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Which European languages are similar to each other?

Which European languages are similar to each other?

Indo-European languages

Lang. code Language 1 ↓ Lexical similarity coefficients
eng English 0.27
fra French 1
deu German 0.29
ita Italian 0.89

Where is English least spoken?

The Methodology To narrow down this list, we first looked at the 13 countries where fewer than 10 percent of the population speaks English, according to The Telegraph. These include China, The Gambia, Malawi, Colombia, Swaziland, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, Algeria, Uganda, Yemen, Chile and Tanzania.

Which European countries have more than two official languages?

Switzerland has four national languages; German, French, Italian, and Romansh.

Are there more or less languages in Europe than India?

In Europe there are less languages than in many other areas. European languages may be relatively well known and that may cause a perception that there are more languages than in some other regions of the same size. In Europe there are about 300 languages. In India on the other hand there are 447 languages.

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Why do different countries in Europe speak different languages?

Well, nature is one of the cause for that. The seas, mountains, rivers separated them so their populations were different and speak different languages. Another reason is that the European countries were always at war with each other and the governments of the countries banned each other’s languages.

What is the most studied foreign language in Europe?

English is the most studied language across all age ranges in Europe. Meanwhile, far fewer K-12 students in the U.S. participate in foreign language education.

Which countries have the lowest percentage of students learning a foreign language?

In three of the four countries with the smallest student populations – Luxembourg, Malta and Liechtenstein – 100\% of students are reported to be learning a foreign language.