Occitan language, 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.

Occitan is a Romance language spoken mainly in southern France, and also in Monaco, in the Aran Valley (Val d'Aran) in northern Spain, and in the Occitan Valleys (Valadas Occitanas) in Italy. There are perhaps 1.5 million people who speak Occitan in their daily lives, while 5 or 6 million people are able to speak the language.

It is a Romance language spoken in the south of France, the Occitan Valleys of Italy, the Val d'Aran of Catalonia and Monaco. The regions together called Occitania. Of course, this is an unofficial name for a region in three countries! Its justification is that it is united by a culture.

2018年2月13日 · Occitan is a language that is spoken across the Occitania region — mainly in southern France but also in northern Spain, in Monaco (and along the French Riviera towards Marseille) and also in the Occitan Valleys in Italy.

2023年9月25日 · Also called lenga d'òc (or langue d’oc in French), Occitan is a Romance language related to French, Spanish, and especially Catalan. Ift gained its fame during the Middle Ages as the language of medieval troubadours—the story-telling crooners of the day.

All across Provence, Occitanie, Aquitaine, as well as northern Italy and Spain, it was the Occitan language that was the lingua franca of the day. But unlike other languages such as French or Spanish, there is no single written standard language called “Occitan”.

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L’ occitan ou langue d’oc [30] (en occitan : occitan , lenga d'òc ) est une langue romane [31] parlée dans le tiers sud de la France, les Vallées occitanes (Piémont et Ligurie) et Guardia Piemontese (Calabre) en Italie, le Val d'Aran (Catalogne) en Espagne et à Monaco.

The Occitans are a distinct ethnic group primarily associated with Southern France, though their historical influence extends beyond modern national borders. Originating from the historical region of Occitania, these people have inhabited areas along the Mediterranean coast, the Pyrenees, and parts of Northern Italy for centuries.

The word Occitan, already in use more than 700 years ago, comes from "òc" (mainly pron. [ò]) which means "yes" in our language. Currently it is difficult to know its exact number of speakers but it's worth noting that Occitan was THE European language in the Middle Ages (remember the Trobadors). Nowadays, lots of people try to protect the ...