Friulian
A language of Italy
| Population | 794,000 (2000). |
| Region | Northeast and adjacent areas, north Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Austrian Province borders of Corinthia and Republic of Slovenia. |
| Alternate names | Frioulan, Frioulian, Friulano, Furlan, Priulian |
| Dialects | East Central Friulian, Western Friulian, Carnico. Friulian, Ladin [lld] and Romansch [roh] are separate languages (1978 R. Hall, Jr.). More similar to Italian than to Romansch [roh] (1981 F. Agard). |
| Classification | Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Rhaetian |
| Language use | Some cultivating Friulian as a literary language. In the area of Gorizia Slovenes speak it as L2 or L3. Germans in the area also speak it. Positive attitude. Also use Italian. |
| Language development | NT: 1972. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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