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Tomislav Addai
Interlude IV: Linguistic Makeup of the World in 1000AD
This overview does not aim to be an exhaustive list of all linguistic groups present in 1000AD. To prevent this post too long, all the major groups shall be hidden under spoilerboxes
Abkhaz-Abaza
  1. Abaza
  2. Abxaz
Circassian
  1. Adyghe
  2. Kabardian
Ubykh
  1. Ubykh
Berber languages
  1. Northern Berber
    1. Atlas
      1. Braber
      2. Shilha
      3. Srair
      4. Gomara
    2. Kabyle
    3. Zenati
      1. Artawi
      2. Riffina
      3. Shawiya
      4. Mozabite
      5. Numidian
      6. Djerbi
      7. Matmata
      8. Zuwara
  2. Western Berber
    1. Imraguen
  3. Eastern Berber
    1. Siwi
    2. Awjili
    3. Nafusi
    4. Ghadami
    5. Fazani
  4. Southern Berber
    1. Tuareg
Chadic languges
  1. Hausa
Cushitic languages
  1. Northern
    1. Beja
  2. Central
    1. Agaw
      1. Qimant
      2. Bilen
      3. Awngi
  3. Eastern
    1. Burji
    2. Sidamic
    3. Oromo
    4. Somali
    5. Afar
    6. ...
  4. Southern
    1. numerous smaller languages
Kemetic languges
  1. Coptic
Omotic languages
  1. various smaller languages
Semitic languages
  1. Central Semitic
    1. Northwest Semitic
      1. Aramaic
        1. Western
          1. Melkite
          2. Samaritan
          3. Hebroni
        2. Eastern
          1. Syriac
          2. Mandaic
          3. Qatriyan
      2. Canaanite
        1. Chenani (Punic)
        2. Hebrew (ext.)
    2. Arabic
      1. Hejazi
      2. Yamamahi (Nejdi)
      3. Misri
      4. Sawati
  2. South Semitic
    1. Southwestern Semitic
      1. Himyaritic
      2. Hadhrami
      3. Ethiopian Semitic
        1. North Ethipian
          1. Geez (ext.)
          2. Tigre
          3. Tigrinya
        2. South Ethiopian
          1. Southeastern
            1. Zway
            2. Harari
          2. Southwestern
            1. Amharic
            2. Gafat
            3. Soddo
            4. Others
    2. Southeastern Semitic
      1. Mehri
      2. Jibbali
      3. Suqotri
      4. Shehri

Anatolian
  1. Isaurian
Armenian
  1. Armenian
Baltic
  1. Western Baltic
    1. Curonian
    2. Galindian
    3. Prussian
    4. Yotvingian
  2. Eastern Baltic
    1. Latgallian
    2. Lithuanian
    3. Selonian
    4. Semigallian
  3. Dnieprian
    1. East Galindian
Celtic
  1. Continental
    1. Gaulish
      1. Arverne
    2. Galatian
  2. Insular
    1. Brythonic
      1. Welsh
      2. Breton
      3. Cumbric
    2. Goidelic
      1. Eirish
      2. Alban
Germanic
  1. North Germanic
    1. West Scandinavian
      1. Norwegian
      2. Faroese
      3. Norn
      4. Icelandic
    2. East Scandinavian
      1. Danish
      2. Swedish
      3. Gutnish
      4. Varyag
      5. Jorvikish
  2. West Germanic
    1. Anglo-Frisian
      1. Anglish
      2. Scots
      3. Friesian
    2. Low German
      1. Saxon
      2. Dutch
    3. High German
      1. Thuringian
      2. Franconian
      3. Bavarian
      4. Swabian
  3. East Germanic
    1. Crimean Gothic
Hellenic
  1. Rhomanian
  2. Tsakonian
  3. Pontic
  4. Cypriot
  5. Italiot
  6. Cappadocian
  7. Antiokian
