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Languages of the Carolingian Empire with a Map

With the help of a map, can you guess these languages that were spoken within the boundaries of the Carolingian Empire before its partitioning in 843 AD?
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According to own research. Note that this map may not be 100% accurate and that some language groups might be disputed.
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Last updated: January 17, 2025
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Celtic
 
 
Old Breton
 
 
 
 
 
Germanic
 
 
Frankish
 
 
Lombardic
(likely extinct)
 
 
Old Frisian
 
 
Old High German
 
 
Old Saxon
Romance
Medieval Latin
Moselle Romance
Navarro-Aragonese
Old Arpitan
Old Catalan
Old Dalmatian
Old French
Old Gallo-Italic
Old Italian
Old Occitan
Old Rhaeto-Romance
Old Sardinian
Old Venetian
Pannonian Latin
Slavic
Old South Slavic
Old West Slavic
 
Language isolate
Old Basque
Unclassified language
Pannonian Avar
3 Comments
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Level 74
Jan 17, 2025
Cool quiz, kept typing corsican stupidly, sardinian makes more sense haha.
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Level 55
Jan 17, 2025
Thanks! Corsican likely developed way later with the arrival of the Pisans in the 11th century, as it comes from the Tuscan dialect.
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Level 68
Jan 19, 2025
Now I wish I was worse at geography and thought this was Sardinia