Ligurian
A language of Italy
| Population | 1,920,000 in Italy (2000). Population total all countries: 1,925,100. |
| Region | North, Liguria, east and west of Genoa along the Riviera and mountain hinterland; St. Pietro and St. Antioch, islands off Sardinia southwest coast; Sardinia, Carloforte and Calasetta cities. Also in France, Monaco. |
| Alternate names | Ligure, Líguru |
| Dialects | Genoese (Genoan, Genovese). Ligurian is more similar to Piemontese [pms], Lombard [lmo], and French than to Standard Italian. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Italian |
| Language use | Also use Italian. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1860. |
Also spoken in:
France
| Language name | Ligurian |
| Region | Bonifacio, Corsica, and between Italy and Monaco borders. |
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Andorra and France |
| Alternate names | Ligure |
| Dialects | Genoese (Genoan, Genovese). |
Monaco
| Language name | Ligurian |
| Population | 5,100 in Monaco (1988). |
| Alternate names | Ligure |
| Dialects | Genoese (Genoan, Genovese), Monégasque (Munegasc, Ventimigliese). |
| Language use | Monégasque had few remaining speakers in the 1970s. |
| Language development | Compulsory learning in schools has revived it. |
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