SIL International: Partners in Language Development

SIL International
Partners in Language Development

By facilitating language development, SIL International serves the peoples of the world through research, translation and literacy.

Ethnologue—new edition for 2009

The most comprehensive reference volume of its kind, the Ethnologue catalogs the world's 6,909 known living languages. With color maps, statistical summary tables and a bibliography, it is available both in hardcover and online.

What's New

Benin
- Ressources sur les langues du Bénin
- Language resources for Benin
Togo
- Ressources sur les langues du Togo
- Language resources for Togo
Three new Electronic Survey Reports now online
SIL e-Books 15 Merrifield, William R. 2009. Insufficient land: the fortunes of the Tlatepuzcan Chinantecs of San Juan Palantla 1928-2005.

More What’s New

New Aircraft debuts in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

SIL PNG unveiled the newest addition to its aviation fleet—the Kodiak aircraft—at a commissioning ceremony in Papua New Guinea. The vision for this new aircraft grew from the need to provide a larger, more cost-effective, turbo-prop airplane suitable for use in remote locations.