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Which European Languages are not Indo-European?
Languages spoken by Josephus?Which European countries did not have a revolution in the aftermath of the French Revolution and why?Why was not Greek alphabet adopted by other languages given the Greek influence?What was the first book translated from Japanese to any of the European languages?Why are the German and French languages so different?Why are Germans referred to so differently in different languages?Which European nation had the most kings in the 18th century?Which languages did H.P. Lovecraft understand?Which European towns or cities are architecturally most similar today to how they would have been in 16C-17C?How many languages did Leibniz speak?
I saw this question asked on Twitter today. At first blush it seemed like an easy reference question, but I can't find any place that actually has this spelled out in one place. I ended up having to do a lot of research, and still lots of folks came up with answers I didn't think about.
So perhaps this question can be that place. Feel free to add any qualifying languages that aren't listed to the wiki answer below.
For the purposes of the question, I'd like to stick to standard accepted boundaries of Europe, and not to include languages that only appeared due to late modern migration (eg: Arabic in Germany). Also of course no dead languages. (sorry, Etruscan. We miss you!)
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I saw this question asked on Twitter today. At first blush it seemed like an easy reference question, but I can't find any place that actually has this spelled out in one place. I ended up having to do a lot of research, and still lots of folks came up with answers I didn't think about.
So perhaps this question can be that place. Feel free to add any qualifying languages that aren't listed to the wiki answer below.
For the purposes of the question, I'd like to stick to standard accepted boundaries of Europe, and not to include languages that only appeared due to late modern migration (eg: Arabic in Germany). Also of course no dead languages. (sorry, Etruscan. We miss you!)
europe language
asked 6 hours ago
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Note that even according to this map 5% of Kazakhstan are 'in Europe', most definitions would also include parts of Azerbaijan and Georgia (hard to see here), plus Malta.
– LangLangC
4 hours ago
1
@LangLangC - All true. Those should probably all be in there, even though (or perhaps "particularly because") Turkic and Arabic languages are not the first thing one thinks of as European languages.
– T.E.D.♦
4 hours ago
add a comment |
I saw this question asked on Twitter today. At first blush it seemed like an easy reference question, but I can't find any place that actually has this spelled out in one place. I ended up having to do a lot of research, and still lots of folks came up with answers I didn't think about.
So perhaps this question can be that place. Feel free to add any qualifying languages that aren't listed to the wiki answer below.
For the purposes of the question, I'd like to stick to standard accepted boundaries of Europe, and not to include languages that only appeared due to late modern migration (eg: Arabic in Germany). Also of course no dead languages. (sorry, Etruscan. We miss you!)
europe language
asked 6 hours ago
T.E.D.♦T.E.D.
78.9k11176323
I saw this question asked on Twitter today. At first blush it seemed like an easy reference question, but I can't find any place that actually has this spelled out in one place. I ended up having to do a lot of research, and still lots of folks came up with answers I didn't think about.
So perhaps this question can be that place. Feel free to add any qualifying languages that aren't listed to the wiki answer below.
For the purposes of the question, I'd like to stick to standard accepted boundaries of Europe, and not to include languages that only appeared due to late modern migration (eg: Arabic in Germany). Also of course no dead languages. (sorry, Etruscan. We miss you!)
europe language
europe language
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T.E.D.♦T.E.D.
78.9k11176323
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T.E.D.♦T.E.D.
78.9k11176323
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T.E.D.♦T.E.D.
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T.E.D.♦T.E.D.
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Note that even according to this map 5% of Kazakhstan are 'in Europe', most definitions would also include parts of Azerbaijan and Georgia (hard to see here), plus Malta.
– LangLangC
4 hours ago
1
@LangLangC - All true. Those should probably all be in there, even though (or perhaps "particularly because") Turkic and Arabic languages are not the first thing one thinks of as European languages.
– T.E.D.♦
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Note that even according to this map 5% of Kazakhstan are 'in Europe', most definitions would also include parts of Azerbaijan and Georgia (hard to see here), plus Malta.
– LangLangC
4 hours ago
1
@LangLangC - All true. Those should probably all be in there, even though (or perhaps "particularly because") Turkic and Arabic languages are not the first thing one thinks of as European languages.
