Home›Germanic Languages›Status›LivingBrowse ByLivingStatus records how vital a language currently is, from thriving to endangered or extinct. Wikipedia notes Spanish is "the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese," about as far from endangered as a language can be. This dimension separates languages still growing from those quietly disappearing.FactsLivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested515 1LivingFilter Results9 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllGermanic (9)Indo-European (2)North Germanic (1)West Central German (1)RegionAllFaroe Islands (1)Iceland (1)Norway (1)Sweden and Finland (1)The Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, France (Nord) (1)Western Europe (1)Speaker Count BandAll69000.000000 (1)390000.000000 (1)400000.000000 (1)4320000.000000 (1)5500000.000000 (1)10000000.000000 (1)25000000.000000 (1)135000000.000000 (1)1500000000.000000 (1)Script UsedAllLatin Script (9)Period Start YearAll450 (1)765 (1)800 (1)801 (1)1001 (1)1100 (1)1225 (1)1301 (1)1829 (1)Descends FromAllAfrican American Vernacular English (1)Australian English (1)Austrian German (1)Bavarian German (1)Brabantian (1)Canadian English (1)Cockney (1)Flemish (1)Geordie (1)Hiberno-English (1)Indian English (1)Jamaican Patois (1)New Zealand English (1)Newfoundland English (1)Nigerian English (1)Received Pronunciation (1)Scanian (1)Scottish English (1)Scouse (1)Singlish (1)South African English (1)Southern American English (1)Swabian German (1)Swiss German (1)Upper Saxon German (1)Welsh English (1)Yorkshire Dialect (1)Language KindAllSafe (7)Vulnerable (1)Official StatusAllNational Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9DanishLivingDutchLivingEnglishLivingFaroeseLivingGermanLivingIcelandicLivingLuxembourgishLivingNorwegianLivingSwedishLivingSources1. Wikipedia: Germanic Languagestier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead section, first paragraphQuote, Lead section, first paragraphThe Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, Northern America, Oceania, and Southern Africa.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.