| Language/Country |
Literature Group |
| A |
| Afghan |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| African literatures |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Afrikaans |
Germanic Literature |
| Afro-Asiatic literatures (general) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Ainu (see Paleosiberian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Akkadian (see East Semitic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Albanian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Altaic |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Amharic (see Ethiopic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Andhra group |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Annamese (see Vietnamese) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Annam-Muong |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Arabic |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Aramaic |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Argentina |
South and Central American Literature |
| Argobba (see Ethiopic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Armenian |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Aryan (see Indo-Iranian) |
Indic Literature |
| Assamese |
Indic Literature |
| Avestan (East Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Azerbaijani (see Altaic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Bahasa Indonesia (see Indonesian) |
Other Literature |
| Baltic literatures |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Baluchi (see Modern Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Bantu (see African literatures) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Bashkir (see Altaic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Basque |
Other Literature |
| Belorussian/Byelorussian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Bengali |
Indic Literature |
| Bhojpuri (see Bihari) |
Indic Literature |
| Biblical Aramaic (Chaldee) and Samaritan |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Bihari |
Indic Literature |
| Bokmål (see Norwegian) |
Germanic Literature |
| Bolivia |
South and Central American Literature |
| Brahui |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Braj Bhasa (see Western Hindi literatures) |
Indic Literature |
| Brazil |
South and Central American Literature |
| Breton |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Bulgarian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Burgundian (see East German literatures) |
Germanic Literature |
| Burmese |
East Asian and African Literature |
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| Cambodian |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Canaanite-Phoenician (Punic, Ugaritic, Minoan Linear A) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Catalan |
Romance Literature |
| Caucasic (Georgian, Chechen, Circassian) |
Other Literature |
| Celtic |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Central America |
South and Central American Literature |
| Chad |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Chaldee (see Biblical Aramaic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Chechen (see Caucasic) |
Other Literature |
| Cheremis (see Middle Volga) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Chibchan |
North and South American Languages |
| Chile |
South and Central American Literature |
| Chinese |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Circassian (see Caucasic) |
Other Literature |
| Classical Sanskrit |
Indic Literature |
| Colombia |
South and Central American Literature |
| Coptic (see Hamitic and Chad) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Cornish |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Costa Rica |
South and Central American Literature |
| Croatian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Cuba |
South and Central American Literature |
| Cymric (see Welsh) |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Czech |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
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| Danish |
Germanic Literature |
| Dard (see Other modern Indic literatures) |
Indic Literature |
| Dominican Republic |
South and Central American Literature |
| Dravida group (including Malto, Kota, Toda, Kurukh) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Dravidian (South Indian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Dutch |
Germanic Literature |
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| East Asian languages |
East Asian and African Literature |
| East Germanic literatures (Gothic, Vandalic, Burgundian) |
Germanic Literature |
| East Iranian (see Avestan) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| East Semitic (Akkadian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Eastern Aramaic (Syriac) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Eastern Hindi (see Other modern Indic literatures) |
Indic Literature |
| Ecuador |
South and Central American Literature |
| Egyptian (see Hamitic and Chad) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| El Salvador |
South and Central American Literature |
| English |
English Literature |
| Esperanto |
Other Literature |
| Estonian |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Ethiopic (Geez, Tigre, Tigrinya, Amharic, Argobba, Harari, Gurage) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Faeroese |
Germanic Literature |
| Farsi (see Modern Persian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Filipino (see Tagalog) |
Other Literature |
| Finnic (including Karelian, Livonian, Veps) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Finnish (Suomi) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Finno-Ugric |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Flemish |
Germanic Literature |
| French |
French Literature |
| Frisian |
Germanic Literature |
| G |
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| Gadaba (see Munda) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Gaelic languages |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Galcha (see Modern Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
|
Galician/Gallegan
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Romance Literature |
| Geez (see Ethiopic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Georgian (see Caucasic) |
Other Literature |
| German |
Germanic Literature |
| Germanic languages |
Germanic Literature |
| Gilyak (see Paleosiberian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Gondi |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Gothic (see East German literatures) |
Germanic Literature |
| Greek |
Greek and Latin Literature |
| Guatemala |
South and Central American Literature |
| Gujarati-Rajasthani |
