Ladin
Language Information
Ladin is spoken in northern Italy, in the valleys of the Dolomite mountains (Val Gardena, Val Badia, Val di Fassa, Livinallongo, and Ampezzo).
Ladin is a Rhaeto-Romance language, related to Romansh and Friulian, with about 30,000 speakers. It is officially recognized in the provinces of Bolzano and Trento, where it is taught in schools.
Ladin is a Rhaeto-Romance language, related to Romansh and Friulian, with about 30,000 speakers. It is officially recognized in the provinces of Bolzano and Trento, where it is taught in schools.
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Romance
- Branch
- Rhaeto-Romance
Ladin Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Ladin
Dötes les porsones nasc lëdies y cun la medema dignité y i medemi dërć. Ares à na rajun y na cosciënza y mëss s’incuntè öna cun l’atra te n spirit de fraternité.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