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|Basque | |[[Basque]] | ||
|Spain, France | |Spain, France | ||
|Spain (R) | |Spain (R) | ||
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|Galician-Portuguese | |[[Galician-Portuguese]] | ||
|Portugal, Spain | |Portugal, Spain | ||
|Portugal, Spain (R) | |Portugal, Spain (R) | ||
|(endangered in Spain) | |(endangered in Spain) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Asturian-Leonese | |[[Asturian-Leonese]] | ||
|Spain, Portugal | |Spain, Portugal | ||
|Portugal (R) | |Portugal (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
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|Spanish | |[[Spanish]] | ||
|Spain | |Spain | ||
|Spain | |Spain | ||
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|Aragonese | |[[Aragonese]] | ||
|Spain | |Spain | ||
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|endangered | |endangered | ||
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|Catalan | |[[Catalan]] | ||
|Spain, France, Andorra, Italy | |Spain, France, Andorra, Italy | ||
|Andorra, Spain (R) | |Andorra, Spain (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Occitan | |[[Occitan]] | ||
|France, Italy, Spain, Monaco | |France, Italy, Spain, Monaco | ||
|Spain (R) | |Spain (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Francoprovençal | |[[Francoprovençal]] (Arpitan) | ||
|France, Switzerland, Italy | |France, Switzerland, Italy | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|French | |[[French]] | ||
|France, Belgium, Switzerland, Channel Islands | |France, Belgium, Switzerland, Channel Islands | ||
|France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco | |France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco | ||
|(endangered in the Channel Islands) | |(endangered in the Channel Islands) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Romansh | |[[Romansh]] | ||
|Switzerland | |Switzerland | ||
|Switzerland | |Switzerland | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ladin | |[[Ladin]] | ||
|Italy | |Italy | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Friulian | |[[Friulian]] | ||
|Italy | |Italy | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
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|Northern Italian | |[[Northern Italian]] | ||
|Italy, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia | |Italy, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
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|Italian | |[[Italian]] | ||
|Italy | |Italy | ||
|Italy, Switzerland, San Marino | |Italy, Switzerland, San Marino | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Corsican | |[[Corsican]] | ||
|France, Italy | |France, Italy | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Sardinian | |[[Sardinian]] | ||
|Italy | |Italy | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Romanian | |[[Romanian]] | ||
|Romania, Moldova, Balkans | |Romania, Moldova, Balkans | ||
|Romania, Moldova | |Romania, Moldova | ||
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|Icelandic | |[[Icelandic]] | ||
|Iceland | |Iceland | ||
|Iceland | |Iceland | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Faroese | |[[Faroese]] | ||
|Faroe Islands | |Faroe Islands | ||
|Faroe Islands (R) | |Faroe Islands (R) | ||
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|Norwegian | |[[Norwegian]] | ||
|Norway | |Norway | ||
|Norway | |Norway | ||
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|Swedish | |[[Swedish]] | ||
|Sweden, Finland | |Sweden, Finland | ||
|Sweden, Finland | |Sweden, Finland | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Danish | |[[Danish]] | ||
|Denmark, Sweden | |Denmark, Sweden | ||
|Denmark | |Denmark | ||
| | |(endangered in Sweden) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|English | |[[English]] | ||
|United Kingdom | |United Kingdom | ||
|United Kingdom, Ireland | |United Kingdom, Ireland | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Frisian | |[[Frisian]] | ||
|Netherlands, Germany | |Netherlands, Germany | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Dutch | |[[Dutch]] | ||
|Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany | |Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany | ||
|Netherlands, Belgium | |Netherlands, Belgium | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Low German | |[[Low German]] | ||
|Germany, Netherlands | |Germany, Netherlands | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|German | |[[German]] | ||
|Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy, France | |Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy, France | ||
|Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy (R) | |Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy (R) | ||
|(endangered in France) | |(endangered in France) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Yiddish | |[[Yiddish]] | ||
|scattered across Central Europe | |scattered across Central Europe | ||
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|Sorbian | |[[Sorbian]] (Lusatian) | ||
|Germany | |Germany | ||
|Germany (R) | |Germany (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Kashubian | |[[Kashubian]] | ||
