[EDLING:899] NYTimes.com: How Linguists and Missionaries Share a Bible of 6,912 Languages

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SCIENCE | July 19, 2005
How Linguists and Missionaries Share a Bible of 6,912 Languages
By MICHAEL ERARD
Originally a guide for Christian missionaries, the Ethnologue has grown into one of the most comprehensive catalogs of languages.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/19/science/19lang.html?ex=1122436800&en=949e49bbd7c8819f&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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