⁂ Several dialects have been distinguished: there is most Turkish in the languages of Macedonia; most Italian in the languages of the Ionian Islands.
Roman.
Alphabetic character in universal use; adopted in early Italic from the Phœnician or early Greek, and spread by means of the Latin language.
Romana, Romanese, Rumonsch.
A modification of Latin, including upper and lower Engadine, vernacular in the Grisons, Swiss Alps.
Romance, or Romanic.
Class name for all modern languages derived from Latin; including, in chief, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Wallachian, and Romansch. See Etymological Dictionary by Diez and Donkin, London, 1864; Essay by Lewis, London, 1862.
Romance, Romaunt, or Roman.
A name awkwardly used as equivalent to Provençal, or the Langue d’Oc of South France; thus Raynouard’s Dicty. of Provençal is called “Lexique de la Langue Roman.” W. W. S. See [Romaine].