Nissart

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Nissart is a regional variety of the Occitan language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Nice in southeastern France.

Aliases (1)

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Occitan dialect
Romance language variety
regional language variety
closelyRelatedTo Provençal
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan
endangeredStatus declining number of native speakers
hasAlternativeName Niçard
Niçois (dialecte)
hasCulturalAssociationWith Niçois cuisine
Niçois folk traditions
Niçois music
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom French
Italian
Ligurian
hasLinguisticFeature Italianate intonation patterns
phonology close to neighboring Occitan and Ligurian varieties
vocabulary distinct from standard French
hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom Italian
hasRevitalizationEfforts local cultural associations
optional teaching in some schools
hasStandardizationEffort orthographic norms promoted by local groups
hasVariety rural Nissart of surrounding villages
urban Nissart of Nice
historicalDevelopment developed from medieval Occitan spoken in the County of Nice
influencedBy annexation of Nice to France in 1860
political history of the County of Nice
languageFamily Indo-European languages
Occitano-Romance languages
Romance languages
partOf Occitan dialect continuum
recognizedAs regional language of France (informal cultural recognition)
region County of Nice
spokenIn Alpes-Maritimes
Nice
southeastern France
status minority language
regional language
subclassOf Occitan language
taughtIn some cultural and evening classes in Nice region
traditionalLanguageOf city of Nice
usedAs marker of Niçois regional identity
usedFor local identity expression
local theatre
toponyms in Nice region
traditional songs
usedIn local media in Nice
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Niçard
Niçard Occitan
hasAlternativeName
County of Nice
hasDemonym
Niçard ("nissart")
hasEndonym

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