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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'language family' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a group of related languages that descended from a common ancestor. For example, "The romance language family consists of French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese."
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language family
noun
A set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestor.
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The Tzeltal speak various dialects within the Maya language family.
The Baltic language family includes modern Latvian and Lithuanian.
Telugu language, largest member of the Dravidian language family.
Mon-Khmer languages, language family included in the Austroasiatic stock.
Sumatrans speak languages of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family.
Germanic languages, branch of the Indo-European language family.
The Palta language probably belonged to the Arawakan language family.
The Somali language belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
Mon-Khmer languages constitute the indigenous language family of mainland Southeast Asia.
Votic language, member of the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic language family, very nearly extinct.
Konkani language, Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-European language family.
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