Virtual Language Museums

General

Focus	Website	Details
All known languages in the world	Ethnologue	Extensive information on all known languages, with links to academic work for each language
All languages, especially minority	Linguamon-House of Languages	Connected with UNESCO, provides information on languages from each continent and about language endangerment
2000 world languages	Language Museum	Basic info on living and dead languages with a sample of the script used by speakers
Language from linguistic perspective	The Museum of Human Language	Extensive information in four sections: Language Substance, Language Form, Language Function, and Languages
Writing systems and languages of the world	Omniglot	Includes extinct and undeciphered writing systems, and phrases in different languages with audio files
Minority and indigenous languages around the world	Geonative	Information about the geographic distribution of speakers, including maps and native placenames
World languages	Lowlands-L	Has one story translated and recorded into hundreds of languages, dialects, and different geographic accents, with transcription, audio recording and basic information on language

Language/Area Specific

Focus	Website	Details
European languages	European Minority Languages	Information and links for many languages spoken in Europe, including minority languages
English	A Language Museum of Curious and Interesting Uses of the English Language	Explores many interesting aspects of the English language, such as confusing homonyms and military communications alphabets
English	The Wordplay Website	Dedicated to the quirks of English, it has extensive examples of many phenomena and is written to be interesting and amusing
Germanic languages	Lowlands-L	Basic info on living and dead languages with a sample of the script used by speakers
Altaic languages	Monumenta Altaica	Along with linguistic dissertations, has transliterations of ancient and medieval monuments, and a section on history, ethnography and sociolinguistics
Australian Aboriginal Languages	Aboriginal Languages of Australia	Extensive links to resources for 80 different indigenous languages
Michif	The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture	Many multimedia resources, including a section with oral histories told in Michif
Native American languages	Native Languages of the Americas	Information and links for over 800 languages, including a comprehensive section for children
Inuktitut and Haida	Our World, Our Way of Life	Part of larger exhibition, includes a Haida calender and story, and basic information on Inuktitut
Innu-Aimun	Tipatshimuna: Innu Stories from the Land	Site about the heritage and traditions of the Innu, with the language heard through songs and stories
Cree	Through the Eyes of the Cree	The culture of the Cree shown through the art of Allen Sapp, with many songs and videos in Cree