The North Germanic or Scandinavian languages include some 14 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects spoken by about many people in Europe; this language family is a part of the Germanic language family. This list contains subgroups and individual languages. The Scandinavian languages are the three mutually intelligible North Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia: Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. ... SIL International is a non-profit, faith-based, scientific organization with the main purpose to study, develop and document lesser-known languages for the purpose of expanding linguistic knowledge, promoting world literacy and aiding minority language development. ... As with any complex, emergent concept, language is somewhat resistant to definition. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Germanic languages include some 58 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects that originated in Europe; this language family is a part of the Indo-European language family. ...
Danish is one of the Scandinavian languages, a sub-group of the Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. ... The Dalacarlian language is traditionally grouped as a dialect of Swedish language but it could rather be considered as an own language. ... Swedish (svenska listen?) is a Scandinavian language language spoken predominantly in Sweden, Finland and Åland by over 8 million native speakers. ... Faroese is a West Nordic or West Scandinavian language spoken by about 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 in Denmark. ... Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language spoken in Iceland. ... The Jamska language (sometimes called Jamtska or Jamtlandic) is a West Scandinavian language spoken in Jemtia, Sweden. ... The Norn language was an offshoot of Old Norse. ...
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North Germanic language tree (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=739)
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