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Re: Eurolangs (was: Uusisuom's influences)

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 19:50
Raymond Brown wrote:


>> I think it would probably be simplest to take as European the languages of >> any country that is a member of UEFA (European Union of Association >> Football), except Israel. > > ....or all countries take part in European Song Contest, except Israel ;)
The UNESCO Red Book On Endangered Languages defines Europe as consisting of the following countries: * Albania * Andorra * Austria * Belarus * Belgium * Bosnia and Hercegovina * Bulgaria * Croatia * Cyprus * Czechia * Denmark * England * Estonia * Faroe Islands * Finland * France * Germany * Gibraltar * Greece * Guernsey * Hungary * Iceland * Ireland * Italy * Jersey * Latvia * Liechtenstein * Lithuania * Luxembourg * Macedonia * Malta * Isle of Man * Moldova * Monaco * The Netherlands * Norway * Poland * Portugal * Romania * Russia (in part) * San Marino * Slovakia * Slovenia * Spain (excluding Canary Islands) * Sweden * Switzerland * Turkey (in part) * Ukraine * United Kingdom * Vatican State * Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegr Transparently the line between European Turkey and Asian Turkey is the Straits, but it is not clear where the line is drawn in Russia. -- There is / one art || John Cowan <jcowan@...> no more / no less || http://www.reutershealth.com to do / all things || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan with art- / lessness \\ -- Piet Hein

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