glottolog_coordinates_metadata.json

{
  "source": "Glottolog",
  "source_url": "https://cdstar.eva.mpg.de/bitstreams/EAEA0-E62D-ED67-FD05-0/languages_and_dialects_geo.csv",
  "download_date": "2025-12-25T03:52:28.381469",
  "record_count": 21329,
  "coordinates_available": 8662,
  "description": "Geographic coordinates for world languages from Glottolog database",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "coordinate_system": "WGS84 (EPSG:4326)",
  "fields": {
    "glottocode": "Unique Glottolog identifier",
    "name": "Language name",
    "isocodes": "ISO 639-3 codes (comma-separated if multiple)",
    "level": "Language vs. Dialect",
    "macroarea": "Geographic macro-area",
    "latitude": "Latitude (decimal degrees)",
    "longitude": "Longitude (decimal degrees)",
    "family_id": "Language family identifier",
    "family_name": "Language family name",
    "parent_id": "Parent language/dialect identifier",
    "bookkeeping": "Glottolog classification status"
  },
  "coverage": "8662 of 21329 languages have coordinates (40.6%)"
}