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Parent topics
Indo-European languages: A group of several hundred languages, including the majority of languages spoken in Europe, the Plateau of Iran and the subcontinent of India, that share a considerable common vocabulary and linguistic features. [e]
Latin language: An Indo-European language of the Italic group which was the dominant medium of communication in western Europe for many centuries; the ancestor of today's Romance languages, such as French and Spanish. [e]
Subtopics
See also the full list of Romance languages, arranged by branch
Eastern branch
- Romanian language: A Romance language spoken in southeastern Europe, mainly in Romania and Moldova. [e]
Italo-Western branch
- Catalan language: A Romance language spoken in the Catalan Countries (eastern Spain, Andorra, parts of France and Sardinia). [e]
- French language: A Romance language spoken in northwestern Europe (mainly in France, Belgium, Switzerland), in Canada and in many other countries. [e]
- Italian language: A Romance language spoken in Italy and Switzerland. [e]
Portuguese language: An Iberian Romance language, of the Indo-European family. [e]
Romansh language: Romance language spoken in the Graubünden canton of eastern Switzerland; one of the official languages of the country, with about 35,000 speakers. [e]- Spanish language: A Romance language widely spoken in Spain, its current and former territories, and the United States of America. [e]
- Norman language: One of the Romance languages, from the branch known as the langues d'oïl, spoken in the Duchy of Normandy, and the later Province of Normandy [e]
- Walloon language: One of the Romance languages, from the branch known as the langues d'oïl, spoken in the Belgium and nearby parts of France [e]
- Guernesiais: A Romance language, spoken on the Island of Guernsey more closely related to Norman French than modern French [e]
- Jèrriais: A Romance language, spoken on the Island of Jersey more closely related to Norman French than modern French [e]
- Sercquiais: A Romance language, spoken on the Island of Sark more closely related to Norman French than modern French [e]
- Auregnais: A Romance language, spoken on the Island of Alderney more closely related to Norman French than modern French [e]
Southern branch
- Corsican language: A Romance language spoken in Corsica and far northern Sardinia. [e]
- Sardinian language: A Romance language spoken in the greatest part of Sardinia. [e]