Nhóm ngôn ngữ German phía Tây

Chi ngôn ngữ German phía Tây là nhóm đa dạng và phổ biến nhất trong ngữ tộc German, hai nhóm còn lại là Chi ngôn ngữ German phía Bắc và Chi ngôn ngữ German phía Đông (đã biến mất).

Ba ngôn ngữ nổi tiếng và phổ biến nhất trong nhóm là tiếng Anh, tiếng Đức, và tiếng Hà Lan. Ngoài ra, nó cũng gồm những ngôn ngữ Thượng Đức và Hạ Đức như tiếng lLuxembourg và tiếng Yiddish, cũng như những ngôn ngữ Franconia và Ingaevon như Frisia, tiếng Scots và tiếng Afrikaans. Thêm vào đó, có nhiều creole, patois, và pidgin hình thành dựa trên tiếng Anh và tiếng Hà Lan.

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