West Germanic languages

The West Germanic Languages are a branch of Germanic languages first spoken in Central Europe and the British Isles. The branch has three parts: the North Sea Germanic languages, the Weser-Rhine Germanic languages, and the Elbe Germanic languages. The most spoken languages in the branch are English, German, and Dutch. 

These languages were spread around the world in the Colonial Era. English is now spoken by around 400 million people natively.

Branches
There are three branches of West Germanic languages:
 North Sea Germanic / Ingvaeonic languages
 Anglo-Frisian languages
 English Languages/Anglic
 English
 Scots
 Yola (extinct)
 Fingalian (extinct)
 Frisian languages
 West Frisian
 East Frisian
 North Frisian
 Low German / Low Saxon
 Northern Low Saxon
 Schleswig dialects
 Holstein dialects
 Westphalian
 Eastphalia dialects
 Brandenburg dialects ("Märkisch")
 Pomeranian (moribund)
 Low Prussian (moribund)
 Dutch Low Saxon
 Weser-Rhine Germanic / Istvaeonic languages / Netherlandic / Low Frankish
 Dutch
 West Flemish
 East Flemish
 Zeelandic
 Hollandic
 Brabantine
 Clevian/Meuse-Rhenish
 Limburgian
 Afrikaans
 Elbe Germanic / Irminonic languages / High German
 German
 Alemannic, including Swiss German and Alsatian
 Swabian
 Austro-Bavarian
 East Franconian
 South Franconian
 Rhine Franconian, including the dialects of Hessen, Pennsylvania German, and most of those from Lorraine
 Ripuarian
 Thuringian
 Upper Saxon German
 Silesian (moribund)
 Lombardic  Langobardic (extinct, unless Cimbrian and Mocheno are in fact Langobardic remnants.)
 High Prussian (moribund)
 Luxembourgish
 Pennsylvania German language
 Yiddish (a language based on Eastern-Central dialects of late Middle High German/Early New High German)

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Category:Languages of Europe