Also Known As:
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan, Alpine Provençal, Vivaroalpenc, Vivaroaupenc, Alpine Provencal
Dialects & Varieties
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.
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
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Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Moseley, Christopher. 2005. "Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages." RoutledgeCurzon.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Moseley, Christopher. 2005. "Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages." RoutledgeCurzon.