Friulian language
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Friulian is a Romance dialect spoken by approximately 800,000 people in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy, centered around the city of Udine. It is considered a Rhaetian dialect, though it is closer to Italian than other Rhaetian languages like Ladin and Romansh. Friulian has a rich literary tradition, with notable poets like Pieri Zorut. The language has been influenced by neighboring German and Slovene languages due to its geographical location.123
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- Rhaetian dialects
dialects are Engadine, Ladin, and Friulian.
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…reaching the Piave River—is the Friulian dialect area, centred around the city of Udine, with some 800,000 speakers. This dialect is much closer to Italian than are Ladin and Romansh, and it is often claimed to be a Venetian dialect. Venetian proper has gained ground at the expense of Friulian…
Read More…reaching the Piave River—is the Friulian dialect area, centred around the city of Udine, with some 800,000 speakers. This dialect is much closer to Italian than are Ladin and Romansh, and it is often claimed to be a Venetian dialect. Venetian proper has gained ground at the expense of Friulian…
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ItalyLanguages of Italy… in the province of Trieste; Friulian (another Rhaetian dialect) and Sardinian, spoken by the two largest linguistic minorities in Italy, received official recognition in 1992. Linguistic minorities persisting in the Alps are, broadly speaking, the result of migratory movements from neighboring countries or changes in the borderline. The French and…
Read More… in the province of Trieste; Friulian (another Rhaetian dialect) and Sardinian, spoken by the two largest linguistic minorities in Italy, received official recognition in 1992. Linguistic minorities persisting in the Alps are, broadly speaking, the result of migratory movements from neighboring countries or changes in the borderline. The French and…
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Languages of Northern ItalyAn Indo-European meeting placeFriulian, spoken in the area north of Venice, has more than 600,000 speakers. Other speech communities are much smaller. There are approximately 60,000 native speakers of Slovene, and speakers of Occitan, living in relative isolation in Alpine valleys, number some 20,000–40,000.
Read MoreFriulian, spoken in the area north of Venice, has more than 600,000 speakers. Other speech communities are much smaller. There are approximately 60,000 native speakers of Slovene, and speakers of Occitan, living in relative isolation in Alpine valleys, number some 20,000–40,000.
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