Major and Minor Languages:
Phrases in Different Languages:
Analysis:
North European languages, due to the locations of their host countries, come from a wide variety of language families. In Britain and Ireland, for example, the majority of people speak English, a language of West Germanic descent, yet some areas remain where Gaelic and Welsh languages are spoken, which are of the Celtic family of languages, a possible indicator of early Britain’s occupation by Celts and later Germanic tribes. The countries of Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway have North Germanic languages, a result of the seafaring tribes who spread to these areas, while Finland and Estonia come from the Uralic language family. Latvia and Lithuania are Balto-Slavic areas, possibly due to their proximity to Russia and other Slavic speaking countries.
North European languages, due to the locations of their host countries, come from a wide variety of language families. In Britain and Ireland, for example, the majority of people speak English, a language of West Germanic descent, yet some areas remain where Gaelic and Welsh languages are spoken, which are of the Celtic family of languages, a possible indicator of early Britain’s occupation by Celts and later Germanic tribes. The countries of Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway have North Germanic languages, a result of the seafaring tribes who spread to these areas, while Finland and Estonia come from the Uralic language family. Latvia and Lithuania are Balto-Slavic areas, possibly due to their proximity to Russia and other Slavic speaking countries.