5 Questions
Which language family does English belong to?
Indo-European
Where did the Anglophones, speakers of English, originate?
Early medieval England
What percentage of total speakers of the Germanic language branch does English account for?
At least 70%
After Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, what is the ranking of modern English in terms of native language speakers?
Third-most spoken native language
How many sovereign states have English as an official language or one of the official languages?
59 sovereign states
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