Also Known As:
Provençal Occitan, Provenzale, Prouvençau, Mistralien
Dialects & Varieties
- Gavot
- Transalpin
- Dauphinois
- Niçard
- Rhodanien
- Maritime Provençal
- Northern Occitan
- Limousin
- Haut-Limousin
- Bas-Limousin
- Auvergnat
- Bas-Auvergnat
- Haut-Auvergnat
- Gardiol
- Vivaro-Alpine
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
~200,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
France
Location Description
Spoken in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes (except the eastern corner), Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (southern parts), and Gard (eastern parts).
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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