Home›Language Isolates, Creoles and Pidgins›RegionBrowse ByRegionRegion names the place where a language first took shape. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain," long before it spread across the Americas. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own home-grown languages.RegionComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)RegionFilter Results7 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllEnglish-based Creole (2)French-based Creole (1)Tyrsenian (1)Speaker Count BandAll0 to 400,000 (3)430,000 to 5,500,000 (1)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (1)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (2)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)No Official Status (5)Official Language (1)StatusAllExtinct (5)Living (4)Script UsedAllCuneiform (1)Latin Script (4)Linear A (1)Meroitic Script (2)Old Italic Script (1)Language KindAllExtinct (5)Safe (3)Vulnerable (1)TonalAllNot Tonal (1)Word OrderAllSOV (1)Period Start YearAll-3200 (1)-2100 (1)-700 (1)-300 (2)1001 (1)1601 (2)1757 (1)Area (sq km)All6,611,667 (1)10,186,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)Country CountAll23 (1)44 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2456 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)PopulationAll189,268,366 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7AfricaRegion2 entriesCentral AfricaRegion1 entryCreteRegion1 entryEuropeRegion2 entriesMesopotamiaRegion1 entryNorth AmericaRegion1 entryNubiaRegion1 entryComments (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.