Monégasque dialect

Monégasque
Monégasque
munegascu
Native to	Monaco
Ethnicity	8,400 have Monegasque nationality (2016)
Native speakers	(ca. 20 cited for 1950); nearly extinct, but taught in school as a heritage language
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Western Gallo-Romance Gallo-Italic Ligurian Monégasque; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguasphere	51-AAA-cha
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Monégasque (Ligurian: munegàscucode: lij is deprecated ; Italian: monegasco; French: monégasque) is the type of Ligurian spoken in Monaco, where it is the national language. Although it is not an official language of Monaco (which is only French), it does enjoy an official status, and it is taught in schools and is compulsory.

Monégasque Dialect Media

In Monaco-Ville, some street signs are printed in both French and Monégasque.
ECHO Monaco Editable A4 Portrait
Monaco and Menton constituted the extreme western area of the Republic of Genoa (demarcated in green) in 1664.

↑ 2016 census
↑ Raymond Arveiller (1967) Etude sur le Parler de Monaco. Comité National des Traditions Monégasques.

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