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Friulians
Northern Italian ethnolinguistic minority / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friulians, also called Friulans or Furlans (Friulian: Furlans, Italian: Friulani), are an ethnolinguistic minority living primarily in Italy, with a significant diaspora community.
Quick Facts Furlans, Regions with significant populations ...
Furlans | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | ~1,000,000[1] |
![]() | ~100,000 |
![]() | ~95,000 |
![]() | ~25,000 |
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Languages | |
Friulian, Italian Minority: Venetian | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ladins, Romansh |
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Friulians primarily inhabit the region of Friuli and speak the Rhaeto-Romantic language Friulian, which is closely related to Ladin, spoken primarily in South Tyrol/Alto Adige, and Romansh, native to the Canton of Grisons in Switzerland.