Romance Languages:
Considered Romance Languages:
* Italic Branch:
* Romance:
* Western Romance:
* Catalan
* French
* Galician
* Italian
* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Spanish
* Eastern Romance:
* Aromanian
* Megleno-Romanian
* Istro-Romanian
* Other Italic Languages:
* Extinct:
* Latin
* Faliscan
* Umbrian
* Oscan
* Modern:
* Sardinian
* Friulian
* Ladin
Not Considered Romance Languages:
* Germanic Languages:
* English
* German
* Dutch
* Swedish
* Norwegian
* Danish
* Slavic Languages:
* Russian
* Polish
* Czech
* Ukrainian
* Slovak
* Bulgarian
* Serbian
* Croatian
* Greek:
* Ancient Greek
* Modern Greek
* Celtic Languages:
* Irish
* Scottish Gaelic
* Welsh
* Breton
* Other Indo-European Languages:
* Albanian
* Armenian
* Baltic Languages
* Indo-Iranian Languages
* Non-Indo-European Languages:
* Basque
* Finnish
* Hungarian
* Estonian
* Turkish
* Japanese
* Mandarin Chinese
Important Note:
While these languages are not classified as Romance languages, some have been influenced by Latin or have borrowed words from Romance languages. However, their core grammar and vocabulary are distinct from the Romance languages.