Indic Literature |
| Gurage (see Ethiopic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| H |
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| Hamitic and Chad |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Harari (see Ethiopic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Hausa (see Hamitic and Chad) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Hawaiian (see Polynesian) |
Other Literature |
| Hebrew |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Himalayan dialects |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Hindi |
Indic Literature |
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Hindustani (see Western Hindi literatures)
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Indic Literature |
| Ho (see Munda) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Honduras |
South and Central American Literature |
| Hungarian (Magyar) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| I |
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| Ibo (see African literatures) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Icelandic, Modern |
Germanic Literature |
| Indian, South (see Dravidian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Indo-Iranian (Aryan) |
Indic Literature |
| Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) |
Other Literature |
| Interlinguic |
Other Literature |
| Iranian literatures |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Iranian, East (see Avestan) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Iranian, West (see Old Persian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Irish Gaelic |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Italian |
Italian Literature |
| J |
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| Japanese |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Javanese |
Other Literature |
| K |
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| Kamasin (see Samoyedic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Kanarese (Kannada) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Kandh (see Khond) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Kannada (see Kanarese) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Karelian (see Finnic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
|
Kashmiri (see Other modern Indic literatures)
|
Indic Literature |
|
Kazakh (see Altaic)
|
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Kechua |
North and South American Languages |
| Khond (Kandh) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Khotanese (Saka) (see Middle Iranian literatures) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Korean |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Kota (see Dravida group) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Kurdish (see Modern Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Kurukh (see Dravida group) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
|
Kyrgyz/Kirghiz (see Altaic)
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Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Landsmal (see New Norse) |
Germanic Literature |
| Lao |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Lapp |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Latin |
Greek and Latin Literature |
| Latvian (Lettish) |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Lettish (see Latvian) |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Lithuanian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Livonian (see Finnic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Low German (Plattdeutsch) |
Germanic Literature |
| Lusatian (see Wendish) |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| M |
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| Macedonian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Macro-Penutian |
North and South American Languages |
| Magyar (see Hungarian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Mahri (see South Arabic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Maithili (see Assamese) |
Indic Literature |
| Malagasy |
Other Literature |
| Malay |
Other Literature |
| Malayalam |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Malto (see Dravida group) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
|
Manipuri (see Tibeto-Burman)
|
East Asian and African Literature |
| Manx |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Marathi |
Indic Literature |
|
Meithei (see Tibeto-Burman)
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East Asian and African Literature |
| Mexico |
South and Central American Literature |
| Middle Indic literatures (Prakrits) |
Indic Literature |
| Middle Iranian literatures (including Pahlavi (Middle Persian), Sogdian, Khotanese (Saka)) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Middle Persian (see Middle Iranian literatures) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Middle Volga (including Mordvin and Cheremis) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Minoan Linear A (see Canaanite-Phoenician) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Modern Icelandic |
Germanic Literature |
| Modern Iranian (including Kurdish, Baluchi, Tajiki, Ossetic, Pamir (Galcha), Yaghnobi) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Modern Persian (Farsi) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Mon-Khmer (including Semang) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Mordvin (see Middle Volga) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Munda (including Santali, Ho, Mundari, Gadaba) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Mundari (see Munda) |
East Asian and African Literature |
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| Navajo |
North and South American Languages |
| Netherlands literatures |
Germanic Literature |
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Nepal Bhasa (see Other modern Indic literatures)
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Indic Literature |
| Nepali (see Other modern Indic literatures) |
Indic Literature |
| New Norse (Landsmal) |
Germanic Literature |
|
Newar/Newari (see Other modern Indic literatures)
|
Indic Literature |
| Nicaragua |
South and Central American Literature |
| Norwegian (includes Nynorsk) |
Germanic Literature |
| Nynorsk (see Norwegian) |
Germanic Literature |
| O |
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| Ojibway |
North and South American Languages |
| Old Church Slavic |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Old Frisian |
Germanic Literature |
| Old Icelandic (see Old Norse) |
Germanic Literature |
| Old Indic (see Sanskrit, Vedic) |
Indic Literature |
| Old Low Franconian |
Germanic Literature |
| Old Low German |
Germanic Literature |