|Poland | |Poland | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Polish | |[[Polish]] | ||
|Poland | |Poland | ||
|Poland | |Poland | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Czech | |[[Czech]] | ||
|Czechia | |Czechia | ||
|Czechia | |Czechia | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Slovakian | |[[Slovakian]] | ||
|Slovakia | |Slovakia | ||
|Slovakia | |Slovakia | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Belarussian | |[[Belarussian]] | ||
|Belarus, Russia | |Belarus, Russia | ||
|Belarus | |Belarus | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ukrainian | |[[Ukrainian]] | ||
|Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia | |Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia | ||
|Ukraine | |Ukraine | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Russian | |[[Russian]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia, Belarus, Moldova (R) | |Russia, Belarus, Moldova (R) | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Slovenian | |[[Slovenian]] | ||
|Slovenia, Italy, Austria | |Slovenia, Italy, Austria | ||
|Slovenia | |Slovenia | ||
|(endangered in Italy and Austria) | |(endangered in Italy and Austria) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Croatian | |[[Croatian]] ([[Serbo-Croatian]]) | ||
|Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
|Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
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|Bosnian | |[[Bosnian]] ([[Serbo-Croatian]]) | ||
|Bosnia and Herzegovina | |Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
|Bosnia and Herzegovina | |Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
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|Serbian | |[[Serbian]] ([[Serbo-Croatian]]) (including Montenegrin) | ||
|Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia | |Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia | ||
|Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo | |Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Macedonian | |[[Macedonian]] | ||
|Republic of Macedonia, Greece | |Republic of Macedonia, Greece | ||
|Republic of Macedonia | |Republic of Macedonia | ||
|(endangered in Greece) | |(endangered in Greece) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Bulgarian | |[[Bulgarian]] | ||
|Bulgaria, Greece | |Bulgaria, Greece | ||
|Bulgaria | |Bulgaria | ||
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|Latvian | |[[Latvian]] | ||
|Latvia | |Latvia | ||
|Latvia | |Latvia | ||
| | | | ||
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|Lithuanian | |[[Lithuanian]] | ||
|Lithuania | |Lithuania | ||
|Lithuania | |Lithuania | ||
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|Irish | |[[Irish]] | ||
|Ireland, United Kingdom | |Ireland, United Kingdom | ||
|Ireland | |Ireland | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Scottish Gaelic | |[[Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
|United Kingdom | |United Kingdom | ||
|United Kingdom (R) | |United Kingdom (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Manx | |[[Manx]] | ||
|Isle of Man | |Isle of Man | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Welsh | |[[Welsh]] | ||
|United Kingdom | |United Kingdom | ||
|United Kingdom (R) | |United Kingdom (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Cornish | |[[Cornish]] | ||
|United Kingdom | |United Kingdom | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Breton | |[[Breton]] | ||
|France | |France | ||
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|Ossetic | |[[Ossetic]] | ||
|Russia, South Ossetia | |Russia, South Ossetia | ||
|South Ossetia | |South Ossetia | ||
|endangered | |||
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|[[Zaza]] | |||
|Turkey | |||
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|endangered | |||
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|[[Kurdish]] | |||
|Turkey | |||
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|endangered | |endangered | ||
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|Romany | |[[Romany]] | ||
|scattered across Europe | |scattered across Europe | ||
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|Greek | |[[Greek]] | ||
|Greece, Cyprus, Albania | |Greece, Cyprus, Albania | ||
|Greece, Albania | |Greece, Albania | ||
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|Albanian | |[[Albanian]] | ||
|Albania, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Greece | |Albania, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Greece | ||
|Albania, Kosovo | |Albania, Kosovo | ||
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|Armenian | |[[Armenian]] | ||
|Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey | |Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey | ||
|Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh | |Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh | ||
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|Maltese | |[[Maltese]] | ||
|Malta | |Malta | ||
|Malta | |Malta | ||
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|[[Arabic]] | |||
|Turkey | |||
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|endangered | |||
