Language Subfamilies
EuropeCulturalThe predominant language subfamilies of Europe. A language subfamily is a major division of a language family, above a language branch.
natureA map of Europe shows various language subfamilies, each marked with a distinct color to represent different language groups.
Albanian (Dark Purple): Primarily spoken in Albania. Baltic (Yellow): Found in Latvia and Lithuania. Basque (Light Orange): Concentrated in the Basque Country region of northern Spain and southwestern France. Celtic (Red): Spoken in parts of the United Kingdom (such as Wales and Scotland) and Ireland. Germanic (Blue): Includes languages spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. Greek (Orange): Mainly spoken in Greece and Cyprus. Hungarian (Green): Primarily spoken in Hungary and parts of neighboring countries with Hungarian minorities. Romance (Pink): Encompasses languages in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, and parts of Switzerland and Belgium. Slavic (Purple): Includes languages spoken in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria. Turkic (Light Green): Spoken in parts of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Uralic (Teal): Found in Finland, Estonia, and Hungary.
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Albanian | Baltic | Basque | Celtic | Germanic | Greek | Hungarian | Romance | Slavic | Turkic | Uralic | |
| 98.9% | 99.6% | 2.48% | 2.34% | 67.3% | 66.3% | 29.7% | 47.1% | 71.9% | 4.30% | 31.1% | |
| 51.2% | |||||||||||