KnowraEnglish languageLinked fromLinked fromThe 55 pages that link to English language, each with the reason it gives.All 55Broader topic 3Related 22Narrower topic 13Compared with 17Swahili languageCompared with: English shares official and educational roles with Swahili in Kenya and Tanzania.Dutch languageCompared with: English and Dutch share Germanic ancestry while differing substantially in grammar and vocabulary.Malay languageCompared with: English competes and coexists with Malay in education, government, and commerce across the region.Irish languageCompared with: English’s expansion helps explain why Irish became a minority community language.AfrikaansCompared with: Its expanding influence has shaped Afrikaans usage and language politics.High German consonant shiftCompared with: English retains many consonants that shifted in High German, as in two beside zwei.Frisian languagesCompared with: English shares historical affinities with Frisian but is not itself a Frisian language.Official languages of South AfricaCompared with: English has disproportionate public and economic use despite sharing formal status with eleven others.InuktitutCompared with: English is a dominant contact language in many Inuktitut-speaking communities and institutions.KirundiCompared with: English has official status in Burundi despite being unrelated to Kirundi.Cherokee languageCompared with: English contact and dominance affect Cherokee use, while its grammar and writing system differ substantially.Tuvaluan languageCompared with: English shares public and educational settings with Tuvaluan, despite belonging to a different language family.GermanCompared with: English shares Germanic roots but has a markedly different grammar and vocabulary history.SamoanCompared with: English is a major contact language in Samoan communities and differs sharply in structure.Chewa languageCompared with: English shares official status in Malawi but has different historical and social functions from Chewa.MalagasyCompared with: Unlike English, Malagasy is chiefly associated with one island nation and its national identity.WelshCompared with: English shares official status with Welsh in Wales and dominates many domains.
KnowraEnglish languageLinked fromLinked fromThe 55 pages that link to English language, each with the reason it gives.All 55Broader topic 3Related 22Narrower topic 13Compared with 17Swahili languageCompared with: English shares official and educational roles with Swahili in Kenya and Tanzania.Dutch languageCompared with: English and Dutch share Germanic ancestry while differing substantially in grammar and vocabulary.Malay languageCompared with: English competes and coexists with Malay in education, government, and commerce across the region.Irish languageCompared with: English’s expansion helps explain why Irish became a minority community language.AfrikaansCompared with: Its expanding influence has shaped Afrikaans usage and language politics.High German consonant shiftCompared with: English retains many consonants that shifted in High German, as in two beside zwei.Frisian languagesCompared with: English shares historical affinities with Frisian but is not itself a Frisian language.Official languages of South AfricaCompared with: English has disproportionate public and economic use despite sharing formal status with eleven others.InuktitutCompared with: English is a dominant contact language in many Inuktitut-speaking communities and institutions.KirundiCompared with: English has official status in Burundi despite being unrelated to Kirundi.Cherokee languageCompared with: English contact and dominance affect Cherokee use, while its grammar and writing system differ substantially.Tuvaluan languageCompared with: English shares public and educational settings with Tuvaluan, despite belonging to a different language family.GermanCompared with: English shares Germanic roots but has a markedly different grammar and vocabulary history.SamoanCompared with: English is a major contact language in Samoan communities and differs sharply in structure.Chewa languageCompared with: English shares official status in Malawi but has different historical and social functions from Chewa.MalagasyCompared with: Unlike English, Malagasy is chiefly associated with one island nation and its national identity.WelshCompared with: English shares official status with Welsh in Wales and dominates many domains.