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|Sami (Lappish) | |[[Sami]] (Lappish) | ||
|Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia | |Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Finnish (including Karelian) | |[[Finnish]] (including Karelian) | ||
|Finland, Russia, Sweden | |Finland, Russia, Sweden | ||
|Finland | |Finland | ||
|(endangered in Russia and Sweden) | |(endangered in Russia and Sweden) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Estonian | |[[Estonian]] | ||
|Estonia | |Estonia | ||
|Estonia | |Estonia | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Livonian | |[[Livonian]] | ||
|Latvia | |Latvia | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Veps | |[[Veps]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Komi | |[[Komi]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Udmurt | |[[Udmurt]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Mari | |[[Mari]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Erza | |[[Erza]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Moksha | |[[Moksha]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Hungarian | |[[Hungarian]] | ||
|Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Serbia | |Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Serbia | ||
|Hungary | |Hungary | ||
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|Nenets | |[[Nenets]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
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|Turkish | |[[Turkish]] | ||
|Turkey, Cyprus Greece, Bulgaria | |Turkey, Cyprus Greece, Bulgaria | ||
|Turkey, Cyprus | |Turkey, Cyprus | ||
|(endangered in Greece and Bulgaria) | |(endangered in Greece and Bulgaria) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Gagauz | |[[Gagauz]] | ||
|Moldova, Ukraine | |Moldova, Ukraine | ||
|Moldova (R) | |Moldova (R) | ||
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|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Chuvash | |[[Chuvash]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Crimean Tatar | |[[Crimean Tatar]] | ||
|Ukraine | |Ukraine | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Volga Tatar | |[[Volga Tatar]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Bashkort (Bashkir) | |[[Bashkort]] (Bashkir) | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Kumyk | |[[Kumyk]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Karachay-Balkar | |[[Karachay]]-[[Balkar]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Nogay | |[[Nogay]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Azeri | |[[Azeri]] | ||
|Azerbaijan, Iran | |Azerbaijan, Iran | ||
|Azerbaijan | |Azerbaijan | ||
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|Mongolian (Kalmyk) | |[[Mongolian]] (Kalmyk) | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
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|Abkhaz-Abaza | |[[Abkhaz]]-[[Abaza]] | ||
|Abkhazia, Russia | |Abkhazia, Russia | ||
|Abkhazia | |Abkhazia | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Circassian (Adyghe, Kabardian) | |[[Circassian]] (Adyghe, Kabardian) | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
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|Chechen | |[[Chechen]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ingush | |[[Ingush]] | ||
|Russia | |Russia | ||
|Russia (R) | |Russia (R) | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
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|many languages in Russia (Daghestan) and Azerbaijan, including: Bats, Avar, Andi, Lak, Dargwa, Lezgian, Tabasaran, Aghul, Udi, Rutul, etc. | |many languages in Russia (Daghestan) and Azerbaijan, including: [[Bats]], [[Avar]], [[Andi]], [[Lak]], [[Dargwa]], [[Lezgian]], [[Tabasaran]], [[Aghul]], [[Udi]], [[Rutul]], etc. | ||
|Russia, Azerbaijan | |Russia, Azerbaijan | ||
|(R) (for some of them) | |(R) (for some of them) | ||
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|Georgian | |[[Georgian]] | ||
|Georgia | |Georgia | ||
|Georgia (R) | |Georgia (R) | ||
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|Svan | |[[Svan]] | ||
|Georgia | |Georgia | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Mingrelian | |[[Mingrelian]] | ||
|Georgia | |Georgia | ||
| | | | ||
|endangered | |endangered | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Laz | |[[Laz]] | ||
|Turkey, Georgia | |Turkey, Georgia | ||
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Revision as of 11:11, 23 December 2010
The states of Europe
Note that Europe includes the following, de facto, independent territories, with no or very little international recognition: Abkhazia (edge of Europe), Nagorno-Karabakh (edge of Europe), Northern Cyprus (edge of Europe), South Ossetia (edge of Europe) and Transnistria.
The languages of Europe
The following list presents the current, autochtonous languages of Europe, classified by language families. Various, recently claimed languages that are not widely—or not yet—recognised by the linguist community are not enlisted here. Each table matches with a lower range language family. In each table, languages are presented with a geographic order, mainly from west to east and from north to south.
