Alternative Title:
Languedoc language
Occitan language, also called Languedoc, modern name given by linguists to a group of dialects that form a Romance language that was spoken in the early 21st century by about 1,500,000 people in southern France, though many estimates range as low as one-third that number. The UNESCO Red Book lists some of the dialects of Occitan as “seriously endangered.”
All Occitan speakers use French as their official and cultural language, but Occitan dialects are still used for everyday purposes. The name Occitan is derived from the old geographical name Occitanie (formed on the model of Aquitaine) of the area now known ... (100 of 554 words)