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"dataset_name": "WALS Language Catalog",
"last_updated": "2026-01-15",
"source": "WALS - World Atlas of Language Structures (wals.info)",
"record_count": 3573,
"fields": {
"ID": "WALS language identifier code (e.g., 'aab', 'aar')",
"Name": "Language name with dialect specification if applicable (e.g., 'Arapesh (Abu)')",
"Macroarea": "Geographic macroarea (Africa, Eurasia, Papunesia, Australia, North America, South America)",
"Latitude": "Geographic latitude of the language area",
"Longitude": "Geographic longitude of the language area",
"Glottocode": "Glottolog identifier code for cross-referencing",
"ISO639P3code": "ISO 639-3 language code",
"Family": "Top-level language family name (e.g., 'Afro-Asiatic', 'Torricelli')",
"Subfamily": "Subfamily within the language family if applicable",
"Genus": "Lower-level genetic grouping (genus) within the family",
"GenusIcon": "Icon identifier used for map display of the genus",
"ISO_codes": "ISO language code(s) associated with this entry",
"Samples_100": "Whether the language is included in the 100-language sample (true/false)",
"Samples_200": "Whether the language is included in the 200-language sample (true/false)",
"Country_ID": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code",
"Source": "Primary bibliographic source reference",
"Parent_ID": "Parent genus identifier for classification hierarchy"
},
"notes": "Each row represents a language documented in WALS with its geographic and genetic classification. Links to wals_values.csv via ID (as Language_ID) and to wals_parameters.csv for feature definitions. The Samples_100 and Samples_200 fields indicate inclusion in the genealogically balanced language samples used for statistical analysis."
}
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