Endangered Languages Project - Algherese Catalan

Algherese Catalan

Classification: Indo-European

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vulnerable

An outlying dialect of Catalan, spoken in the northwest of Sardinia. It has been spoken in the area since Catalan invaders repopulated the city of Alghero (L'Alguer in Catalan) after expelling the indigenous Sardinian population in 1372 AD.

CLASSIFICATION		Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Western Romance
CODE AUTHORITY		LINGUIST List
LANGUAGE CODE		cat-alg
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Catalan
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Information from: “Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages” . Christopher Moseley (2005) RoutledgeCurzon

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000-30,000
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Alghero

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: northwestern Sardinia

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

40.564318,8.328667

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing