1. Occitan - Noun
2. Occitan - Adjective
3. Occitan - Proper noun
the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)
Source: WordNetA 1999 INSEE survey counted 548,000 adult speakers of Alsatian in France, making it the second most-spoken regional language in the country (after Occitan ). Source: Internet
According to Bec 1969 (pp. 120–121), in France, no more than a quarter of the population in counted regions speak Occitan well, though around half can understand it; it is thought that the number of Occitan users has decreased dramatically since then. Source: Internet
Close rounded vowels are rare or absent in Occitan. Source: Internet
Currently, linguists use the terms "Provençal" and "Limousin" strictly to refer to specific varieties within Occitania, keeping the name "Occitan" for the language as a whole. Source: Internet
Differences between Occitan and Catalan The separation of Catalan from Occitan is seen by some as largely politically (rather than linguistically) motivated. Source: Internet
French writer Victor Hugo 's classic Les Misérables also contains some Occitan. Source: Internet