Friulian language
Gallo-Romance language of Friuli, northeast Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Friulian (/friˈuːliən/ free-OO-lee-ən) or Friulan (natively furlanⓘ or marilenghe; Italian: friulano; Austrian German: Furlanisch; Slovene: furlanščina) is a Romance language belonging to the Rhaeto-Romance family, spoken in the Friuli region of northeastern Italy. Friulian has around 600,000 speakers, the vast majority of whom also speak Italian. It is sometimes called Eastern Ladin since it shares the same roots as Ladin, but over the centuries, it has diverged under the influence of surrounding languages, including German, Italian, Venetian, and Slovene. Documents in Friulian are attested from the 11th century and poetry and literature date as far back as 1300. By the 20th century, there was a revival of interest in the language.
Friulian | |
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furlan | |
Native to | Italy |
Region | Friuli |
Ethnicity | Friulians |
Native speakers | Regular speakers: 420,000 (2014)[1] Total: 600,000 (2014)[1] |
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Latin (Friulian alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Regulated by | Agjenzie regjonâl pe lenghe furlane |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | fur |
ISO 639-3 | fur |
Glottolog | friu1240 |
ELP | Friulian |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-m |
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