– T.E.D.♦
4 hours ago
Note that even according to this map 5% of Kazakhstan are 'in Europe', most definitions would also include parts of Azerbaijan and Georgia (hard to see here), plus Malta.
– LangLangC
4 hours ago
Note that even according to this map 5% of Kazakhstan are 'in Europe', most definitions would also include parts of Azerbaijan and Georgia (hard to see here), plus Malta.
– LangLangC
4 hours ago
1
1
@LangLangC - All true. Those should probably all be in there, even though (or perhaps "particularly because") Turkic and Arabic languages are not the first thing one thinks of as European languages.
– T.E.D.♦
4 hours ago
@LangLangC - All true. Those should probably all be in there, even though (or perhaps "particularly because") Turkic and Arabic languages are not the first thing one thinks of as European languages.
– T.E.D.♦
4 hours ago
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Since there are a fair amount of them, languages are grouped below by language family:
Basque - A linguistic isolate native to the Pyrenees mountains between Spain, and France.
Uralic Languages:
(click to enlarge)
Finnic Languages: Finnish, Karellian, Estonian, Veps, Ingrian, Votic,
Ludic, Livonian- Hungarian
A lot of little Uralic languages near the Urals. (could use fleshing out, but these are all small, and on the fringes of Asia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komi_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udmurt_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzya_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordvinic_languages
Turkic Languages:
Turkish in the portions of the nation of Turkey west of the Bosporus (including Istanbul).
2
Maltese is another candidate, depending on how you evaluate "modern migration". Georgian is also a minority language in Dagestan.
– Aaron Brick
5 hours ago
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Caucasus
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
1
But: why do we exclude historical languages of Europe on History:SE?
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
2
Kartvelian language family (spoken mostly Caucasus) is missing in this excellent answer.
– Alex
4 hours ago
5
@jamesqf - Turkish has been spoken in Istanbul since the 15th Century, (and its European hinterland a century before that). I've clarified the question by linking to our tag definition of "modern" history.
– T.E.D.♦
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Since there are a fair amount of them, languages are grouped below by language family:
Basque - A linguistic isolate native to the Pyrenees mountains between Spain, and France.
Uralic Languages:
(click to enlarge)
Finnic Languages: Finnish, Karellian, Estonian, Veps, Ingrian, Votic,
Ludic, Livonian- Hungarian
A lot of little Uralic languages near the Urals. (could use fleshing out, but these are all small, and on the fringes of Asia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komi_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udmurt_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzya_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordvinic_languages
Turkic Languages:
Turkish in the portions of the nation of Turkey west of the Bosporus (including Istanbul).
2
Maltese is another candidate, depending on how you evaluate "modern migration". Georgian is also a minority language in Dagestan.
– Aaron Brick
5 hours ago
1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Caucasus
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
1
But: why do we exclude historical languages of Europe on History:SE?
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
2
Kartvelian language family (spoken mostly Caucasus) is missing in this excellent answer.
– Alex
4 hours ago
5
@jamesqf - Turkish has been spoken in Istanbul since the 15th Century, (and its European hinterland a century before that). I've clarified the question by linking to our tag definition of "modern" history.
– T.E.D.♦
3 hours ago
|
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Since there are a fair amount of them, languages are grouped below by language family:
Basque - A linguistic isolate native to the Pyrenees mountains between Spain, and France.
Uralic Languages:
(click to enlarge)
Finnic Languages: Finnish, Karellian, Estonian, Veps, Ingrian, Votic,
Ludic, Livonian- Hungarian
A lot of little Uralic languages near the Urals. (could use fleshing out, but these are all small, and on the fringes of Asia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komi_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udmurt_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzya_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordvinic_languages
Turkic Languages:
Turkish in the portions of the nation of Turkey west of the Bosporus (including Istanbul).
2
Maltese is another candidate, depending on how you evaluate "modern migration". Georgian is also a minority language in Dagestan.
– Aaron Brick
5 hours ago
1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Caucasus
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
1
But: why do we exclude historical languages of Europe on History:SE?
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
2
Kartvelian language family (spoken mostly Caucasus) is missing in this excellent answer.
