Franco-Provençal
Franco-Provençal (also Francoprovençal, Patois, Gaga, Savoyard or Arpitan)[3] is a dialect group within Gallo-Romance originally spoken in east-central France, western Switzerland and northwestern Italy.
| Franco-Provençal | ||||
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| patouès, gaga, arpetan | ||||
| Native to | Italy, France, Switzerland | |||
| Region | Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Foggia, Franche-Comté, Savoie, Bresse, Bugey, Dombes, Beaujolais, Dauphiné, Lyonnais, Forez, Romandie | |||
| Native speakers | 227,000 (2013)e18 150,000 in France, 70,000 in Italy, 7,000 in Switzerland | |||
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Dialects | Vaudois
Jurassien
Lyonnais
Dauphinois
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| Writing system | Latin | |||
| Recognised minority language in |  France
 Switzerland | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-3 | frp | |||
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-j[2] | |||
 Map of the Franco-Provençal language area:
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Franco-Provençal is also spoken in rural areas of French-speaking Switzerland.
In France, it is one of the three Gallo-Romance language families of the country (together with the langues d'oïl and the langues d'oc), and it is officially recognized as a regional language of France, but its use in the country is not widespread. Still, organizations are trying to keep it alive through cultural events, education, research, and publishing.
Franco-Provençal Media
Title page of a Franco-Provençal dictionary from Saint-Étienne, France (1896): "The Key to the Gaga Dialect".
Language area map with standard place names and modern political divisions.
Conference hall at the 37th Fête internationale de l'arpitan, Saint-Etienne (France), 2016.
Franco-Provençal language region map showing dialects and groups (revision 1)
Bilingual road sign (French-Valdôtain) in Introd, Aosta Valley.
Road sign for Charvex (La Balme de Thuy), Haute-Savoie, France after a name change in the 1990s to a historical Savoyard spelling. (Former village name: Charvet.)
Text of a carol about the appearance of a comet in 1682 by Jean Chapelon.
Cé qu'è l'ainô musical score showing verses 1, 2, 4, & 68.
Amélie Gex (1835-1883)
References
Other websites
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Franco-Provençal edition. |
- Arpitan Cultural Alliance, International Federation
- Francoprovencal.org Le site du francoprovençal
- Centre d'Études Francoprovençales of Saint-Nicolas, Aosta Valley