West Germanic languages
The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic family of languages (the others being the North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages). The three most prevalent West Germanic languages are English, German, and Dutch. The family also includes other High and Low German languages including Afrikaans (which is a daughter language of Dutch), Yiddish and Luxembourgish (which are sister languages of German), and Frisian and Scots (which are sister languages of English). Additionally, several creoles, patois, and pidgins are based on Dutch, English, and German, as they were each languages of colonial empires.
Aachen dialectAbercraf EnglishAchterhooksAfrican-American EnglishAfrican-American Vernacular EnglishAfrikaansAlemannic GermanAlsatian dialectAlzenau dialectAmana GermanAmerican EnglishAmrum North FrisianAmstetten dialectAppalachian EnglishAustralian Aboriginal EnglishAustralian EnglishAustrian GermanBahamian EnglishBavarian languageBlack Country dialectBorbecksch Platt dialectBrabantian dialectBrandenburgisch dialectBrazilian GermanBritish EnglishBruges dialectBrummie dialectBökingharde North FrisianBönnsch dialectCalifornia EnglishCanadian EnglishCentral BavarianChemnitz dialectCimbrian languageColognianColonia Tovar dialectCornish dialectCromarty dialect
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AachenAachen dialectAbercraf EnglishAchterhooksAfrican-American EnglishAfrican-American Vernacular EnglishAfrikaansAfrikaans phonologyAleAlemannic GermanAlpha privativeAlsatian dialectAlzenau dialectAmana GermanAmerican EnglishAmrum North FrisianAmstetten dialectAnglo-Frisian languagesAnglo-Saxon settlement of BritainAnglo-SaxonsAppalachian EnglishAustralian Aboriginal EnglishAustralian EnglishAustrian GermanAutumnBahamian EnglishBaiuvariiBastarnaeBatavi (military unit)Bavarian languageBeanBeerBenrath lineBergish dialectsBerlinBernardBlack Country dialectBlack comedyBoers
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Aachen dialectAbercraf EnglishAchterhooksAfrican-American EnglishAfrican-American Vernacular EnglishAfrikaansAlemannic GermanAlsatian dialectAlzenau dialectAmana GermanAmerican EnglishAmrum North FrisianAmstetten dialectAnglo-Frisian languagesAppalachian EnglishAustralian Aboriginal EnglishAustralian EnglishAustrian GermanBahamian EnglishBavarian languageBlack Country dialectBorbecksch Platt dialectBrabantian dialectBrandenburgisch dialectBrazilian GermanBritish EnglishBruges dialectBrummie dialectBökingharde North FrisianBönnsch dialectCalifornia EnglishCanadian EnglishCentral BavarianCentral Franconian languagesCentral GermanChemnitz dialectCimbrian languageColognianColonia Tovar dialect
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West Germanic languages
The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic family of languages (the others being the North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages). The three most prevalent West Germanic languages are English, German, and Dutch. The family also includes other High and Low German languages including Afrikaans (which is a daughter language of Dutch), Yiddish and Luxembourgish (which are sister languages of German), and Frisian and Scots (which are sister languages of English). Additionally, several creoles, patois, and pidgins are based on Dutch, English, and German, as they were each languages of colonial empires.
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As línguas germânicas ocidenta ...... ricâner, o frísio e o iídiche.
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De West-Germaanse talen vormde ...... * Alemannisch
* Longobardisch
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Języki zachodniogermańskie – j ...... ch języków jest sprawą sporną.
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Las lenguas germánicas occiden ...... enguas germánicas occidentales
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Le lingue germaniche occidenta ...... strativo del tipo inglese this
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Les langues germaniques occide ...... ngues frisonnes et le yiddish.
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Les llengües germàniques occid ...... característiques compartides.
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Mendebaldeko germaniar hizkunt ...... iparraldeko eta osatzen dute.
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Rumpun bahasa Jermanik Barat a ...... Inggris, Belanda, dan Jerman.
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The West Germanic languages co ...... languages of colonial empires.
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Category:Languages of Europe
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Elbe Germanic – (German , Luxembourgish, Hunsrik, Yiddish)
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North Sea Germanic – (English, Scots, Frisian, Low German)
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Weser-Rhine Germanic – ( German , Dutch, Afrikaans)
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July 2020
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West Germanic
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Extent of Germanic languages in present day Europe
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North Germanic languages
...... ere multilingualism is common.
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West Germanic
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very old; does modern scholarship still follow this subdivision?
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Originally between the Rhine, Alps, Elbe, and North Sea; today worldwide
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Library of Congress Classification/Class P, subclass PF -- West Germanic languages
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Category:West Germanic languages
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As línguas germânicas ocidenta ...... ricâner, o frísio e o iídiche.
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De West-Germaanse talen vormde ...... groep binnen deze taalfamilie.
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Języki zachodniogermańskie – j ...... ch języków jest sprawą sporną.
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Las lenguas germánicas occiden ...... lenguas germánicas orientales.
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Le lingue germaniche occidenta ...... to delle invasioni barbariche.
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Les langues germaniques occide ...... ngues frisonnes et le yiddish.
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Les llengües germàniques occid ...... característiques compartides.
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Mendebaldeko germaniar hizkunt ...... iparraldeko eta osatzen dute.
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Rumpun bahasa Jermanik Barat a ...... Inggris, Belanda, dan Jerman.
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The West Germanic languages co ...... languages of colonial empires.
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Języki zachodniogermańskie
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Langues germaniques occidentales
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Lenguas germánicas occidentales
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Lingue germaniche occidentali
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Llengües germàniques occidentals
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Línguas germânicas ocidentais
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Mendebaldeko germaniar hizkuntzak
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Okcidentĝermana lingvaro
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Rumpun bahasa Jermanik Barat
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West Germanic languages
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