Europaio

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European Language Europaiom
Spoken in:	eastern and central Europe
Language extinction:	developed into Proto-Indo-European languages by the 20th century BC
Language family:	Indo-European European Language
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	`ine`
ISO 639-3:	`ine`
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Europaio or European language refers to the reconstructed language based on the Northern or European dialects of late Proto-Indo-European, usually including Proto-Baltic, Proto-Celtic, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Italic, Proto-Slavic and Tocharian.

The European language project's main aim is to obtain a common, modern and usable language for the European Union, as Hebrew was reconstructed and revived for the Land of Israel a century ago. The Dnghu Group stated goal for Europaio is, "to substitute present-day linguae francae from third parties within the EU for a single, natural and common National Language." The Europaio project therefore to create a neutral language to all current and future EU members as an alternative to the common usage of one member's language such as English.

The revival project began with the publishing of Europaio: A Brief Grammar of the European Language (ISBN 84-689-7727-6) and the creation of the Dnghu Group in Extremadura, where it has received a prize in a regional Government and University Innovative Entrepreneurship Competition on May 2006.