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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Istriot dialect
Romance language variety
local language variety
associatedEthnicContext Romance-speaking Istrians
associatedMunicipality Vodnjan-Dignano NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo other Istriot varieties
continent Europe
country Croatia
culturalRole marker of local identity in Galižana
distinctFrom Istrian Croatian NERFINISHED
Italian language NERFINISHED
Venetian language NERFINISHED
endangeredStatus severely endangered
hasAlternativeName Galižan dialect NERFINISHED
Galižanese
Gallesan NERFINISHED
historicalCountry Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
Venetian Republic NERFINISHED
historicalUse traditional everyday speech in Gallesano
influencedBy Croatian NERFINISHED
Italian
Venetian NERFINISHED
languageBranch Italo-Dalmatian languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Romance languages
linguisticStatus local vernacular
minority language variety
macroArea Mediterranean Europe NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
traditionalLocality Galižana NERFINISHED
Gallesano NERFINISHED
traditionalRegion Istria NERFINISHED
Istrian peninsula NERFINISHED
typologicalFeature Romance morphology with local innovations
lexical influence from Venetian and Croatian
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Istriot hasDialects Gallesanese