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What are all the Romance languages?

The Romance languages are a group of languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin, the spoken language of the Roman Empire. They are spoken by over 900 million people worldwide.

Here are the main Romance languages, divided into groups based on their regional distribution:

Western Romance:

* Iberian:

* Castilian: (Spanish)

* Galician:

* Portuguese:

* Astur-Leonese:

* Catalan:

* Occitano-Romance:

* Occitan:

* Gallo-Romance:

* French:

* Provençal: (A dialect of Occitan)

* Franco-Provençal:

* Romansh:

* Ladin:

* Rhaeto-Romance:

* Friulian:

* Romansh: (Often grouped with Gallo-Romance)

Eastern Romance:

* Italo-Romance:

* Italian:

* Sardinian:

* Sicilian: (A dialect of Italian)

* Neapolitan: (A dialect of Italian)

* Balkan Romance:

* Romanian:

* Aromanian:

* Megleno-Romanian:

* Istro-Romanian:

Other Romance languages:

* Mozarabic: (Extinct)

* Dalmatian: (Extinct)

It is important to note that this list is not exhaustive. There are many other Romance languages and dialects, some of which are spoken by only a few thousand people.

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