Friulian

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A language of Italy

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Frioulan, Frioulian, Friulano, Furlan, Priulian
Population

300,000 (2002).

Location

Friuli-Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region except Trieste province and western and eastern border regions; Venetro Region, Venezia province, Portogruaro area.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Rhaetian
Dialects

Carnico, East Central Friulian, Western Friulian. Friulian, Ladin [lld] and Romansch [roh] are separate languages (1978 R. Hal). More similar to Italian than Romansch [roh] (1981 F. Agard).

Language Use

Many children learn the language but often stop using it at school age, especially in towns where a shift to Venetian [vec] is evident (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Also use Italian [ita].

Language Development
NT: 1972.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Friulian
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Some cultivate Friulian as a literary language.