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The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe

by Leon Dominian

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Appendix C — Classification of Languages Spoken in Europe

GroupBranchesLanguages
A. Celtic1. Gaelic
a. Irish
b. Highland Scotch
c. Manx
2. Cymric
a. Welsh
b. Low Breton
B. Romanic1. French
2. Italian
3. Spanish
4. Provençal
5. Portuguese
6. Romansh or Churwaelsh
7. Rumanian
C. GermanicScandinavian1. Swedish
2. Danish
3. Icelandic
Germanic1. High German
2. Low German
3. Dutch, including Flemish
4. Frisian
5. English
D. SlavicWestern1. Polish
2. Bohemian
3. Wend
Eastern1. Russian, including Ruthenian
2. Bulgarian
3. Serbian, including Croatian
E. Lettic1. Lettish
2. Lithuanian
F. HellenicGreek
G. IllyricAlbanian
H. IndicGipsy or Romany

In addition to the above the following non-Indo-European languages are spoken in Europe:

FamilyGroupBranchLanguage
TuranianFinnicTchudic1. Finnic
2. Esthonian
3. Tchud
4. Lapp
5. Voth
6. Livonian
Permian1. Votiak
2. Sirian
3. Permiak
Volgaic1. Tchuvash
2. Mordoin
3. Cheremiss
Ugric1. Hungarian
2. Samoyed
TataricTurkish
Caucasian1. Lesghian
2. Circassian
BasqueBasque or Euskara

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