Basque (/bæsk/ or /bɑːsk/; Basque: euskara, IPA: [eus̺ˈkaɾa]) is the language spoken in the Basque country. Linguistically, Basque is unrelated to the other languages of Europe and indeed, as a language isolate, to any other known living language.
Bosnian is the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian mainly used by Bosniaks.[4][5][6] Bosnian is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[7] along with Croatian and Serbian, and also an officially recognized minority or regional language in Serbia,[8] Montenegro,[9] and the Republic of Kosovo.[10]
English is a creole language that stems from a mix of Anglo-Saxon and Norman French in Great Britain. The British colonized North America and brought their language along with their conquerors. From there, especially after the United States of America gained independence from Great Britain, the language has evolved to have numerous dialects that are becoming more and more distinct.
Lao, sometimes referred to as Laotian (ລາວ 'Lao' or ພາສາລາວ 'Lao language') is a tonal language of the Tai–Kadai language family. It is the official language of Laos, and also spoken in the northeast of Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language.
Russian (Russian: ру́сский язы́к, tr. rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine and Latvia, and to a lesser extent, the other post-Soviet states and former members of the Eastern Bloc.[32][33] Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of the four living members of the East Slavic languages. Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century and beyond.
Spanish is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native-speakers across the world. Spanish is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century.
Vietnamese is an Austroasiatic language that originated in the north of modern-day Vietnam, where it is the national and official language.