Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese)
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Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese) is a local variety of the Occitan language historically spoken by a Waldensian community in the Calabrian town of Guardia Piemontese in southern Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guardia Piemontese (historically linked Occitan community in Italy) | 1 |
| Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9442560 — 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: Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese) Context triple: [Calabria, recognizedMinorityLanguage, Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese)]
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A.
Piemontese
Piemontese is a Romance language spoken primarily in Italy’s Piedmont region, distinct from standard Italian and recognized for its own rich literary and cultural tradition.
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B.
Piemontèis
Piemontèis is the native name for the Piedmontese language, a Romance language spoken primarily in Italy’s Piedmont region.
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C.
Vercellese Piedmontese
Vercellese Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in and around the city and province of Vercelli in northwestern Italy.
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D.
Novarese Piedmontese
Novarese Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken around the city and province of Novara in northwestern Italy.
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E.
Monferrino dialect of Piedmontese
The Monferrino dialect of Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in the Monferrato area of northwestern Italy.
- 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: Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese) Target entity description: Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese) is a local variety of the Occitan language historically spoken by a Waldensian community in the Calabrian town of Guardia Piemontese in southern Italy.
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A.
Piemontese
Piemontese is a Romance language spoken primarily in Italy’s Piedmont region, distinct from standard Italian and recognized for its own rich literary and cultural tradition.
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B.
Piemontèis
Piemontèis is the native name for the Piedmontese language, a Romance language spoken primarily in Italy’s Piedmont region.
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C.
Vercellese Piedmontese
Vercellese Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in and around the city and province of Vercelli in northwestern Italy.
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D.
Novarese Piedmontese
Novarese Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken around the city and province of Novara in northwestern Italy.
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E.
Monferrino dialect of Piedmontese
The Monferrino dialect of Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in the Monferrato area of northwestern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Occitan variety
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Romance lect ⓘ minority language variety ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Waldensians
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linked to:
Waldensian churches
|
| associatedReligion |
Waldensian movement
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linked to:
Waldensian churches
|
| belongsTo | Occitan diasporic varieties ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Italian Republic
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Italy ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Waldensian identity in Guardia Piemontese ⓘ |
| diasporaFrom | Occitan-speaking areas of the Western Alps ⓘ |
| geographicIsolation | linguistic enclave ⓘ |
| hasAncestralLanguage |
Old Occitan
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linked to:
Old Occitan (regional context)
Vernaculars of the Western Alps ⓘ |
| hasSpokenForm | vernacular of Guardia Piemontese ⓘ |
| hasType | diasporic Occitan dialect ⓘ |
| historicalEventContext | Waldensian persecutions ⓘ |
| historicallySpokenIn |
Calabria
ⓘ
Guardia Piemontese ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| historicalMigration | settlement of Waldensians from Piedmont in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| intergenerationalTransmission | declining ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Gallo-Romance languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| linguisticInfluenceFrom |
Calabrian Romance varieties
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Italian ⓘ Piedmontese Occitan varieties ⓘ |
| localNameUsedIn | Guardia Piemontese ⓘ |
| originOfCommunity | Piedmont ⓘ |
| partOf | Occitan linguistic continuum ⓘ |
| primaryDomainOfUse | family and community settings ⓘ |
| region |
Calabria
ⓘ
Province of Cosenza ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Waldensian community of Guardia Piemontese
ⓘ
small number of speakers ⓘ |
| spokenIn | municipality of Guardia Piemontese ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
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severely threatened ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Occitan language
ⓘ
linked to:
Occitan
|
| subjectOf |
research on Waldensian linguistic heritage
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sociolinguistic studies on Occitan enclaves in Italy ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Calabrian dialects
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Italian language ⓘ |
| usedAs | community language ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
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linked to:
Latin alphabet
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese) Description of subject: Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese) is a local variety of the Occitan language historically spoken by a Waldensian community in the Calabrian town of Guardia Piemontese in southern Italy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
modern Calabria
Occitan Valleys in Italy
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hasCulturalCenter
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Guardia Piemontese (historically linked Occitan community in Italy)
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linked to: Occitan (in Guardia Piemontese)