Also Known As:
Ladino, Dolomite, Rhaeto-Romance, Rhaeto-Romanic
Dialects & Varieties
- Livinallese
- Nones
- Marebbano
- Badiotto
- Gardenese
- Cadorino
- Ampezzano
- Fassano
- Atesino
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~20,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
No results found.
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
No results found.
Location and Context
Countries
Italy
Location Description
No results found.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
The provincial government supports Ladin language. There are publications written in Ladin, and it is taught through high school.
Speakers' Attitude
No results found.
Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
No results found.
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
"The Istituto Ladin de la Dolomites is the ladino culture institute of the Province of Belluno, crea
This article from JTA, the Global Jewish News Source was printed on June 9, 2015.