Italian and Romance Languages
Besides the languages cited above other languages derived from Latin are:
| Language | Area where it is spoken |
| Portuguese | Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique and some other Portuguese ex-colonies in Africa |
| Spanish (Castillian) | first language in Castile and in a greater part of America, with the exception of Canada, the USA, Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana and a number of islands in the Caribbean |
| Galician | In the Spanish province of Galicia |
| Romanian | Romania and parts of adjoining countries |
| Aragonese | Arragon (Spain) |
Asturian(Leonese, Mirandese) |
Asturias (Spain) Leon (Spain) |
| Burgundian | Burgundy (France) |
| Bourguignon -Morvandiau | Burgundy (France) |
| Champenois | Champagne (France, Wallonia (Belgium) |
| Extremaduran | Extremadura (Spain, Portugal) |
| Fala | Extremadura (Spain) |
| Franc-Comtois | Franche-Compté (France) |
| Gallo | Brittany (France) |
| Istriot | Istria (Croatia) |
| Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish) | Sephardic Jews of North Africa, Turkey |
| Languedocien | Languedoc |
| Lorrain (Gaumais) | Lorraine (France), Gaume (Belgium) |
| Monegasque | Monaco |
| Norman | Normandy (France) |
| Picard | Picardy (France), Wallonia (Belgium) |
| Poitevin-Saintongeais | Poitou-Charentes (France) |
| Walloon | Wallonia (Belgium) |
| Istro-Romanian | Istria (Croatia) |
| Mirandense | Miranda do Douro (Portugal) |
| Jèrriais | Jersey (Channel Islands) |
| Dgèrnésiais | Guernsey (Channel Islands) |
| Sarkese | Sark (Channel Islands) |
And there are some dead languages:
| Language | Area where it was spoken |
| Mozarabic | Parts of the Iberian Peninsula under Arab domination |
| Dalmatian | Dalmatia, now the coast of Croatia |
| Auregnais | Alderney (Channel Islands) |
| Shuadit | A language of the Jews of Southern France |
| Zarphatic | A language of the Jews of Southern France |
This table should demonstrate the wealth of Latin languages spoken in Italy.
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