Franco-Provençal (Francoprovençal), Arpitan, or Romand (in Swisserland) (Vernaculary: francoprovençâl, arpetan, patoué; Italian: francoprovenzale, arpitano; French: francoprovençal, arpitan, patois) is a Gallo-Romance leid spoken in east-central Fraunce, wastren Swisserland, an the Italian Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta). Franco-Provençal haes mony byleids an is different frae but closely relatit tae naurby Romance leids: Oïl leids, Occitan, Gallo-Italian, an Romansh. The name Franco-Provençal wis gien tae the leid bi G.I. Ascoli in the 19t century acause it shared featurs wi French an Provençal athoot belangin tae either. Arpitan, a neologism, is becomin a popular name for the leid an the fowk that speak hit.[1]

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Franco-Provençal
Arpitan
patouès, arpetan
Pronunciation[patuˈe], [patuˈɑ]
Native taeItaly, Fraunce, Swisserland
RegionAosta Valley, Piemont, Foggia,
Franche-Comté, Savoie, Bresse,
Bugey, Dombes, Beaujolais,
Dauphiné, Lyonnais,
Forez, Romandie
Native speakers
(est.) 113,400
Indo-European
Laitin
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in
protectit bi statute in Italy an
Aosta Valley Autonomous Region.
Leid codes
ISO 639-3frp
Linguasphere51-AAA-j
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Daurk Blue: Protectit. — Medium Blue: General regions.
Licht Blue: Historical transition zone.
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See forby

  • Leid policy in Fraunce
  • Leids o Italy
  • Leids o Fraunce
  • Leids o Swisserland
  • Vergonha

References

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