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]
Franco-Provençal | |
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Arpitan | |
patouès, arpetan | |
Pronunciation | [patuˈe], [patuˈɑ] |
Native tae | Italy, Fraunce, Swisserland |
Region | Aosta Valley, Piemont, Foggia, Franche-Comté, Savoie, Bresse, Bugey, Dombes, Beaujolais, Dauphiné, Lyonnais, Forez, Romandie |
Native speakers | (est.) 113,400 |
Laitin | |
Offeecial status | |
Offeecial leid in | protectit bi statute in Italy an Aosta Valley Autonomous Region. |
Leid codes | |
ISO 639-3 | frp |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-j |
Cairt o the Franco-Provençal Leid Aurie: Daurk Blue: Protectit. — Medium Blue: General regions. Licht Blue: Historical transition zone. | |
See forby
- Leid policy in Fraunce
- Leids o Italy
- Leids o Fraunce
- Leids o Swisserland
- Vergonha
References
Fremmit airtins
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