Occitan

Speech parts

1. Occitan - Noun

2. Occitan - Adjective

3. Occitan - Proper noun

Meaning

the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

provencal irish breton catalan gaelic galician french atlantic basque celtic cornish local country folk farmhouse
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Hypernyms

langue d'oc Langue d'oc French

Anagrams

incoact taconic cantico Catonic

Examples

A 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

Close letter words and terms

occiptal ridge occiput occision Occitania Occitanic Occitanie