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)

• Indo-Aryan languages
• Gilaki via concept surface "Iranian language"
• Judeo-Italian via concept surface "dialect group"
• Totonac
• Kalaallisut via concept surface "Eskimo–Aleut language"
• Numic via concept surface "language group"
• Southwestern Tai via concept surface "language branch"
• Popoluca via concept surface "language group"
• Great Andamanese languages
• Niger–Congo languages
• Judeo-Iranian languages via concept surface "group of languages"
• Omotic languages
• Ijoid languages
• Alutiiq via concept surface "Eskimo–Aleut language"
• Sabellian via concept surface "group of languages"
• Shuar via concept surface "Jivaroan language"
• Khoe-Kwadi via concept surface "proposed language family"
• Gurage languages via concept surface "language group"
• Paelignian language via concept surface "Italic language"
• Wakhi via concept surface "Iranian language"
• Elbe Germanic languages via concept surface "historical language group"
• Nilo-Saharan languages via concept surface "proposed language family"
• Ijaw languages via concept surface "language group"
• Sabine language via concept surface "Italic language"
• Tsimshianic languages
• Algonquian languages
• Nicobarese languages
• Northeast Caucasian languages
• Egyptian language family
• Numic branch of Uto-Aztecan via concept surface "language branch"
• Hernican language via concept surface "Italic language"
• Ongan languages
• Tlingit via concept surface "Na-Dene language"
• Chinookan languages
• Khoisan languages via concept surface "language grouping"
• Micronesian languages
• Maiduan languages
• Penutian phylum via concept surface "proposed language family"
• Inuinnaqtun via concept surface "Eskimo–Aleut language"