Albania
Albanian-98.8%, Greek-.9%, other(Vlach, Roma, Macedonian) 1%
Andorra
Catalan-27%, French-6.6%, Castilian- 37%, Portuguese- 12%, Andorran- 12%,
Bosnia
Bosnian- 52.9% Serbian- 30.8%, Croatian- 14.6% other- 1.6%
Croatia
Croatian- 95.6%, Serbian- 1.2%, other (Hungarian, czech, slovak)- 3%
Greece
Greek 99%, Other (English and French) 1%
Italy
Italian-96.8%, English- 1%
Malta
Maltese- 90.1%, English- 6%, Other- .9%,
Montenegro
Serbian- 42.9%, Montenegrin- 37%, Bosnian- 5.3%,Albanian- 5.3%, Serbo- Croat- 2%, other- 3.5%
Portugal
Portuguese-95.06%, 2% Estonian, 2% czech
San Marino
Sammarinese- 83%, Italian- 17%
Serbia
Serbian- 88.1%,Hungarian- 3.4%, Bosnian- 1.9%, Romany- 1.4%, other- 3.4%
Slovenia
Slovenian- 91.1%, serbo-croatian- 4.5%, other- 4.4%, Italian, Hungarian
Spain
Spanish- 74%,Catalan- 17%, Galician-7%, Basque- 2%, Aranese- 1%
Macedonia
Macedonian-66.5%, Albanian-25.1%, Turkish- 3.5%, Roma-2.7%,Serbian- 1.2%, other-1.8%
The pie chart of major languages of Southern Europe shows that it is a diverse area with not only many languages, but many cultures. Due to the fact that there are a diverse amount of languages, many Southern, and regular, Europeans speak more than one language. The major languages are a predominant language in one country, but are also spoken by a percentage of the population in another country as well.
Southern Europe's 5 Major Languages
Albainian-
Castilian
Croatian:
Italian:
Serbian:
There are many languages spoken in Southern Europe, some that are not spoken in any other part of the world. The major languages of Southern Europe include Albanian, Castilian, Croatian, Italian, and Serbian. These languages are spoken in may of the countries, and though they are not all countries’ major language, they are popular and well known. Spanish and French are similar languages, both deriving from latin, and are romance languages. Serbian and Croatian are very similar languages also, most likely due to the fact of their physical closeness, and deriving from Slovic. Slovic is a family of languages including Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian. Lastly, Slovic is dominant in the south west part of Southern Europe, and Italian and the Romance languages in the West.
- Hello: Përshëndetje
- Goodbye: lamtumirë
- How are you: si jeni?
- What’s your name?: si e ke emrin?
- Thank you: faleminderit
- You’re welcome: ju jeni të mirëpritur
- Yes: Po
- No:jo
- Good morning: Miremengjes
- I like ice cream: i pëlqen akullore
Castilian
- Hello: hola
- Goodbye: adiós
- How are you: ¿como estas?
- What’s your name?: ¿Cual es tu nombre?
- Thank you: gracias
- You’re welcome: de nada
- Yes: sí
- No: no
- Good morning: buenos días
- I like ice cream: Me gusta el helado
Croatian:
- Hello: zdravo
- Goodbye: Doviđenja
- How are you: Kako si?
- What’s your name?: kako se zoveš?
- Thank you: hvala ti
- You’re welcome: nema na čemu
- Yes: da
- No: ne
- Good morning:dobro jutro
- I like ice cream: volim sladoled
Italian:
- Hello: ciao
- Goodbye: arrivederci
- How are you: come va?
- What’s your name?:come ti chiami?
- Thank you: grazie
- You’re welcome: prego
- Yes: sì
- No: no
- Good morning:Buongiorno
- I like ice cream: Mi piace il gelato
Serbian:
- Hello: Zdravo :Здраво
- Goodbye: Doviđenja: Довиђења
- How are you: Kako si?: Како си?
- What’s your name?: Kako se zoveš?
- Thank you: Hvala: Хвала
- You’re welcome: Molim: Молим
- Yes: Da : Да
- No: Ne: He
- Good morning: Dobro jutro: Добро јутро
- I like ice cream: ја волим сладолед
There are many languages spoken in Southern Europe, some that are not spoken in any other part of the world. The major languages of Southern Europe include Albanian, Castilian, Croatian, Italian, and Serbian. These languages are spoken in may of the countries, and though they are not all countries’ major language, they are popular and well known. Spanish and French are similar languages, both deriving from latin, and are romance languages. Serbian and Croatian are very similar languages also, most likely due to the fact of their physical closeness, and deriving from Slovic. Slovic is a family of languages including Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian. Lastly, Slovic is dominant in the south west part of Southern Europe, and Italian and the Romance languages in the West.