The Community of Portuguese Language Countries
With approximately 217 million native speakers and 250 million total speakers, Portuguese is usually listed as the 6th most natively
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Languages
Probability that any two people of a country selected at random would have different mother tongues (Greenberg’s Diversity Index)
Greenberg’s Diversity Index is the probability that two people selected from the population at random will have different languages. Index
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German Speakers by US County in the Year 2000
Percent of population five years and over speaking German at home by county. Over 50 million Americans claim German ancestry,
Read MoreHow they pronounce the letter “C” all over Europe
While originally “c” only had a “hard” sound, vulgar Latin softened it before “e”, “i” and “y”. This convention carried
Read MoreThis animated map shows how European languages evolved
In the Middle Ages, the two most important defining elements of Europe were Christians and Latinitas Currently, the most languages
Read MoreOld World Language Families
A comprehensive overlook of the Nordic languages in their old world language families.
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The Most Spoken Languages In Europe Mapped
Europe is home to 24 official languages, while about 200 languages are used over the continent. The 10 most spoken languages in Europe: Russian, German, French, Turkish, Italian, English, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, and Dutch.
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The world’s major writing systems
Writing systems can be classified into three main types: alphabets, syllabaries, or logographies. They, in turn, can be divided into many subclasses of each type.
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Languages in Europe
Most languages of Europe belong to the Indo-European language family. Out of a total population of 740 million, some 94% are native speakers of an Indo-European language. 5 languages have more than 50 million native speakers in Europe: Russian, German, French, Italian, and English
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