Languages of the World KENAX Translation Services AFRICA  |  EURO-ASIA  |  MIDDLE ASIA  |  AUSTRALIA  |  NORTH AMERICA  |  SOUTH and CENTRAL AMERICA  English The history of English is conventionally, if perhaps too neatly, divided into three periods usually called Old English (or Anglo-Saxon), Middle English, and Modern English. The earliest period begins with the migration of certain Germanic tribes from the continent to Britain in the fifth century A. D., though no records of their language survive from before the seventh century, and it continues until the end of the eleventh century or a bit later. By that time Latin, Old Norse (the language of the Viking invaders), and especially the Anglo-Norman French of the dominant class after the Norman Conquest in 1066 had begun to have a substantial impact on the lexicon, and the well-developed inflectional system that typifies the grammar of Old English had begun to break down. The period of Middle English extends roughly from the twelfth century through the fifteenth. The influence of French (and Latin, often by way of French) upon the lexicon continued throughout this period, the loss of some inflections and the reduction of others (often to a final unstressed vowel spelled -e) accelerated, and many changes took place within the phonological and grammatical systems of the language. The period of Modern English extends from the sixteenth century to our own day.  Gujarati  (New Zealand) Gujarati is one of the widely spoken languages of India. It is mainly spoken in the western state of Gujarat in India. Gujarati speaking people have immigrated to many countries worldwide. Some of them are: US, UK, Kenya, South Africa, Fiji New Zealand etc.  Kamilaroi The Kamilaroi/ Gamilaraay language belongs to the Kamilaroi people and to Kamilaroi country, northern New South Wales, Australia  Maori  (New Zealand) New Zealand Maori is the language of the indigenous people of New Zealand. Maori = language of the people who inhabited Aotearoa (New Zealand) prior to European colonialisation.  Warlpiri A language of Australia, in the Northern Territory, Yuendumu, Ali Curung Willowra, Alice Springs, Katherine, Darwin, and Lajamanu. Related to Warlmanpa, Ngardi (Ngarti, Ngari, Ngati, Ngadi), and Kartangaruru. SOV. Desert. Plains. Hunter-gatherers, nomadic. NT in press (1999). KENAX Translation Services