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Italo-Western

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Italo-Western is, in some classifications, the largest branch of the Romance languages. It comprises two of the branches of the Romance languages, Italo-Dalmatian and Western Romance, and excludes both the Sardinian language and Eastern Romance.

Facts
Region
Italian Peninsula, Switzerland, France, Istria, Channel Islands, Iberia 1
Proto-Language Status
descends from Proto-Romance by way of Vulgar Latin 1
Sources
1. Italo-Western Romance languages - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Geographic distribution field
    Geographic distribution: Italian Peninsula, Switzerland, France, Istria, Channel Islands, Iberia
  • Infobox, Early forms field
    Early forms: Old Latin, Vulgar Latin, Proto-Romance
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