APPENDIX C Classification of Languages Spoken in Europe

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