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<blockquote data-quote="Turjan" data-source="post: 1358084" data-attributes="member: 3477"><p>Okay, that's clearly Middle Ages then (Renaissance started in the 15th century in Italy and in the 16th century in the rest of Europe). Although it's not completely correct, because the languages were not that unified by education as they are today, you could still use the suggested approach and take modern day languages as a basis. Approaches like, e.g., splitting German in its three language groups, will be a bit too much.</p><p></p><p>Okay, here is a rough list of most modern European languages:</p><p></p><p>1. Indogermanic languages</p><p></p><p>1.1 Germanic Languages</p><p></p><p>Norwegian (this consists actually of two languages, but nevermind <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />)</p><p>Swedish</p><p>Danish</p><p>Icelandic</p><p>English</p><p>Dutch</p><p>German</p><p>Jiddish</p><p></p><p>1.2 Romanic languages</p><p></p><p>Portuguese</p><p>Galician</p><p>Spanish</p><p>Katalan</p><p>French</p><p>Sardic</p><p>Italian</p><p>Raeto-Romanic</p><p>Romanian</p><p>Moldavian</p><p></p><p>1.3 Celtic languages</p><p></p><p>Breton</p><p>Gaelic</p><p>Welsh</p><p></p><p>1.4. Greek</p><p></p><p>Well, Greek <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>1.5 Baltic languages</p><p></p><p>Lithuanian</p><p>Latvian</p><p>Prussian (may already have been extinct)</p><p></p><p>1.6 Albanian</p><p></p><p>Well, Albanian <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>1.8 Slavonic languages</p><p></p><p>1.8.1 West-Slavonic languages</p><p></p><p>Polish</p><p>Czech</p><p>Slovak</p><p>Sorbian</p><p></p><p>1.8.2 East-Slavonic languages</p><p></p><p>Russian</p><p>Ukrainian</p><p>Byelorussian</p><p></p><p>1.8.3 South-Slavonic languages</p><p></p><p>Slovenic</p><p>Serbo-Croatian</p><p>Macedonian</p><p>Bulgarian</p><p></p><p>2. Basque (the oldest European language; no relatives)</p><p></p><p>3. Uralian languages</p><p></p><p>Hungarian</p><p>Finnish</p><p>Karelian</p><p>Estonian</p><p></p><p>4. Turk languages</p><p></p><p>Turkish</p><p>(some more in Russia, like Tartaric)</p><p></p><p>5. Semitic languages</p><p></p><p>Maltese</p><p></p><p></p><p>Okay, the list is not complete, but it will do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Of course, you can always split French or German or other languages in many different dialects, but this should do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turjan, post: 1358084, member: 3477"] Okay, that's clearly Middle Ages then (Renaissance started in the 15th century in Italy and in the 16th century in the rest of Europe). Although it's not completely correct, because the languages were not that unified by education as they are today, you could still use the suggested approach and take modern day languages as a basis. Approaches like, e.g., splitting German in its three language groups, will be a bit too much. Okay, here is a rough list of most modern European languages: 1. Indogermanic languages 1.1 Germanic Languages Norwegian (this consists actually of two languages, but nevermind ;)) Swedish Danish Icelandic English Dutch German Jiddish 1.2 Romanic languages Portuguese Galician Spanish Katalan French Sardic Italian Raeto-Romanic Romanian Moldavian 1.3 Celtic languages Breton Gaelic Welsh 1.4. Greek Well, Greek :D 1.5 Baltic languages Lithuanian Latvian Prussian (may already have been extinct) 1.6 Albanian Well, Albanian ;) 1.8 Slavonic languages 1.8.1 West-Slavonic languages Polish Czech Slovak Sorbian 1.8.2 East-Slavonic languages Russian Ukrainian Byelorussian 1.8.3 South-Slavonic languages Slovenic Serbo-Croatian Macedonian Bulgarian 2. Basque (the oldest European language; no relatives) 3. Uralian languages Hungarian Finnish Karelian Estonian 4. Turk languages Turkish (some more in Russia, like Tartaric) 5. Semitic languages Maltese Okay, the list is not complete, but it will do :). Of course, you can always split French or German or other languages in many different dialects, but this should do :). [/QUOTE]
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