Major Language Families of the World

--- ### **Major Language Families of the World** 1. **Indo-European Languages**: - The largest language family in the world in terms of the number of speakers. - Includes: - Germanic languages: English, German, Dutch. - Romance languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese. - Slavic languages: Russian, Polish, Czech. - Indo-Aryan languages: Hindi, Bengali, Urdu. - Iranian languages: Persian, Kurdish, Pashto. 2. **Afro-Asiatic Languages**: - Includes languages spoken in North Africa and the Middle East. - Key languages: - Arabic (with its various dialects). - Hebrew. - Amharic (Ethiopia). - Berber languages (Amazigh). 3. **Sino-Tibetan Languages**: - Includes languages spoken in East Asia. - Key languages: - Mand...