What are some names the Romance languages are sometimes called?
Romanic languages
What is the most spoken of the Languages?
Spanish
Around how many people speak it?
470 million
During what time frame did Latin become the dominant native language in continental Western Europe?
Between 350 BC and 150 AD
When did the modern Romance Languages start evolving from Vulgar Latin?
between the sixth and ninth centuries
What language branch did they form then?
Italic languages
In a more extensive listing how many current Romance Languages are there?
35 current
Is there difficulty imposing boundries where a new language starts and an old one ends with the Romance languages?
Yes
Where has latin had a strong influence?
southeastern Britain
How many people speak Romanian?
25 million
Are these languages ever used as lingua francas?
Yes