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Germanic languages

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Germanic Language Family

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Germanic languages family tree

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History of the Germanic Languages

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Germanic Languages Comparison

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The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa.
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  • Types 

  • Modern status 

  • History 

  • Distinctive characteristics 

  • Linguistic developments 

  • Common linguistic features 

  • Classification 

  • Writing 

  • Vocabulary comparison