Corsican
A language of France
| Population | 341,000 in France (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 402,000. |
| Region | Corsica, Paris, Marseilles. Also in Bolivia, Canada, Cuba, Italy, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela. |
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Andorra and France |
| Alternate names | Corse, Corsi, Corso, Corsu |
| Dialects | Sartenais, Vico-Ajaccio, Northern Corsican (Cape Cors, Bastia), Venaco. Lexical similarity: 79%–89% among dialects of Bastia, Venaco, Vico, and Sartene. Bonifacio on the southern tip of the island has 78% lexical similarity (highest) with Bastia at extreme north. Ajaccio dialect is central and prestigious. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Southern, Corsican |
| Language use | Vigorous. Recognized by the French government. All ages. Also use French. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1861–1994. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Also spoken in:
Italy
| Language name | Corsican |
| Population | 1,000 in Italy (1990). |
| Region | Maddalena Island, Sardinia northeast coast. |
| Alternate names | Corse, Corsi, Corso, Corsu |
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