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North Germanic

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The North Germanic languages are one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, alongside the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The group is also called the Nordic languages, a direct translation of the term most commonly used among Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish scholars and speakers themselves.

Facts
Region
Northern Europe 1
Speaker Count
20,000,000 1
Proto-Language Status
North Germanic descends from the attested Proto-Norse language, itself descended from Proto-Germanic. It is one of the three primary branches of Germanic, alongside West Germanic and the extinct East Germanic branch. 1
North Germanic
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Faroese

North Germanic
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Descends From

Germanic, Language Families

North Germanic (Scandinavian) groups Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese, one of the three traditional branches of Germanic.

Includes

Faroese, Languages
Source Wikipedia: Faroese Language
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Norse

Also in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.

Old Norse

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Swedish

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Source Omniglot: Swedish language page
West Germanic

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Found In

Europe

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Northern Europe

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: North Germanic languages
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox region field, English Wikipedia article North Germanic languages
    Northern Europe
  • Lead paragraph, English Wikipedia article North Germanic languages
    The North Germanic languages are one of the three branches of the Germanic languages
  • Body text, English Wikipedia article North Germanic languages
    Approximately 20 million people in the Nordic countries speak a Scandinavian language as their native language
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Wikidata: North Germanic
Wikidata Q106085, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Faroese Language
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Faroese, Infobox, Language family
Quote, Includes: Faroese, Infobox, Language family
North Germanic
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