Latin (9424 bytes)
2: '''Latin''' was the [[language]] originally spoken in the ...
4: ... as its primary [[liturgical language]] until the 1960s. It is also still used (drawing heavily on [[...
7: name=Latin|
8: nativename=lingua Latina|
14: ...bsp;[[Italic languages|Italic]]<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Latin'''|

Old Latin (1326 bytes)
1: ...in Bible used before the [[Vulgate]], see [[Vetus Latina]].''
4: ... of [[Latin]] texts before the age of [[Classical Latin]].
6: ...f [[diphthong]]s such as ''oi'' and ''ei'' (later Latin ''&#363;'' or ''oe'', and ''&#299;'').
8: Notable Old Latin fragments:
20: * The [[Senatusconsultum de Bacchanalibus]] ([[186 BC]])

New Latin (3803 bytes)
1: ... '''Neo-Latin''') is a post-medieval version of [[Latin]], now used primarily in [[International Scienti...
3: ...came into widespread use towards the end of the [[1890s]] among [[linguist]]s and [[scientist]]s.
5: ...ll their [[Renaissance]] Latin language texts Neo-Latin as well.
7: ...opathia Sexualis]]'' in Latin, but this resort to Latin was a sort of [[cryptography]] designed to concea...
9: ... Roman Catholic [[priests]] studied theology from Latin textbooks, even if the language of instruction in...

Vulgar Latin (36376 bytes)
1: ...erm covering the [[vernacular]] dialects of the [[Latin language]] spoken mostly in the western [[Roman p...
3: ...during the period in question, students of vulgar Latin must study it through indirect methods.
5: ...ssical usages that occasionally are found in late Latin texts also shed light on the spoken language of t...
7: ...e [[Roman Empire]], distinct from the [[Classical Latin]] of literature.]]
9: == What was Vulgar Latin? ==

Latin alphabet (19558 bytes)
1: ...s. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Latin alphabet became the standard script for a number ...
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17: {| align="center" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" bgcolor="#EFEFEF...
26: ...abet as used in English, but they were considered Latin letters in the past.
28: Modified Latin letters, often based on [[ligature]]s or [[diacri...

Latin literature (2972 bytes)
1: ...died for the light it sheds on the development of Latin into the [[Romance languages]] rather than for it...
3: ==Early Latin literature==
30: ==Silver Latin==
55: ==Latin Literature in the Late Antique period==
67: ==Mediæval and Christian Latin literature==

Latin America (7582 bytes)
1: ...ges]] are also spoken. Most frequently the term ''Latin America'' is restricted to countries whose inhabi...
3: ...nits. [[Brazil]] is by far the largest country in Latin America both in area and in population. It occupi...
5: ...k [[Dutch language|Dutch]], also do not belong to Latin America.
7: ...from. But in general terms roughly two thirds of Latin Americans speak Spanish and one third Portuguese.
9: ...ew]]ish, indigenous, and [[Candomblé]] (an [[Afro-Latin American]] religion) among the many.

Medieval Latin (5275 bytes)
1: ...ssance]]. It is largely synonymous with [[Church Latin]].
3: ... to the local vernacular also influenced medieval Latin's vocabulary and syntax.
5: ... his own right; his influence led to a rebirth of Latin literature and learning after the depressed perio...
7: ...e") was used as the only auxiliary verb, Medieval Latin writers might use ''habere'' ("to have"), as Germ...
9: ...riking differences between Classical and medieval Latin are found in orthography. Some of the most freque...

Pig Latin (4081 bytes)
1: ... into English [[slang]]. The British name for Pig Latin is [[backslang]].
6: ... this rule make for many of the "dialects" of Pig Latin. The various syllables that are added after vowel...
8: A Pig Latin example text follows:
11: ...et-stray" or "treet-say". The variations in rule 1 are relatively rare, while the variations in rule...
13: ...ch that they have the same "translation" into Pig Latin. For instance, with the "way" variation of rule 2...

