language family

A language family is a group of languages that have evolved from a common ancestral language and share systematic similarities in vocabulary, grammar, and sound patterns.

Observed surface forms (31)

• language group ×33
• indigenous language family ×10
• Iranian language ×9
• branch of Indo-European languages ×9
• Italic language ×8
• language branch ×8
• dialect group ×7
• proposed language family ×7
• Eskimo–Aleut language ×6
• group of languages ×6

• Nguni language ×4
• hypothetical language family ×4
• Jivaroan language ×3
• extinct language family ×3
• indigenous languages ×3
• African languages ×2
• Arabic dialect group ×2
• historical language group ×2
• language family grouping ×2
• linguistic group ×2
• Afroasiatic languages ×1
• Indigenous language family ×1
• Japonic language ×1
• Na-Dene language ×1
• Semitic languages subgroup ×1
• South Caucasian language family ×1
• controversial linguistic hypothesis ×1
• endangered language family ×1
• language grouping ×1
• language phylum ×1
• proposed language macrofamily ×1

Instances (189)

• Palauan language group (Micronesia) via concept surface "language group"
• Uralic languages
• Carolinean languages via concept surface "language group"
• Kwa languages
• Mayan languages
• Vanuatu languages via concept surface "language group"
• Songhay languages
• Arawakan languages
• Zenati languages via concept surface "language group"
• Danao languages
• Southeast Solomonic languages
• Nahuan languages via concept surface "language group"
• Gorontalo–Mongondow languages
• Yugtun via concept surface "Eskimo–Aleut language"
• Minahasan languages
• Fijian languages
• Gallo-Romance languages via concept surface "language group"
• Timor–Babar languages
• Central Banda languages via concept surface "language group"
• Sasak language group via concept surface "language group"
• Tocharian languages via concept surface "branch of Indo-European languages"
• Persian language via concept surface "Iranian language"
• Romance languages
• East Slavic languages via concept surface "language group"
• Anglo-Frisian dialects via concept surface "dialect group"
• Turkic languages
• Oto-Manguean languages
• Quechua
• Carib languages
• Southern Dravidian via concept surface "language branch"
• Zan languages via concept surface "language branch"
• Northern Ndebele via concept surface "Nguni language"
• Austronesian languages
• Zazaki via concept surface "Iranian language"
• Central Alaskan Yup’ik via concept surface "Eskimo–Aleut language"
• Gorani via concept surface "Iranian language"
• West African languages via concept surface "language group"
• Austroasiatic
• Berber languages
• Japanese via concept surface "Japonic language"
• Sabellic languages via concept surface "language group"
• West Chadic via concept surface "language branch"
• BANZSL
• South Slavic languages via concept surface "language group"
• Middle Indo-Aryan via concept surface "language group"
• Central Semitic languages via concept surface "Semitic languages subgroup"
• Jivaroan
• Achuar-Shiwiar language via concept surface "Jivaroan language"
• Tai–Kadai languages
• Aguaruna language via concept surface "Jivaroan language"