Also Known As:
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan, Alpine Provençal, Vivaroalpenc, Vivaroaupenc, Alpine Provencal
Dialects & Varieties
Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages
Moseley, Christopher. 2005. "Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages." RoutledgeCurzon.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Ardeche, Drome, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Isere (France); Piedmont, Val d'Esturo, Entraigas, Limoun, Vinai, Pignerol, Sestrino (Italy)
Location Description
Spoken in the upper valleys of Italian towns.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
French, Italian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
This article is in the French language and provides a list of some verbs found in French and what th
This traditional Occitan song is known as an Occitan Hymn.