Ladin
A language of Italy
| Population | 30,000 in Italy (2001 census). Ethnic population: 38,000. |
| Region | Bolzano Autonomous Province, Southern Tyrol (German Südtirol, Italian Alto Adige), Gherdëina valley, (Italian Val Gardena, German Grödnertal); Badia valley (Italian Val Badia, German Gadertal); Trento (Trient) Autonomous Province, Trentino, in Fascia valley (Italian Val di Fassa, German Fassatal); Belluno Province, Fodom (Italian Livinallongo, German Buchenstein); Anpezo (Italian Ampezzo, Cortina d’Ampezzo area). Also in United States. |
| Alternate names | Dolomite, Rhaeto-Romance |
| Dialects | Atesino, Cadorino, Nones (Nones Blot, Nonesh, Parlata Trentina, Nonese), Gardenese (Grüdno, Grödnerisch), Fassano, Badiotto (Gadertalisch), Marebbano (Ennebergisch), Livinallese, Ampezzano. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Rhaetian |
| Language use | Positive attitude. Also use Ladin [lld], German, or Italian. |
| Language development | Taught in primary schools. |
| Comments | Written since 1800 in Italy. Dialects of Gardenese, Badiotto, and Fassano are taught in school. |
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