Many scholars estimate fewer languages; exact numbers vary depending on the definitions of "language" and "dialect".
mˈɛni skˈɑːlɚz ˈɛstᵻmət fjˈuːɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz; ɛɡzˈækt nˈʌmbɚz vˈɛɹi dᵻpˈɛndɪŋ ɔnðə dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃənz ʌv "lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ" ænd "dˈaɪəlɛkt".