| { |
| "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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