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- Can you send me more information about country X or language Y?
- SIL has published materials on only a fraction of all the world's languages. Browse the Country Indexes to find the languages in which you are interested, and follow the links to available publications.
How can I learn to speak language X? Can you send me a dictionary or language learning materials?- We do not teach specific languages such as Spanish, Turkish, Mohawk, or Tok Pisin. Rather, we teach linguistics (how to analyze a language) and language learning techniques (how to learn a language on your own).
How many languages are there in the world?- See the Introduction and Statistical Summaries.

