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North Germanic languages: Branch of the Germanic language family, broadly comprising all varieties of Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic and Faroese. ^[e]

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Parent topics

• Indo-European languages [r]: A group of several hundred languages, including the majority of languages spoken in Europe, the Plateau of Iran and the subcontinent of India, that share a considerable common vocabulary and linguistic features. ^[e]
• Germanic languages [r]: Branch of the Indo-European language family, initially spoken in northern and central Europe and now spread over many parts of the world. ^[e]

Subtopics

East Scandinavian sub-branch

• Danish language [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Norwegian language [r]: North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway; 4.7 million speakers. ^[e]
  • Bokmål [r]: One of two official, standard varieties of the Norwegian language in Norway, coexisting with Nynorsk. ^[e]
  • Nynorsk [r]: One of the two standard varieties of the Norwegian language. ^[e]
• Swedish language [r]: Add brief definition or description

West Scandinavian sub-branch

• Faroese language [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Icelandic language [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• West Germanic languages [r]: Branch of the Germanic language family, broadly comprising all varieties of English (including Scots), German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish and Frisian. ^[e]
• East Germanic languages [r]: Branch of the Germanic language family, now extinct. ^[e]