Francoprovençal Romance Italic Indo-European

Group of Romance dialects spoken in the Alpine region - in France (mostly in the region Rhone-Alpes), Switzerland (all of Suisse Romande except for the Cantons of Jura and Bern, and Italy (Val d'Aosta). Linguists generally recognize these dialects as being neither those of French, Occitan, or Italian. The name Francoprovençal was originally introduced by the Italian linguist G.I. Ascoli in the 19th century. Except in Aosta and the Swiss village of Evolène (canton of Valais), Francoprovençal is moribund.

• Arpitania.ch - Multilingual site devoted to various aspects of the francoprovençal Francoprovençal language (preferentially called Arpitan on this site).
• Francoprovençal in Italy - Detailed overview of the sociolinguistic situation of the Francoprovençal language in Italy, spoken in three areas: the Valle d\\'Aosta, some alpine valleys in the Province of Turin in Piedmont, and two communes in the Province of Foggia in Apulia (souther

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