Ijo also known as Ijaw languages are spoken by the Ijaw people in southern Nigeria. They belong to the Niger-Congo group of languages. Ijo languages are written in using the Latin script. They are noted for their subject-object-verb word order, which is otherwise an unusual feaure in Niger-Congo languages.
Icelandic is the main language of Iceland. It is a North Germanic language and it belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. Around 97% of the population of Iceland considers Icelandic as their mother tongue. However, in some communities outside Iceland the use of this language is declining. After the independence of Iceland, Icelandic became the official and literary language of the country. Since 1995, 16th November is celebrated as the Icelandic Language Day.
The Iban language belongs to the Austronesian family of languages. It is spoken by the Iban people in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Barat and in Brunei and is closely related to Sarawakian Malay. It is written using the Latin alphabets. As of 2004, there are around 690,000 native speakers of this language.
Hupa is an Athabaskan language and it is the language of the Hoopa Valley people. As of year 2000, this language has only 64 speakers. As of 2012, there are fewer than 10 Hupa speakers who could speak the language fluently. Also, many tribal members share a small vocabulary of words and phrases of Hupa language.
HiriMotu, also known as Pidgin Motu is an official language of Papua New Guinea. There are around 120,000 speakers of this language, as of 1992. It is a simplified version of Motu language. However, due to phonological and grammatical Hiri Motu speakers cannot understand Motu and vice versa. Hiri Motu is grammatically related to the Tok Pisin language.
Himachali is spoken in Himachal Pradesh, a state in North West India. It is considered to be one of the Pahari languages of India. It is spoken in some regions of Himalayas as well. The origin of this language comes from Sanskrit language.
Herero, also known as Otjiherero, is a Bantu language. Its speakers are called Ovaherero and there are around 240,000 speakers of this language. This language is spoken in parts of Namibia and Bostwana mainly. It is closely related to Himba and Tjimba languages. Otjiherero is also one of the six minority languages that are used by the Namibian State Radio (NBC).
The Hawaiian Language is a Polynesian language. The name of this language is based on the Island Hawaii where it developed. The first Hawaiian language institute was constituted in 1839 and 1840 by King Kamehameha III. It is written in the Latin script and first appeared in writing in the early 19th century. Hawaiian language went into decline after Hawaii was annexed by the USA in 1899. However, after Hawaiian was made the official language of Hawaii in 1978, there has been a revival of interest in the language.
Guarani is an indigenous language of South America. It belongs to the Tupi-Guarani subfamily of Tupian languages. Guarani is one of the official languages of Paraguay and Mercosur. It is also second official language of the Argentine province of Corrientes. In Paraguay this language is spoken by the majority of the population. It has a lot of Spanish vocabulary and is written in the Latin Script.
Greenlandic is an Eskimo-Aleut language. The main dialect of this language, Kalaallisut, is the official language of the Greenlandic autonomous territory. Greenlandic has about 57,000 speakers in Greenland. A complex orthography invented by Samuel Kleinschmidt who was a missionary linguist, was used to write Greenlandic. It has been written in the Latin script.