From Europe
The word Aryan has no actual racial meaning. It is strictly used in reference to speakers of long-ago Indo-European languages and has nothing to do with ethnicity or physical type. Hitler misused the term to refer to Caucausians of the Nordic type.
The Hittites were the first of the Indo-European people to use iron.
The Proto-Indo-European language is believed to have originated in the steppes of Eastern Europe, particularly around the region north of the Black Sea, known as the Pontic-Caspian steppe. This area is thought to be the homeland of the early Indo-European speakers, who eventually spread their languages across Europe and parts of Asia. The timeline for this origin is generally placed around 4500 to 2500 BCE.
Yea and Nay, for English speakers, meant yes and no in colonial times. However, many people spoke their native languages, so these words would differ according to their languages.
From Europe
The main languages of Chełm today are:PolishGermanUkrainianYiddish used to be the main language of Chelm. Almost all of the Yiddish speakers were either murdered in the holocaust or emigrated to Israel, the Americas, and South Africa.
The Indo-European language branch with the most speakers is the Indo-Iranian branch, which includes languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, and Persian.
The countries that use Baltic languages are primarily Latvia and Lithuania. There are speakers of these languages in other surrounding countries such as Poland and Estonia.
About 20% of the world speaks European languages as their native language (total speakers is about 50% of the world's population).
Europe has the most speakers of Celtic languages.
[1] Brazil has the largest population of Italian speakers living outside of Italy, and the second largest population of German speakers living outside of Germany. [2] There are also Spanish speakers; and speakers of East European languages, such as those of the former Yugoslavia.
Languages with only 2 speakers are often referred to as "dyiing languages" or "endangered languages." These languages are usually spoken by elder speakers, often within isolated communities. It is crucial to document and preserve these languages to prevent their extinction.
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages was created in 1966.
There are many languages that are considered endangered with very few speakers, making it difficult to determine definitively the least spoken language in the world. Some examples of endangered languages with very few speakers include languages like Njerep in Nigeria and Lemerig in Vanuatu.
Creole languages are spoken in countries such as Haiti, Mauritius, Seychelles, and some Caribbean countries like Jamaica and Dominica. These languages are typically a blend of European languages with elements of African, Indigenous, or other local languages.
The term multilingual can refer to an individual speaker who uses two or more languages, a community of speakers in which two or more languages are used, or speakers of different languages.