English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, originally spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. Wikipedia

Writing system: Latin (English alphabet); Anglo Saxon runes (historically); English Braille, Unified English Braille
Native speakers: 360–400 million (2006); L2 speakers: 750 million; as a foreign language: 600–700 million
Early forms: Old English: Middle English > Early Modern English
Recognised minority language in: Worldwide, especially in: Greenland; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Bahrain
Signed forms: Manually coded English; (multiple systems)
Language family: Indo-European languages,