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- Indo-European
- Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontese
ISO 639-3 · pmspms
Indo-European family
Piedmontese
Lenga piemontèisa
Piedmontese is a language of the Gallo-Italic branch (Indo-European), spoken in Italy. Wikidata counts about 2 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Romance language spoken mainly in Italy”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
pms- Glottocode
piem1238- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 45.00, 8.00
- Wikipedia
- 93 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Piedmontese · Lenga piemontèisa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Piedmontese language, Piemontese, pms |
| All speakers | 2,000,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
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 Piedmontese
The branches above Piedmontese, 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 Italy
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