However, it is by far the largest family, accounting for the languages of almost half of the modern world's population, including those of most of Europe, North and South America, Australasia, the Iranian plateau and much of South Asia.
然而,它是迄今为止最大的语系, 占现代世界人口近一半的语言, 包括欧洲大部分地区、北美和南美、澳大拉西亚、伊朗高原和大部分地区南亚。