Chapter XXI: Appendix: C
CLASSIFICATION OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN EUROPE
Group Branches Languages
A. CELTIC 1. Gaelic
a. Irish
b. Highland Scotch
c. Manx
2. Cymric
a. Welsh
b. Low Breton
B. ROMANIC 1. French
2. Italian
3. Spanish
4. Provençal
5. Portuguese
6. Romansh or Churwaelsh
7. Rumanian
C. GERMANIC Scandinavian 1. Swedish
2. Danish
3. Icelandic
Germanic 1. High German
2. Low German
3. Dutch, including Flemish
4. Frisian
5. English
D. SLAVIC Western 1. Polish
2. Bohemian
3. Wend
Eastern 1. Russian, including Ruthenian
2. Bulgarian
3. Serbian, including Croatian
E. LETTIC 1. Lettish
2. Lithuanian
F. HELLENIC Greek
G. ILLYRIC Albanian
H. INDIC Gipsy or Romany
In addition to the above the following non-Indo-European languages are spoken in Europe:
Family Group Branch Language
TURANIAN FINNIC Tchudic 1. Finnic
2. Esthonian
3. Tchud
4. Lapp
5. Voth
6. Livonian
Permian 1. Votiak
2. Sirian
3. Permiak
Volgaic 1. Tchuvash
2. Mordoin
3. Cheremiss
Ugric 1. Hungarian
2. Samoyed
TATARIC Turkish
CAUCASIAN 1. Lesghian
2. Circassian
BASQUE Basque or Euskara
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