| Old Norse (Old Icelandic) |
Germanic Literature |
| Old Persian (West Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Old Saxon |
Germanic Literature |
| Oriya |
Indic Literature |
| Ossetic (see Modern Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Ostyak (see Ugric) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Pahari (see Other modern Indic literatures) |
Indic Literature |
| Pahlavi (Middle Persian) (see Middle Iranian literatures) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Paleosiberian (including Gilyak, Ainu, Yukaghir) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Pali |
Indic Literature |
| Pamir (Galcha) (see Modern Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Panama |
South and Central American Literature |
| Paraguay |
South and Central American Literature |
| Permian (including Zyrian and Votyak) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Persian, Middle (see Middle Iranian literatures) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Persian, Old (West Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Peru |
South and Central American Literature |
| Philippine |
Other Literature |
| Plattdeutsch (see Low German) |
Germanic Literature |
| Polish |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Polynesian (including Hawaiian) |
Other Literature |
| Portuguese |
Spanish and Portuguese Literature |
| Prakrits (see Middle Indic literatures) |
Indic Literature |
| Provencal |
Romance Literature |
| Puerto Rico |
South and Central American Literature |
| Punic (see Canaanite-Phoenician) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Punjabi |
Indic Literature |
| Q |
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| Qarawi (see South Arabic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Quechua |
North and South American Languages |
| R |
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| Rhaeto-Romanic |
Romance Literature |
| Riksmål (see Norwegian) |
Germanic Literature |
| Romanian |
Romance Literature |
| Romany (see Other modern Indic literatures) |
Indic Literature |
| Russian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
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| Saka (see Middle Iranian Literatures) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Samaritan (see Biblical Aramaic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Samoyedic (Yenisei, Yurak, Kamasin) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Sanskrit, Classical |
Indic Literature |
| Sanskrit, Vedic (Old Indic) |
Indic Literature |
| Santali (see Munda) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Sardinian |
Romance Literature |
| Scandinavian languages |
Germanic Literature |
| Scottish Gaelic |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Semang (see Mon-Khmer) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Serbian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Siamese (see Thai) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Sindhi |
Indic Literature |
| Sinhalese |
Indic Literature |
| Slovak |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Slovenian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Sogdian (see Middle Iranian literatures) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Sokotri (see South Arabic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Sorbian (see Wendish) |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| South America |
South and Central American Literature |
| South Arabic (Mahri, Sokotri, Qarawi) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| South Indian (see Dravidian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Spanish |
Spanish and Portuguese Literature |
| Suomi (see Finnish) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Swahili (see African literatures) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Swedish |
Germanic Literature |
| Syriac (see Eastern Aramaic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Tagalog (Filipino) |
Other Literature |
| Tajiki (see Modern Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Tamil |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Telugu |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Taruma |
North and South American Languages |
|
Tatar (see Altaic)
|
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Thai (Siamese) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Tibetan |
East Asian and African Literature
|
| Tibeto-Burman |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Tigre (see Ethiopic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Tigrinya (see Ethiopic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Toda (see Dravida group) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
|
Turkic literatures
|
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Turkish (see Altaic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Ugaritic (see Canaanite-Phoenician) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Ugric (including Ostyak and Vogul) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Ukranian |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Urdu |
Indic Literature |
| Uruguay |
South and Central American Literature |
|
Uzbek (see Altaic)
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Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Vandalic (see East Germanic literatures) |
Germanic Literature |
| Vedic Sanskrit |
Indic Literature |
| Venezuela |
South and Central American Literature |
| Veps (see Finnic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Vietnamese (Annamese) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Vogul (see Ugric) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Volga, Middle (including Mordvin, Cheremis) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Votyak (see Permian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Welsh (Cymric) |
Celtic and Gaelic Literature |
| Wendish (Sorbian, Lusatian) |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| West Iranian (see Old Persian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Western Hindi literatures |
Indic Literature |
| Y |
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| Yaghnobi (see Modern Iranian) |
Iranian and Persian Literature |
| Yenisei (see Samoyedic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Yiddish |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Yoruba (see African literatures) |
East Asian and African Literature |
| Yugoslav (see Serbian) |
Slavic and Baltic Literature |
| Yukaghir (see Paleosiberian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
| Yurak (see Samoyedic) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |
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| Zyrian (see Permian) |
Afro-Asiatic Literature |