Persian Language (Fārsī / فارسی) Classification and Language Family The Persian language—known endonymically as Fārsī (فارسی) in Iran, Dari (دری) in Afghanistan, and Tajik (Тоҷикӣ) in Tajikistan—is a member of the Indo-European language family, within the Indo-Iranian branch, and specifically the Iranian group of languages. Within the Iranian languages, Persian belongs to the Southwestern Iranian […]
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Korean Language (한국어 / 조선말) The Korean language is the official and national language of both the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), and it is also one of the two official languages of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China. It is spoken by approximately 80 million
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Urdu Language Overview Urdu (اُردُو, Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-European language family, specifically the Indo-Iranian branch and the Central Zone (Hindi–Urdu) subgroup of the Indo-Aryan languages. It is one of the two official languages of Pakistan (alongside English) and is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, where it
Russian Language Russian (русский язык, russkiy yazyk) is an East Slavic language belonging to the Indo-European family. It is the most widely spoken native language in Europe and the largest of the Slavic languages by number of speakers, geographic distribution, and cultural influence. Russian serves as the official language of the Russian Federation and is
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Italian Language Classification and FamilyThe Italian language (italiano) is a Romance language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family. Within the Romance group, it is part of the Italo-Dalmatian subgroup, which also includes the now-extinct Dalmatian language and several southern Italian dialects. Italian is most closely related to the Tuscany dialects, from
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Turkish Language Classification and FamilyTurkish (Türkçe or Türkiye Türkçesi) is a member of the Turkic language family, which itself forms part of the larger Altaic hypothesis proposed in older linguistic scholarship, though this broader grouping remains controversial. Within the Turkic family, Turkish belongs specifically to the Oghuz (or Southwestern Turkic) branch, along with Azerbaijani, Turkmen,
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Portuguese Language Overview Portuguese (Portuguese: português, [puɾtuˈɡeʃ] or [poɾtuˈɡes]) is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste, and has official or co-official status in Macau and Equatorial Guinea. As of the 2020s,
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Spanish Language Spanish (español or castellano) is a Romance language that originated on the Iberian Peninsula and today is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is the official language of 20 countries and is spoken as a native tongue by approximately 485 million people as of the mid-2020s, with over
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Irish (Gaeilge) Irish (Gaeilge, or in older spelling Gaedhilge/Gaeilge) is a Celtic language of the Indo-European family. It belongs to the Goidelic (Gaelic) branch of the Insular Celtic subfamily, alongside Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) and Manx (Gaelg/Yn Vannick). These three languages share a common history and many structural features; speakers of one can often recognise words
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Inuktut Inuktut is a modern, umbrella name used principally in Canada for the varieties of the Inuit language(s) spoken across the Arctic. It generally refers to the set of Inuit dialects and regional languages (including what are commonly called Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun, among others) rather than to a single, uniform language. Inuktut is one member
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