Istriot community

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The Istriot community is a small ethnic group native to the Istrian Peninsula, known for preserving the endangered Istriot Romance language and distinct local cultural traditions.

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Istriot community canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romance-speaking community
ethnic group
linguistic minority
associatedWithLanguage Istriot language
concentratedIn southwestern Istria
culturalTradition distinct local customs
local oral literature
traditional Istriot songs
demographicTrend declining number of speakers
ethnolinguisticIdentity Istriot
hasStatus autochthonous community of Istria
heritageType intangible cultural heritage
historicallyPresentIn Bale
Fažana
Galižana
Rovinj
Vodnjan
Šišan
historicalRegion Istria
identityBasedOn local language
local traditions
languageFamily Romance languages
languageStatus endangered
locatedInCountry Croatia
Italy
nativeTo Istrian Peninsula
linked to: Istria

northern Adriatic region
partOf Romance minorities of the Adriatic
populationCharacteristic small population
preserves Istriot language
local toponyms
traditional folklore
recognizedAs minority community
regionallyInfluencedBy Central European culture
Croatian culture
Italian culture
Venetian culture
relatedCommunity Istrian Italians
Venetian-speaking communities in Istria
religion Roman Catholicism
speaks Istriot language
subjectOf linguistic research on Istriot
studies of Romance micro-variations
threatenedBy assimilation
language shift
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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Istriot hasEthnicAssociation Istriot community