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Do tongans and samoans speak the same language?
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Was the Harappan language was closely related to the languages spoken in India today?
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What country is Japanese language closely related to?
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What is the difference between Farsi ans Arabic?
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The Celtic and Germanic languages?
Celtic languages were spoken by Celtic peoples in Western and Central Europe, including languages like Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton. Germanic languages were spoken by Germanic peoples in Northern Europe, including languages like German, English, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish. Both language groups have influenced each other over time due to historical interactions.
Are Germanic and Slavic languages related?
Yes as they are both Indo-European languages and all Indo-Europrean languages are related somehow, but only very distantly related because Germanic languages are actually more closely related to Celtic languages whereas Slavic languages are actually more closely related to Greek and Romance languages.
Do Spain and Portugal speak a similar language?
They are related, they belong to the Latin language family.
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Is English more closely related to Hebrew than the Romance languages?
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Are there language barriers between Spain and Portugal?
Yes. Portuguese and Spanish are not mutually intelligible. However there are closely related languages, and people can overcome the language barrier more easily than some other combinations of languages.
