After the break-up of the RomanEmpire
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- SardinianLanguage?
- RomanianLanguage?
- ItalianLanguage?
- PortugueseLanguage?
- SpanishLanguage?
- CatalanLanguage?
- RhaetianLanguage?
- FrenchLanguage
- OccitanLanguage?
And, of course, the classical LatinLanguage? that was spoken conservatively as a lingua franca throughout the MiddleAges is still learned by some.