  8. Kyrenaik
Indo-Aryan
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Illyrian
  1. Albanian
Slavic
  1. West Slavic
    1. Polish
    2. Pomeranian
    3. Sorbian
    4. Silesian
    5. Czech
    6. Slovien
  2. East Slavic
    1. Novgorodian
    2. Rusyn
    3. Russian
  3. South Slavic
    1. Carantanian
    2. Croat
    3. Serb
    4. Bulgarian
    5. Malasian (Anatolian)
Romance
  1. Western Romance
    1. Ibero-Romance
      1. Asturian
      2. Carpetan
      3. Galician
      4. Bétican
      5. Lusitan
    2. Gallo-Romance
      1. Neustrian
      2. Arpetan
    2. Britanno-Romance
      1. Britanic
    2. Occitano-Romance
      1. Occitan
      2. Gascon
      3. Taraconese
    3. Annonarian-Romance
      1. Rhaeto-Romance
        1. Rhaetish
        2. Ladin
        3. Furlan
      2. Cisalpine
        1. Ligurian
        2. Lombard
        3. Venetian
        4. Istriot
  2. Southern Romance
    1. Africo-Romance
      1. Tafircan
      2. Maourtanyan
    2. Insular Romance
      1. Sardinian
      2. Sicilian
      3. Balearic
  3. Eastern Romance
    1. Italo-Romance
      1. Tuscan
      2. Umbrian
      3. Benentic
      4. Napolitan
    2. Illyro-Romance
      1. Dalmatian
      2. Morlac
      3. Pannonian
    3. Daco-Romance
      1. Vlach
        1. Moesian
        2. Vardarian
        3. Banatian
        4. Oltenian
        5. Dacian
  1. Kartlian
  2. Mingrelian
  3. Laz
  4. Svan
Avar-Andic
  1. Avar
  2. various smaller languages
Dargic
  1. various smaller languages
Khinalug
  1. Khinalug
Lakh
  1. Lakh language (isolate)
Lezgic
  1. Archi
  2. Samur
    1. Western Samur
      1. Rutul
      2. Tsakhur
    2. Southern Samur
      1. Kryts
      2. Budukh
    3. Eastern Samur
      1. Tabasaran
      2. Lezgian
      3. Agul
      4. Udi or Aghbanian
Nakh
  1. Bats
  2. Vainakh
    1. Chechen
    2. Ingush
Tsezic
  1. various smaller languages
Oghur(Far Western)
  1. Bolghar
  2. Khazar
Oghuz (Southwestern)
  1. Pecheneg
  2. Oghuz Turkish proper
Kipchak (Northwestern)
  1. Western Kipchak
    1. Cuman
  2. Northern Kipchak
    1. Bashkir
  3. Southern Kipchak
    1. Kimek
    2. Kipchak
Karluk (Southeastern)
  1. Karluk
Siberian Turkic (Northeastern)
  1. West Siberian
    1. Sayan
      1. Tuvan
      2. Tofolar
    2. Yenisei
      1. Kyrgyz
      2. Khakas
      3. Shor
      4. Uyghur
    3. Chulym
    4. Altai
  2. East Siberian
    1. Kurykans
Fenno-Volgaic
  1. Baltic Finnic
    1. Estonian
    2. Finnish
    3. Ingrian
    4. Karelian
    5. Livonian
    6. Ludic
    7. Veps
    8. Votic
  2. Sami
    1. Various Dialects
  3. Volgaic Finnic
    1. Mari
    2. Mordinic
      1. Erzya
      2. Moksha
    3. Muromian
    4. Meshchera
    5. Merya
Permic
  1. Komi
    1. Permiac
    2. Yodzyac
    3. Zyrian
  2. Votyak
Samoyedic
  1. Northern Samoyedic
    1. Nganasan
    2. Enets
    3. Nenets
  2. Southern Samoyedic
    1. Selkup
    2. Kamassian
    3. Mator
Ugric
  1. Northern Ugric
    1. Khanty
    2. Mansi
  2. Southern Ugric
    1. Magyar (Hungarian)
    2. Csango
Iberic
  1. Ceretan
  2. Pireneic
Vasconic
  1. Basque
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