{"id":4054,"date":"2015-08-28T10:38:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T09:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/?p=4054"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:15:49","slug":"6-language-family-trees-that-will-make-you-want-to-learn-them-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/en\/news\/6-language-family-trees-that-will-make-you-want-to-learn-them-all","title":{"rendered":"6 Language Family Trees That Will Make You Want to Learn Them All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recently shared an illustration showing <a href=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/03\/the-language-forest-how-are-world-languages-related\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many of the world&#8217;s languages and how they&#8217;re all related to each other<\/a>. And a lot of you really liked it, so we thought we&#8217;d give you a closer look at each language family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With some familiar names and some not quite so familiar, these illustrations show the staggering variety of languages spoken in the world (and this isn&#8217;t even all of them!). We&#8217;re always fascinated to learn about new or unusual languages, so please do get in touch if you&#8217;d like to tell us about yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if you&#8217;d like to share any of the images below, please do! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">Afro-Asiatic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AfroAsiatic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AfroAsiatic-724x1024.png\" alt=\"Afro-Asiatic language family tree\" class=\"wp-image-4055\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">Austronesian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Austronesian.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Austronesian.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>Indo-European<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IndoEuropean-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IndoEuropean.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>Nilo-Saharan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nilo-saharan-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nilo-saharan.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>Sino-Tibetan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SinoTibetan-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SinoTibetan.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>Turkic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Turkic-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you liked this post, why not try learning a language with us? <a href=\"http:\/\/utalk.com\/plans\/blog40?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-post&amp;utm_campaign=6-family-trees\">Click here for an exclusive, blog-only discount!<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">Check out some of our other posts!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/2018\/04\/11\/50-fascinating-language-facts-you-didnt-know\/\">50+ Fascinating Language Facts You Didn&#8217;t Know<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/2014\/02\/14\/how-to-say-i-love-you-in-99-languages-infographic\/\">How to Say &#8216;I Love You&#8217; in 99+ Languages<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently shared an illustration showing many of the world&#8217;s languages and how they&#8217;re all related to each other. 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