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Languages that have an ö vowel are all germanic languages, hungarian and turkish.
The ü umlaut is common between germanic and turkish, while the letter u in swedish and norwegian is often pronounced as ü too.
On the other hand, the French language also seem to know ö (banlieu) and ü (musique) vowels.
Finnish, celtic and basque do not seem to have umlauts.
Slav and romance speakers have big difficulties pronouncing umlauts.
Could the germanic umlauts represent a trace to central asia, or is it an independent development?
Where does french fit in? Are there other important languages with umlauts?
The ü umlaut is common between germanic and turkish, while the letter u in swedish and norwegian is often pronounced as ü too.
On the other hand, the French language also seem to know ö (banlieu) and ü (musique) vowels.
Finnish, celtic and basque do not seem to have umlauts.
Slav and romance speakers have big difficulties pronouncing umlauts.
Could the germanic umlauts represent a trace to central asia, or is it an independent development?
Where does french fit in? Are there other important languages with umlauts?