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Within the European Union, there are more than 40 autochthonous languages in everyday use. Of these, only 11 are official languages of the Union: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. In addition, Irish is a "treaty language".

Of Europe's 370 million citizens, nearly 50 million speak a language other than the official language of the State in which they live. These other languages are an integral part of our cultural heritage. They include some of the oldest languages in the Western world, and most of them have rich cultural, literary, folk and  food traditions.

Aragones / aragonese spain.gif (1716 byte)  Spain Hrvatski / croate austria1.gif (308 byte)  Austria
Arbëror / albanian greece.gif (373 byte)  Greece Hrvatski / croate italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy
Arbëreshë / albanian italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy Judeo-italian / italkian italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy
Armina / aroumain-valaque greece.gif (373 byte)  Greece Karelian / livvikovian finland.gif (382 byte)  Finland
Asturian / bable spain.gif (1716 byte)  Spain Kernewek / cornique uk.gif (1320 byte)  United Kingdom
Brezhoneg / breton france.gif (395 byte)  France Ladin / ladin italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy
Catalá / catalan spain.gif (1716 byte)  Spain Lëtzebuergesch / luxemburgeois belgium.gif (701 byte)  Belgium
Catalá / catalan italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy Lëtzebuergesch / luxemburgeois france.gif (395 byte)  France
Catalá / catalan france.gif (395 byte)  France Lëtzebuergesch / luxemburgeois luxembur.gif (440 byte)  Luxembourg
Ceski / tchéque austria1.gif (308 byte)  Austria Magyar / hongrois austria1.gif (308 byte)  Austria
Corsu / corse france.gif (395 byte)  France Nederlands / néerlandais france.gif (395 byte)  France
Cymraeg / gallois uk.gif (1320 byte)  United Kingdom Occitan (aranès)/occitan (aranais) spain.gif (1716 byte)  Spain
Dansk / danois germany.gif (352 byte)  Germany Occitan / occitan italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy
Deutsch / german belgium.gif (701 byte)  Belgium Occitan / occitan france.gif (395 byte)  France
Deutsch / german denmark.gif (387 byte)  Denmark Plattdeutsch / low saxon germany.gif (352 byte)  Germany
Deutsch / german italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy Pomak / pomaque-bulgare greece.gif (373 byte)  Greece
Deutsch / german france.gif (395 byte)  France Saami / lapon finland.gif (382 byte)  Finland
Euskara / basque spain.gif (1716 byte)  Spain Saami / lapon sweden.gif (382 byte)  Sweden
Euskara / basque france.gif (395 byte)  France Sardu / sardinian italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy
Français / french italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy Seeltersk / frison de l'est germany.gif (352 byte)  Germany
Friisk / frasch / frison du nord germany.gif (352 byte)  Germany Serbski / sorabe germany.gif (352 byte)  Germany
Frysk / frison netherla.gif (354 byte)  Netherlands Slavo-makedonski / slavo-macédonien greece.gif (373 byte)  Greece
Furlan / friulian italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy Slovensko / slovaque austria1.gif (308 byte)  Austria
Gaeilge / irlandais ireland.gif (394 byte)  Ireland Slovencina / slovenian austria1.gif (308 byte)  Austria
Gaeilge / irlandais uk.gif (1320 byte)  United Kingdom Suomi / finnish sweden.gif (382 byte)  Sweden
Gàidhlig / gaélique d'Ecosse uk.gif (1320 byte)  United Kingdom Svenska / swedish finland.gif (382 byte)  Finland
Galego / galician spain.gif (1716 byte)  Spain Swabian / suabian germany.gif (352 byte)  Germany
Helliniki / greek italy(1).gif (395 byte)  Italy Türkçe / turc greece.gif (373 byte)  Greece

 

 
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