Nones language 

Ladin
Ladin
Spoken in:  Italy 
Region: Province of Belluno, Province of Bolzano-Bozen and Province of Trento
Total speakers: 30,000
Language family: Indo-European
 Italic
  Romance
   Italo-Western
    Western
     Gallo-Iberian
      Gallo-Romance
       Gallo-Rhaetian
        Rhaetian
         Ladin 
Official status
Official language in: none
Regulated by: The office for Ladin language planning
Ladin Cultural Centre Majon di Fascegn
Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: roa
ISO 639-3: lld

Sample of ladin language from Val Gardena. Adele Moroder- Lenert talks about her grandparents from the Archiv Radio Ladin - Alex Moroder

Ladin (Ladino in Italian, Ladin in Ladin, Ladinisch in German) is a Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in the Dolomite mountains in Italy between the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Veneto. It is closely related to the Swiss Romansh, Surselvan, and Friulian.

Ladin should not be confused with Ladino (also called Judaeo-Spanish), which is a Romance language derived mainly from Spanish, Hebrew, Turkish, and Greek.

It is spoken in:

The Ladin spoken in the Fassa Valley (Ladin Val de Fascia, Italian Val di Fassa) is also subdivided into two further branches: "Cazét" (pronounced [kazɛt]) is spoken in the northern half of the valley, whereas "Brach" (pronounced [brak]) is spoken in the southern half. For example, in Cazét water is "ega" ("e" pronounced as /ɛ/), whereas in Brach it is "aga".

It is officially recognized in Italy and has some official rights in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, while it does not have official status in the province of Belluno (Veneto region).

Flag of the Ladin people


See also

External links

Wikimedia Incubator
Ladin test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
For a list of words relating to Ladin, see the Ladin language category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary