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Occitan is spoken in southern France, in the Val d'Aran in Spain (where it is official), in the Occitan valleys of northwestern Italy, and in Monaco.
Occitan is a Romance language with several dialects, including Provençal, Languedocien, Gascon, and Limousin. It was the language of the medieval troubadours, whose poetry influenced all of European literature. Today it has perhaps a few hundred thousand speakers, mostly older people, but it is taught in bilingual schools.
Occitan is a Romance language with several dialects, including Provençal, Languedocien, Gascon, and Limousin. It was the language of the medieval troubadours, whose poetry influenced all of European literature. Today it has perhaps a few hundred thousand speakers, mostly older people, but it is taught in bilingual schools.
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Romance
- Branch
- Occitano-Romance
Occitan Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Occitan (Languedocien)
Totes los èssers umans naisson liures e egals en dignitat e en dreches. Son dotats de rason e de consciéncia e se devon comportar los unes amb los autres dins un esperit de fraternitat.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights