Emilian

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bolognese, Ferrarese, Modenese, Parmigiano, Piacentino, Reggiano

Autonym

Emigliân

Population

Some L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 3,000,000.

Location

Emilia-Romagna region: main town: Reggio Emilia; other towns: Parma, Bologna, Ferrara, Piacenza, Modena; Piedmont region: Curone valley.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Language Use

Shifting to Italian [ita]. Adults and older. All also use Italian [ita].

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Emilian is less and less publicly used. Christian.