Gallesanese

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Gallesanese is a local variety of the Istriot language traditionally spoken in and around the town of Gallesano (Galižana) in the Istrian region.

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Label Occurrences
Gallesanese canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Istriot dialect
Romance language variety
local language variety
associatedEthnicContext Romance-speaking Istrians
associatedMunicipality Vodnjan-Dignano
linked to: Vodnjan
closelyRelatedTo other Istriot varieties
continent Europe
country Croatia
culturalRole marker of local identity in Galižana
distinctFrom Istrian Croatian
linked to: Croatian

Italian language
Venetian language
endangeredStatus severely endangered
hasAlternativeName Galižan dialect
Galižanese
Gallesan
historicalCountry Austria-Hungary
Venetian Republic
linked to: Republic of Venice
historicalUse traditional everyday speech in Gallesano
influencedBy Croatian
Italian
Venetian
linked to: Venetian language
languageBranch Italo-Dalmatian languages
languageFamily Romance languages
linguisticStatus local vernacular
minority language variety
macroArea Mediterranean Europe
linked to: Southern Europe
numberOfSpeakers very few remaining speakers
preservationChallenges language shift to Croatian
language shift to Italian
regionType coastal Istria
spokenInOrAround town of Gallesano
village of Galižana
subdivisionOf Istriot language
traditionalLocality Galižana
Gallesano
traditionalRegion Istria
Istrian peninsula
linked to: Istria
typologicalFeature Romance morphology with local innovations
lexical influence from Venetian and Croatian
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Istriot hasDialects Gallesanese