Provençal Occitan
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Provençal Occitan is a Romance language variety spoken in southern France, particularly in Provence, and is part of the broader Occitan language continuum.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provençal Occitan canonical | 34 |
| Maritime Provençal | 1 |
| Occitan (Provençal / Niçois varieties) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12843580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Provençal Occitan Context triple: [Lourmarin, traditionalLanguage, Provençal Occitan]
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A.
Languedocien Occitan
Languedocien Occitan is a major dialect of the Occitan language spoken in southern France, particularly known for its rich medieval literary tradition and role in shaping the region’s cultural identity.
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B.
Occitan
Occitan is a Romance language historically spoken in southern France and neighboring regions, known for its rich medieval literary tradition and close relation to Catalan.
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C.
Niçard Occitan
Niçard Occitan is a Romance variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Nice in southeastern France.
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D.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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E.
Aranese Occitan
Aranese Occitan is a standardized variety of the Occitan language spoken in Spain’s Val d’Aran, where it holds co-official status and is used in local administration and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Provençal Occitan Target entity description: Provençal Occitan is a Romance language variety spoken in southern France, particularly in Provence, and is part of the broader Occitan language continuum.
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A.
Languedocien Occitan
Languedocien Occitan is a major dialect of the Occitan language spoken in southern France, particularly known for its rich medieval literary tradition and role in shaping the region’s cultural identity.
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B.
Occitan
Occitan is a Romance language historically spoken in southern France and neighboring regions, known for its rich medieval literary tradition and close relation to Catalan.
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C.
Niçard Occitan
Niçard Occitan is a Romance variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Nice in southeastern France.
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D.
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan is a variety of the Occitan language spoken in southeastern France and parts of Italy, forming a transitional dialect between Provençal and Northern Occitan.
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E.
Aranese Occitan
Aranese Occitan is a standardized variety of the Occitan language spoken in Spain’s Val d’Aran, where it holds co-official status and is used in local administration and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Occitan dialect
ⓘ
Romance language variety ⓘ |
| alsoWrittenWith | Mistralian orthography ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Catalan
ⓘ
Gascon Occitan ⓘ Languedocien Occitan ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | Definitely endangered ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Provençal
ⓘ
Provençal dialect of Occitan ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Old Occitan
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Occitan (regional context)
Vulgar Latin ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Occitan culture
ⓘ
Provençal identity ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Maritime Provençal
ⓘ
linked to:
Provençal
Niçard ⓘ Rhodanian Provençal ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | oc ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
Romance gender system
ⓘ
Romance verb conjugation system ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | Distinction between open and close mid vowels ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French language
ⓘ
linked to:
French
|
| isPartOfContinuumWith | Other Occitan varieties ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Occitano-Romance ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Occitan language
ⓘ
linked to:
Occitan
|
| recognizedAs | Regional language of France ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Alpes-Maritimes
ⓘ
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ⓘ Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Var ⓘ Vaucluse ⓘ |
| sharesLexiconWith |
Catalan language
ⓘ
linked to:
Catalan
French language ⓘ
linked to:
French
Italian language ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
France
ⓘ
Provence ⓘ Southern France ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | Classical Occitan orthography ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Gallo-Romance language
ⓘ
Indo-European language ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Language revitalization efforts in Provence ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Some schools in Provence ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Regional literature of Provence
ⓘ
Traditional music of Provence ⓘ
linked to:
Occitan folk music
|
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Provençal Occitan Description of subject: Provençal Occitan is a Romance language variety spoken in southern France, particularly in Provence, and is part of the broader Occitan language continuum.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lourmarin, France
linked to: Provençal Occitan
subject linked to:
Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
linked to: Provençal Occitan
subject linked to:
Seillans, Var, France