Basque language
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
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Basque | Spain, France | Spain (R) | • |
Indo-European languages
Romance languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Galician-Portuguese | Portugal, Spain | Portugal, Spain (R) | (endangered in Spain) |
Asturian-Leonese | Spain, Portugal | Portugal (R) | endangered |
Spanish | Spain | Spain | |
Aragonese | Spain | endangered | |
Catalan | Spain, France, Andorra, Italy | Andorra, Spain (R) | endangered |
Occitan | France, Italy, Spain, Monaco | Spain (R) | endangered |
Francoprovençal (Arpitan) | France, Switzerland, Italy | endangered | |
French | France, Belgium, Switzerland, Channel Islands | France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco | (endangered in the Channel Islands) |
Romansh | Switzerland | Switzerland | endangered |
Ladin | Italy | endangered | |
Friulian | Italy | endangered | |
Northern Italian | Italy, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia | endangered | |
Italian | Italy | Italy, Switzerland, San Marino | |
Corsican | France, Italy | endangered | |
Sardinian | Italy | endangered | |
Romanian | Romania, Moldova, Balkans | Romania, Moldova |
Germanic languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Icelandic | Iceland | Iceland | |
Faroese | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands (R) | |
Norwegian | Norway | Norway | |
Swedish | Sweden, Finland | Sweden, Finland | |
Danish | Denmark, Sweden | Denmark | (endangered in Sweden) |
English | United Kingdom | United Kingdom, Ireland | |
Frisian | Netherlands, Germany | endangered | |
Dutch | Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany | Netherlands, Belgium | |
Low German | Germany, Netherlands | endangered | |
German | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy, France | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Italy (R) | (endangered in France) |
Yiddish | scattered across Central Europe | endangered |
Slavic languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Sorbian (Lusatian) | Germany | Germany (R) | endangered |
Kashubian | Poland | endangered | |
Polish | Poland | Poland | |
Czech | Czechia | Czechia | |
Slovakian | Slovakia | Slovakia | |
Belarussian | Belarus, Russia | Belarus | endangered |
Ukrainian | Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia | Ukraine | |
Russian | Russia | Russia, Belarus, Moldova (R) | |
Slovenian | Slovenia, Italy, Austria | Slovenia | (endangered in Italy and Austria) |
Croatian (Serbo-Croatian) | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Bosnian (Serbo-Croatian) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Serbian (Serbo-Croatian) (including Montenegrin) | Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia | Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo | |
Macedonian | Republic of Macedonia, Greece | Republic of Macedonia | (endangered in Greece) |
Bulgarian | Bulgaria, Greece | Bulgaria | (endangered in Greece) |
Baltic languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Latvian | Latvia | Latvia | |
Lithuanian | Lithuania | Lithuania |
Celtic languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Irish | Ireland, United Kingdom | Ireland | endangered |
Scottish Gaelic | United Kingdom | United Kingdom (R) | endangered |
Manx | Isle of Man | endangered | |
Welsh | United Kingdom | United Kingdom (R) | endangered |
Cornish | United Kingdom | endangered | |
Breton | France | endangered |
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Ossetic | Russia, South Ossetia | South Ossetia | endangered |
Zaza | Turkey | endangered | |
Kurdish | Turkey | endangered |
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Romany | scattered across Europe | endangered |
====Greek
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Greek | Greece, Cyprus, Albania | Greece, Albania | (endangered in Albania) |
====Albanian
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Albanian | Albania, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Greece | Albania, Kosovo | (endangered in Greece) |
====Armenian
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Armenian | Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey | Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh | (endangered in Turkey) |
Afro-Asiatic languages
Semitic languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Maltese | Malta | Malta | |
Arabic | Turkey | endangered |
Uralic languages
Finno-Ugric languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Sami (Lappish) | Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia | endangered | |
Finnish (including Karelian) | Finland, Russia, Sweden | Finland | (endangered in Russia and Sweden) |
Estonian | Estonia | Estonia | |
Livonian | Latvia | endangered | |
Veps | Russia | endangered | |
Komi | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
Udmurt | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
Mari | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
Erza | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
Moksha | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
Hungarian | Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Serbia | Hungary | (endangered in Slovakia, Romania, Austria and Serbia) |
Samoyedic languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Nenets | Russia | endangered |
Altaic languages
Turkic languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turkish | Turkey, Cyprus Greece, Bulgaria | Turkey, Cyprus | (endangered in Greece and Bulgaria) | |
Gagauz | Moldova, Ukraine | Moldova (R) | endangered | |
Chuvash | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered | |
Crimean Tatar | Ukraine | endangered | ||
Volga Tatar | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered | |
Bashkort (Bashkir) | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered | |
Kumyk | Russia | endangered | ||
Karachay-Balkar | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered | |
Nogay | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered | |
Azeri | Azerbaijan, Iran | Azerbaijan |
Mongolian language
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Mongolian (Kalmyk) | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
North Caucasian languages
The unity of the North Caucasian family is debated among specialists.
Northwest Caucasian languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Abkhaz-Abaza | Abkhazia, Russia | Abkhazia | endangered |
Circassian (Adyghe, Kabardian) | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
Northeast Caucasian languages
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Chechen | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
Ingush | Russia | Russia (R) | endangered |
many languages in Russia (Daghestan) and Azerbaijan, including: Bats, Avar, Andi, Lak, Dargwa, Lezgian, Tabasaran, Aghul, Udi, Rutul, etc. | Russia, Azerbaijan | (R) (for some of them) | endangered |
Kartvelian languages (South Caucasian languages)
language | approximate location |
official status in: (R = only regional, official status) |
vitality |
---|---|---|---|
Georgian | Georgia | Georgia (R) | |
Svan | Georgia | endangered | |
Mingrelian | Georgia | endangered | |
Laz | Turkey, Georgia | endangered |