Other scholars, however, argue that they are a group of around twelve languages, about as different from each other as the Romance or Germanic languages.
ˈʌðɚ skˈɑːlɚz, haʊˈɛvɚ, ˈɑːɹɡjuː ðæt ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ɚɹˈaʊnd twˈɛlv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ɐbˌaʊt æz dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌm ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ æz ðə ɹoʊmˈæns ɔːɹ dʒɜːmˈænɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.