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[[File:Indo-European.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tree over the Indo-European family branches of languages, including [[w:English language|English]], [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]], [[w:Latin language|Latin]] and [[w:Hindi language|Hindi]]. ]] | [[File:Indo-European.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tree over the Indo-European family branches of languages, including [[w:English language|English]], [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]], [[w:Latin language|Latin]] and [[w:Hindi language|Hindi]]. ]] | ||
The '''Indo-European languages''' are a [[w:language family|family]] (or ''phylum'') of several hundred related [[w:List of Indo-European languages|languages and dialect]]s. There are about 439 languages and dialects, according to the 2009 [[w:Ethnologue|Ethnologue]] estimate, about half (221) belonging to the [[w:Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] | The '''Indo-European languages''' are a [[w:language family|family]] (or ''phylum'') of several hundred related [[w:List of Indo-European languages|languages and dialect]]s. There are about 439 languages and dialects, according to the 2009 [[w:Ethnologue|Ethnologue]] estimate, about half (221) belonging to the [[w:Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] sub-branch. The Indo-European family is significant to the field of [[w:historical linguistics|historical linguistics]] as possessing the second-longest [[w:recorded history|recorded history]], after the [[w:Afroasiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic family]]. | ||
''See more:'' '''[[:Category:Indo-European languages|Indo-European languages]]''' | ''See more:'' '''[[:Category:Indo-European languages|Indo-European languages]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:02, 5 April 2014
The Indo-European languages are a family (or phylum) of several hundred related languages and dialects. There are about 439 languages and dialects, according to the 2009 Ethnologue estimate, about half (221) belonging to the Indo-Aryan sub-branch. The Indo-European family is significant to the field of historical linguistics as possessing the second-longest recorded history, after the Afro-Asiatic family.
See more: Indo-European languages