Find the Romance Languages Trivia Quiz

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French is an official language in over 25 countries. It is a Romance language in the Indo-European family, and it evolved from Vulgar Latin. French is influenced by Celtic and Germanic languages, and its with Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Spanish is an official language in 21 countries around the globe. Like French, it is a Romance language in the Indo-European family, and evolved from Vulgar Latin spoken in the Iberian Peninsula after the expansion of the Roman Empire.
Spanish was influenced by Basque and other Romance languages, Arabic (800 years of Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula), as well as Indigenous American languages. It is related to Portuguese, French, Romanian, Catalan, and Italian.

Italian is an official language in 4 world countries. It evolved from Vulgar Latin, Indo-European branch, and is considered to be one of the least divergent languages from Latin today. Italian was influenced by French, Spanish, German, Greek, and Arabic as well as Tuscan; and is related to Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, and Sardinian.

Portuguese is the official language of 9 countries and one special region. Its parent language is Vulgar Latin, Indo-European branch, and has been influenced by Germanic languages, French, Greek, Arabic, Celtic, and indigenous languages from areas that were colonized in the Americas, Africa and Asia.

Catalan is the official language of Andorra as well as a number of autonomous regions. Its parent language is Vulgar Latin, Indo-European branch, and it was influenced by Occitan and Arabic. It is related to Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian, but it is most closely related to Occitan and Aragonese.

Romanian is the official language in two countries, Romania and Moldova. Its parent language is Vulgar Latin, Indo-European branch, and it was influenced by Greek, Turkish, Hungarian, as well as Slavic Languages. It is related to Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French.

Walloon is not an official language in any country, however it is spoken in southern, French-Belgium, as well as in small pockets of northern France. There are believed to be between 300,000 and 600,0000 speakers of the language alive today. Walloon is descended from Vulgar Latin, Indo-European branch, and was influenced by Germanic Languages and Romance dialects. It is closely related to French.

Occitan is an official language only in Catalonia, Spain. Its parent language is Vulgar Latin, Indo-European branch. It was influenced by French, Italian, Spanish, and Catalan. It is most closely related to the latter. Estimates vary from 100,000 to 800,000 native speakers of Occitan.

Sardinian is not an official language in any country, however it has official status as a recognized minority language in Sardinia, Italy. Its parent language is Vulgar Latin, Indo-European branch. It is believed to have been influenced by Spanish, Corsican, and Latin, and is most closely related to the more conservative Romance languages. There are an estimated 1 to 1.5 million speakers of Sardinian worldwide.

Romansh is an official language in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Its parent is Vulgar Latin from the Rhaeto-Romance branch, and it was influenced by Celtic and Germanic languages. It is related to Italian, Spanish, and French. There are approximately 60,000 speakers of Swiss Romansh currently.