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	The '''Romance languages''' (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages) are a branch of the [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language family]], comprised of all the languages that descend from [[Latin]], the language of the [[Roman Empire]]. They have more than 700 million native speakers worldwide, mainly in the [[Americas]], [[Europe]], and [[Africa]], as well as in many smaller regions scattered through the world.		The '''Romance languages''' (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages) are a branch of the [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language family]], comprised of all the languages that descend from [[Latin]], the language of the [[Roman Empire]]. They have more than 700 million native speakers worldwide, mainly in the [[Americas]], [[Europe]], and [[Africa]], as well as in many smaller regions scattered through the world.
-	All Romance languages descend from [[Vulgar Latin]], the language of soldiers, settlers and merchants of the [[Roman Empire]], which was somewhat different from the [[Classical Latin]] of the Roman literati. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]	+	All Romance languages descend from [[Vulgar Latin]], the language of soldiers, settlers and merchants of the [[Roman Empire]], which was somewhat different from the [[Classical Latin]] of the Roman [[literati]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]

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The Romance languages (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages) are a branch of the Indo-European language family, comprised of all the languages that descend from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. They have more than 700 million native speakers worldwide, mainly in the Americas, Europe, and Africa, as well as in many smaller regions scattered through the world.

All Romance languages descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of soldiers, settlers and merchants of the Roman Empire, which was somewhat different from the Classical Latin of the Roman literati. [1] [May 2007]