Re: A86: pt


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Re: A86: pt




In a message dated 12/2/98 17:33:17 Eastern Standard Time,
nmasj@camoes.rnl.ist.utl.pt writes:

> > I would guess portugal; there aren't many other countries since it seems
>  > he's coming from a romance language.
>  
>    Yes, I'm from Portugal. Why do you call it 'romance language'?
>    That got me curious now. I always though french was the romance
>    language...

a romance language is a language based on latin, which is from rome (hence
ROMANce)
many european languages are romance languages:  portugese, spanish, french,
italian, etc.