Germanic languages
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| Germanic | |
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| Geographic distribution | Worldwide, principally Europe (Central, Northern and Western Europe), Africa (East and Southern Africa), the Americas (Anglo-America, the Dutch Caribbean, and Suriname), Asia (South and Southeast Asia) and Oceania |
Native speakers | c. 515 million |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Proto-language | Proto-Germanic |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 / 5 | gem |
| Glottolog | germ1287 |
| Linguasphere | (phylozone) 52- (phylozone) |
 Germanic languages in Europe | |
 Germanic languages globally
Majority native language
Official but not majority native language
Used widely in an unofficial capacity | |
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