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| familycolor=Indo-European | | familycolor=Indo-European | ||
| pronunciation=/ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ | | pronunciation=/ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ | ||
| states= | | states=Originally in [[England]]; spread to the rest of the [[British Isles]] and to the former colonies of the [[United Kingdom]]; now a [[world language]] spoken as a [[first language]] in the [[USA]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[South Africa]] and as a first or subsequent language in many other [[country|countries]], including [[India]] and [[Singapore]]. | ||
| | | speakers=At least 500,000,000 speakers as a first or subsequent language; over 330,000,000 [[native speaker]]s; many millions more have some knowledge. | ||
| | | fam1= [[Indo-European language|Indo-European]] | ||
| fam2=[[Germanic languages|Germanic]] | | fam2= [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] | ||
| fam3=[[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] | | fam3= [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] | ||
| fam4=[[ | | fam4= [[English languages|English]] | ||
| script=Written in the [[Roman alphabet]] | |||
| script=[[ | |||
}} | }} | ||
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Yinglish [yib] (USA) | Yinglish [yib] (USA) | ||
{{Infobox Language | |||
| name= English | |||
| familycolor=Indo-European | |||
| pronunciation=/ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ | |||
| states=<!--Please keep this list short and concise.-->[[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[India]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Jamaica]], [[Kenya]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Nigeria]], [[Philippines]], [[South Africa]], [[Singapore]], [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]] and many other countries (see article for full list) | |||
| speakers=First language: 380 million <br />Second language: 600 million <br /> Learners: Over 1 billion<ref name="triumph" /> | |||
| rank= 2-4 (native speakers) <br /> 1 (total) | |||
| fam2=[[Germanic languages|Germanic]] | |||
| fam3=[[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] | |||
| fam4=[[Anglo-Frisian languages|Anglo-Frisian]] | |||
| fam5=[[Anglic languages|Anglic]] | |||
| script=[[Latin alphabet|Latin]] | |||
| nation='''''Exclusive'':''' [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Botswana]], [[Brunei]], [[Dominica]], [[The Gambia]], [[Grenada]], [[Guyana]], [[Jamaica]], [[Liberia]], [[The Bahamas]], [[United Kingdom]] ''(de facto)'', [[United States of America|United States]] ''(de facto)'', [[Australia]] ''(de facto)'' <br>'''''Non-exclusive'':''' [[Cameroon]], [[Canada]], [[Hong Kong]], [[India]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Kenya]], [[Kiribati]], [[Kosovo]], [[Lesotho]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malta]], [[New Zealand]] ''(de facto)'', [[Pakistan]], [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]] ''(de facto)'', [[South Africa]], [[Zimbabwe]] | |||
| iso1=en|iso2=eng|iso3=eng|map=[[Image:Anglospeak.png|center|300px]]<center><small>World countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language are dark blue; countries, states, and provinces where it is an official, but not a primary language are light blue. </center></small> | |||
}} | |||
Revision as of 01:59, 24 April 2007
Boxes:
| Cherokee | |
|---|---|
| ᏣᎳᎩ Tsalagi | |
| Spoken in | Oklahoma and the Cherokee Reservation in Great Smoky Mountains, North CarolinaUnited States |
| Total speakers | 15,000 to 22,000 |
| Language family | Iroquoian Southern Iroquoian |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | chr |
| ISO 639-3 | chr |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | |
Wikipedia English box:
| English | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Originally in England; spread to the rest of the British Isles and to the former colonies of the United Kingdom; now a world language spoken as a first language in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and as a first or subsequent language in many other countries, including India and Singapore. |
| Total speakers | At least 500,000,000 speakers as a first or subsequent language; over 330,000,000 native speakers; many millions more have some knowledge. |
| Language family | Indo-European Germanic West Germanic English |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | |
Indo-European (449)
Germanic (53)
West (41)
English (3)
English [eng] (United Kingdom)
Scots [sco] (United Kingdom)
Yinglish [yib] (USA)
| English | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States and many other countries (see article for full list) |
| Total speakers | First language: 380 million Second language: 600 million Learners: Over 1 billion[1] |
| Language family | Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | en |
| ISO 639-2 | eng |
| ISO 639-3 | eng |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | |
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