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- Indo-European
- Gallo-Rhaetian
- Franco-Provençal
ISO 639-3 · frpfrp
Indo-European family
Franco-Provençal
arpetan
Franco-Provençal is a language of the Gallo-Rhaetian branch (Indo-European), spoken in France, Switzerland and Italy. Wikidata counts about 227,000 speakers (2013). Wikidata describes it as “Gallo-Rhaetian language of Arpitania”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
frp- Glottocode
fran1269- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 45.70, 7.20
- Wikipedia
- 79 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Franco-Provençal · arpetan |
|---|---|
| Also called | Arpitan, Francoprovençal, Francoprovençal language, Romand, Romand language |
| All speakers | 227,000 (2013) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Franco-Provençal
The branches above Franco-Provençal, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in France
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