Piedmontese is a Romance language of the Gallo-Italic branch spoken by about 2 million people, mostly in the northwestern Italian region of Piedmont and extending into parts of Liguria, Lombardy and the Aosta Valley. Most linguists consider it a separate language rather than an Italian dialect, though it is popularly treated as one within Italy; it is a recognized minority language in Piedmont and was classified by UNESCO in 2010 as definitely endangered. Italian emigration also carried the language to communities in the Argentine Pampas and Brazil.
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Regionis a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, a region of Northwest Italy. 1 Speaker CommunityDue to the Italian diaspora Piedmontese has spread in the Argentine Pampas, where many immigrants from Piedmont settled, the Piedmontese language is also spoken in some states of Brazil, alongside the Venetian language. 1 Distinguishing FeaturesIt is linguistically part of the Gallo-Italic languages group from Northern Italy (with Lombard, Emilian, Ligurian and Romagnol), making it part of the wider western group of Romance languages, which also includes French, Arpitan, Occitan, and Catalan. 1 Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Piedmontese
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is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, a region of Northwest Italy.
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Due to the Italian diaspora Piedmontese has spread in the Argentine Pampas, where many immigrants from Piedmont settled, the Piedmontese language is also spoken in some states of Brazil, alongside the Venetian language.
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It is linguistically part of the Gallo-Italic languages group from Northern Italy (with Lombard, Emilian, Ligurian and Romagnol), making it part of the wider western group of Romance languages, which also includes French, Arpitan, Occitan, and Catalan.
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Piedmontese (English: PEED-mon-TEEZ; autonym: piemontèis [pjemʊŋˈtɛjz] or lenga piemontèisa; Italian: piemontese) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, a region of Northwest Italy.
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