– Alex
4 hours ago
5
@jamesqf - Turkish has been spoken in Istanbul since the 15th Century, (and its European hinterland a century before that). I've clarified the question by linking to our tag definition of "modern" history.
– T.E.D.♦
3 hours ago
|
show 11 more comments
Since there are a fair amount of them, languages are grouped below by language family:
Basque - A linguistic isolate native to the Pyrenees mountains between Spain, and France.
Uralic Languages:
(click to enlarge)
Finnic Languages: Finnish, Karellian, Estonian, Veps, Ingrian, Votic,
Ludic, Livonian- Hungarian
A lot of little Uralic languages near the Urals. (could use fleshing out, but these are all small, and on the fringes of Asia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komi_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udmurt_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzya_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordvinic_languages
Turkic Languages:
Turkish in the portions of the nation of Turkey west of the Bosporus (including Istanbul).
Since there are a fair amount of them, languages are grouped below by language family:
Basque - A linguistic isolate native to the Pyrenees mountains between Spain, and France.
Uralic Languages:
(click to enlarge)
Finnic Languages: Finnish, Karellian, Estonian, Veps, Ingrian, Votic,
Ludic, Livonian- Hungarian
A lot of little Uralic languages near the Urals. (could use fleshing out, but these are all small, and on the fringes of Asia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komi_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udmurt_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzya_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordvinic_languages
Turkic Languages:
Turkish in the portions of the nation of Turkey west of the Bosporus (including Istanbul).
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Maltese is another candidate, depending on how you evaluate "modern migration". Georgian is also a minority language in Dagestan.
– Aaron Brick
5 hours ago
1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Caucasus
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
1
But: why do we exclude historical languages of Europe on History:SE?
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
2
Kartvelian language family (spoken mostly Caucasus) is missing in this excellent answer.
– Alex
4 hours ago
5
@jamesqf - Turkish has been spoken in Istanbul since the 15th Century, (and its European hinterland a century before that). I've clarified the question by linking to our tag definition of "modern" history.
– T.E.D.♦
3 hours ago
|
show 11 more comments
2
Maltese is another candidate, depending on how you evaluate "modern migration". Georgian is also a minority language in Dagestan.
– Aaron Brick
5 hours ago
1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Caucasus
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
1
But: why do we exclude historical languages of Europe on History:SE?
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
2
Kartvelian language family (spoken mostly Caucasus) is missing in this excellent answer.
– Alex
4 hours ago
5
@jamesqf - Turkish has been spoken in Istanbul since the 15th Century, (and its European hinterland a century before that). I've clarified the question by linking to our tag definition of "modern" history.
– T.E.D.♦
3 hours ago
2
2
Maltese is another candidate, depending on how you evaluate "modern migration". Georgian is also a minority language in Dagestan.
– Aaron Brick
5 hours ago
Maltese is another candidate, depending on how you evaluate "modern migration". Georgian is also a minority language in Dagestan.
– Aaron Brick
5 hours ago
1
1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Caucasus
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Caucasus
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
1
1
But: why do we exclude historical languages of Europe on History:SE?
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
But: why do we exclude historical languages of Europe on History:SE?
– LangLangC
5 hours ago
2
2
Kartvelian language family (spoken mostly Caucasus) is missing in this excellent answer.
– Alex
4 hours ago
Kartvelian language family (spoken mostly Caucasus) is missing in this excellent answer.
– Alex
4 hours ago
5
5
@jamesqf - Turkish has been spoken in Istanbul since the 15th Century, (and its European hinterland a century before that). I've clarified the question by linking to our tag definition of "modern" history.
– T.E.D.♦
3 hours ago
@jamesqf - Turkish has been spoken in Istanbul since the 15th Century, (and its European hinterland a century before that). I've clarified the question by linking to our tag definition of "modern" history.
– T.E.D.♦
3 hours ago
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Note that even according to this map 5% of Kazakhstan are 'in Europe', most definitions would also include parts of Azerbaijan and Georgia (hard to see here), plus Malta.
– LangLangC
4 hours ago
1
@LangLangC - All true. Those should probably all be in there, even though (or perhaps "particularly because") Turkic and Arabic languages are not the first thing one thinks of as European languages.
– T.E.D.♦
4 hours ago