Latin square (6987 bytes)
1: A '''Latin square''' is an ''n'' &times; ''n'' table filled ...
5: 1 & 2 & 3 \\
6: 2 & 3 & 1 \\
7: 3 & 1 & 2 \\
18: Latin squares occur as the [[multiplication table]]s of...

Latin peoples (646 bytes)
1: ...cended from the [[Vulgar Latin|vulgar]] form of [[Latin]]. They include:
16: ... descendants in the larger world, especially in [[Latin America]].

Humanist Latin (3644 bytes)
1: ...ist Latin''' is a name given to the distinctive [[Latin]] style developed by [[Renaissance humanism|the h...
3: ...nly ancient Latin from the Roman period was "real Latin."
5: ...nunciation|reconstructed version]] of [[classical Latin]] pronunciation.
7: ... extensive discourses on contemporary subjects in Latin gradually ceased to be written during this period...
9: ==Important Humanist Latin authors==

Latin mahattan (407 bytes)

Latin Union (3832 bytes)
1: The '''Latin Union'''
2: ...e common heritage and different identities of the Latin world.
3: ... it has existed as a functional institution since 1983.
5: ...ince that date, its member states have risen from 12 to 35, and its membership now covers
9: **Official language derived from Latin

Latin Empire (3253 bytes)
1: ...ders]], was crowned the first emperor [[May 16]], 1204.
3: ... of the so-called [[Byzantine Emperor]], whom the Latin Emperor hoped to replace. The Byzantine Empire wa...
5: ...us]] recaptured Constantinople, deposing the last Latin Emperor, [[Baldwin II of Constantinople|Baldwin I...
7: ...as theoretical overlords by the various remaining Latin states in the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]].
9: ==Latin Emperors of Constantinople, 1204-1261==

Latin jazz (2536 bytes)
1: ...n to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the U...
3: The two main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian and Afro-Cuban.
4: * Brazilian Latin Jazz includes [[bossa nova]] and [[samba (music)|...
5: * Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz includes [[salsa music|salsa]], [[merengue]]...
7: ...h is considered by many to be the first authentic Latin Jazz recording.

Hiberno-Latin (4704 bytes)
1: ...ric Latin''', was a playful and learned sort of [[Latin]] [[literature]] created and spread by [[Ireland|...
3: ...e [[monastery|monasteries]] often brought Hiberno-Latin literary styles with them.
5: ...ntion may also represent the influence of Hiberno-Latin.
14: ...nother example of the wordplay typical of Hiberno-Latin The beginning of the poem:
33: :''*Words marked with an asterisk in the Latin text are learned, neologisms, unusually spelled, ...

Latin dances (1312 bytes)
1: The term '''Latin dances''' in the context of [[Social dance|socia...
3: ...first meaning is to denote dances originated in [[Latin America]]. Typically these are [[Cha cha]], [[Rum...
5: ...ive]]. Notice that the last two dances are not of Latin American origin.
7: ...e basic position stand face-to-face. Music may be Latin American traditional or contemporary [[popular mu...
14: [[zh:&#25289;&#19969;&#33310;]]

Quartier Latin (1390 bytes)
1: The '''Quartier Latin''' (''Latin Quarter'') is an area in the [[5ème arrondissemen...
3: The name derives from the [[Latin language]], which was widely spoken in the [[Midd...
12: The '''Quartier Latin''' is an area in the Ville-Marie borough of [[Mon...
14: ...]], far from the downtown borough. In the late [[1960s]] [[Université du Québec à Montréal|UQAM]] wa...
17: [[de:Quartier Latin]]

Latin Rite (1911 bytes)
1: ...lture. This Church is also referred to as the '''Latin Church'''.
5: ...m "Roman Catholic" is treated as synonymous with “Latin-rite”, though never by the Roman Catholic Church ...
7: ...primate (religion)|primate]], and, of course, the Latin-rite [[Mass (liturgy)|liturgies]]. The [[Eastern...
8: ... edition was promulgated by [[John Paul II]] in [[1983]].
18: *[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13155a.htm The Roman Rite] (Catholic Encyclopedia)

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