Bonifacino Ligurian

E1041697

Bonifacino Ligurian is a regional variety of the Ligurian language traditionally spoken in and around Bonifacio, on the southern tip of Corsica.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bonifacino 2
Bonifacino Ligurian canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romance lect
regional variety of the Ligurian language
associatedWithTown Bonifacio
belongsToBranch Italo-Dalmatian Romance
closelyRelatedTo Genoese Ligurian
linked to: Genoese dialect
country France
endangeredStatus definitely endangered
geographicProximityTo Corsican language area
Sardinian language area
hasAlternativeName Bonifacino
linked to: Bonifacino Ligurian

Bonifacino dialect
hasAncestralLanguage Latin
Vulgar Latin
hasGlottonym Bonifacino Ligurian
hasISOCode none
hasLexicalSimilarityWith other Ligurian dialects
hasMinorityStatusIn France
hasPhonologicalFeature Ligurian-type vowel system
hasSociolinguisticSituation language shift toward Corsican
language shift toward French
historicalOrigin settlement of Ligurian speakers in Bonifacio
influencedBy Corsican language
French language
linked to: French

Italian language
languageFamily Indo-European languages
Romance languages
localNameLanguage Ligurian
partOf Ligurian dialect continuum
linked to: Ligurian language
region Mediterranean Sea area
linked to: Mediterranean Sea
spokenBy descendants of Ligurian settlers in Corsica
ethnic Ligurians in Bonifacio
spokenIn Bonifacio
Corsica
subclassOf Ligurian language
traditionalRegion southern tip of Corsica
usedBy local community of Bonifacio
usedPrimarilyIn oral communication
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bonifacino dialect hasAlternativeName Bonifacino Ligurian
Bonifacino dialect hasAlternativeName Bonifacino
linked to: Bonifacino Ligurian
Bonifacino Ligurian hasAlternativeName Bonifacino
linked to: Bonifacino Ligurian
Bonifacino Ligurian hasGlottonym Bonifacino Ligurian