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What languages are included in the indo-european language family?

The Indo-European language family is vast and encompasses a wide range of languages spoken across the globe. Here are some of the major branches and their constituent languages:

Indo-Iranian Branch:

* Indo-Aryan: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Nepali, Sinhala, etc.

* Iranian: Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, Tajik, Baluchi, etc.

Italic Branch:

* Romance: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, Catalan, etc.

* Extinct Italic Languages: Latin, Oscan, Umbrian, etc.

Germanic Branch:

* West Germanic: English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, etc.

* North Germanic: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, etc.

* East Germanic: Extinct languages like Gothic

Balto-Slavic Branch:

* Baltic: Lithuanian, Latvian

* Slavic: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, etc.

Celtic Branch:

* Insular Celtic: Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Manx

* Continental Celtic: Extinct languages like Gaulish

Greek Branch:

* Ancient Greek: Extinct

* Modern Greek: Spoken in Greece and Cyprus

Armenian Branch:

* Armenian: Spoken in Armenia and diaspora communities

Tocharian Branch:

* Tocharian A and Tocharian B: Extinct languages spoken in ancient Central Asia

Anatolian Branch:

* Hittite, Luwian, Lycian, etc.: Extinct languages spoken in ancient Anatolia (modern-day Turkey)

This is just a brief overview, and there are many other branches, subgroups, and dialects within the Indo-European family. The specific languages included can vary depending on the classification system used.

It's also important to note that the relationship between languages within the Indo-European family is complex and often debated. Some branches, like Indo-Iranian, are relatively close, while others, like Germanic and Indo-Iranian, are more distantly related.

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