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The languages spoken today in the Alps are: | |||
* German dialects | |||
:* Swiss German | |||
:* Bavarian | |||
* Romance languages | |||
:* Gallo-Romance | |||
::* French | |||
::* Franco-Provençal | |||
::* Occitan | |||
:* Rhaeto-Romance | |||
::* Rumansch | |||
::* Ladin | |||
::* Friulian | |||
:* Italian | |||
* South Slavic languages | |||
:* Slovenian | |||
Known extinct languages of the Alps are: | |||
* Continental Celtic | |||
:* Gaulish | |||
:* Lepontic | |||
:* Noric | |||
* Raetic (probably related to Etruscan) | |||
Unlike the [[Caucasian languages|Caucasus]], the Alps do not have surviving indigenous non-Indo-European languages. In the [[League of Lost Languages]], however, we have taken the liberty to invent such non-Indo-European languages, see [[Palaeo-Alpine languages]]. | |||
[[Category:Natlangs]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:53, 8 February 2013
The languages spoken today in the Alps are:
- German dialects
- Swiss German
- Bavarian
- Romance languages
- Gallo-Romance
- French
- Franco-Provençal
- Occitan
- Rhaeto-Romance
- Rumansch
- Ladin
- Friulian
- Italian
- South Slavic languages
- Slovenian
Known extinct languages of the Alps are:
- Continental Celtic
- Gaulish
- Lepontic
- Noric
- Raetic (probably related to Etruscan)
Unlike the Caucasus, the Alps do not have surviving indigenous non-Indo-European languages. In the League of Lost Languages, however, we have taken the liberty to invent such non-Indo-European languages, see Palaeo-Alpine languages.
