Answer: Database of Languages
Notes: The 23rd edition of the Ethnologue- the world’s largest language database was released in light of the International Mother Language Day, celebrated on February 21st. ‘Ethnologue: Languages of the World’ is an annual publication that serves as the largest database on the languages of the world. The 23rd edition was recently published in light of the International Mother Language Day celebration. It is mainly used by linguists for research and also by students. Ethnologue is published by a non-profit organization, SIL International which is based in the USA. It is being published since 1951. The main objective of the publication is to document the world languages and promote literacy. The introduction of hard paywall has affected the use by researchers according to reports.
