Ilimi lesiNgisi le-West Germanic emndenini welimi le-Indo-European, lapho abakhulumi balo, ababizwa ngokuthi ma-Anglophones, bavela e-England yesikhathi esiphakathi esiqhingini se-Great Britain. Igama elifana nelimi ngama-Angles, omunye wabantu bakade be-Germanic abafudukela e-Britain. Lilimi elikhulunywa khulu ephasini, khulukhulu ngebanga lomthelela wephasi loke we-Britain Empire (eyalandelwa yi-Commonwealth of Nations) kanye ne-United States. IsiNgisi lilimi lesithathu elikhulunywa khulu, ngemva kwe-Standard Chinese ne-Spanish; godu lilimi lesibili elifundwa khulu ephasini, elinabantu abanengi abakhuluma ilimi lesibili ukudlula abakhulumi bomdabu.