Venetian language

Romance language spoken in the Italian region of Veneto

The Venetian language (in Venetian: vèneto) is a Romance language.

Venetian
Vèneto
Native toItaly, Slovenia, Croatia
Region
Native speakers
3.9 million (2002)[5]
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3vec
Glottologvene1258
Linguasphere51-AAA-n
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It was the language once spoken in the Republic of Venice.

Today

In the present day, it is spoken in the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in Slovenia and in Croatia. It is also spoken in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states) and Mexico (town of Chipilo) by the descendants of Italian immigrants.

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