribund
lmoLombardLengua lombarda	`lmo`	Indo-European		3.9 m	6a · Vigorous
lngLombardic	`lng`	Indo-European
looLombo	`loo`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nglLomwe	`ngl`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lceLoncongbahasa Loncong	`lce`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
bzmLondo	`bzm`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
lguLonggu	`lgu`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lnuLonguda	`lnu`	—			6a · Vigorous
losLoniu	`los`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
crcLonwolwol	`crc`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lovLopi	`lov`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
lpxLopit	`lpx`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
lseLosengo	`lse`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
uvlLote	`uvl`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
njhLotha	`njh`	Sino-Tibetan		179,467	5 · Developing
dtrLotud	`dtr`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
lotLotuko	`lot`	Nilo-Saharan		310,000	5 · Developing
lojLou	`loj`	Austronesian		1,000	6a · Vigorous
louLouisiana CreoleKouri-Vini	`lou`	French-based creole languages		10,000	8a · Moribund
loxLounbahasa Loun	`lox`	Austronesian			10 · Extinct
vnkLovono	`vnk`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
ndsLow GermanPlattdütsch	`nds`	Indo-European		5 m	7 · Shifting
loyLowaल्होवा	`loy`	—			6a · Vigorous
axlLower Arrernte	`axl`	Australian Aboriginal languages			9 · Dormant
xbbLower Burdekin	`xbb`	Australian Aboriginal languages
ceaLower Chehalis	`cea`	Salishan			9 · Dormant
chhLower Chinook	`chh`	—			9 · Dormant
dniLower Grand Valley Dani	`dni`	Trans–New Guinea			5 · Developing
nsbLower Nossob	`nsb`	Khoisan			Extinct
dsbLower Sorbiandolnoserbšćina	`dsb`	Indo-European		6,670	8a · Moribund
taaLower Tanana	`taa`	Na-Dene		15	8a · Moribund
tacLowland Tarahumara	`tac`	Uto-Aztecan			5 · Developing
urrLöyöp	`urr`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lozLozi	`loz`	Niger–Congo	+2	600,000	4 · Educational
lexLuang	`lex`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
luaLuba-KasaiTshiluba	`lua`	Niger–Congo		6.3 m	2 · Provincial
lubLuba-KatangaKiluba	`lub`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
kccLubila	`kcc`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
lcfLubu	`lcf`	—			6a · Vigorous
knbLubuagan Kalinga	`knb`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
lchLucazi	`lch`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
luqLucumí	`luq`	Niger–Congo			9 · Second language only
ludLudic	`lud`	Uralic		3,000	7 · Shifting
ldqLufu	`ldq`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
lugLuganda	`lug`	Niger–Congo		5.1 m	3 · Wider Communication
lggLugbara	`lgg`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
rufLuguru	`ruf`	Niger–Congo		692,000	6a · Vigorous
lcqLuhu	`lcq`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
luyLuhya	`luy`	Niger–Congo
lumLuimbi	`lum`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
luiLuiseño	`lui`	Uto-Aztecan			9 · Dormant
lkbLukabaras	`lkb`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
dopLukpa	`dop`	Niger–Congo		160,000	5 · Developing
smjLule Samijulevsámegiella	`smj`	Uralic		700	2 · Provincial
lupLumbu	`lup`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
lmdLumun	`lmd`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lndLun Bawangbahasa Lun Bawang	`lnd`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lujLuna	`luj`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
lunLunda	`lun`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
vmgLungalunga	`vmg`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
lgaLungga	`lga`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
hmlLuopohe Miao	`hml`	Hmong–Mien			6a · Vigorous
lddLuri	`ldd`	Afroasiatic			10 · Extinct
lutLushootseed	`lut`	Salishan			9 · Reawakening
khlLusi	`khl`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
xlsLusitanian	`xls`	Indo-European
ltsLutachoni	`lts`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ndyLutos	`ndy`	—			6a · Vigorous
lueLuvale	`lue`	Niger–Congo			2 · Provincial
luvLuwati	`luv`	Sindhi languages			6a · Vigorous
lwoLuwo	`lwo`	—			5 · Developing
ltzLuxembourgishLëtzebuergesch	`ltz`	—	+1	470,200	4 · Educational
lynLuyana	`lyn`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
lwaLwalu	`lwa`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bgaLyase	`bga`	Niger–Congo			8b · Nearly Extinct
xldLydian𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤶𐤯𐤦𐤳	`xld`	Indo-European
leeLyélé	`lee`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened

284 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata