Istriot

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A language of Croatia

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Istriano, Istro-Romance
User Population

1,300, all users. L1 users: 400 (Salminen 2007). L2 users: 900 (Salminen 2007).

Location

Istria county: Bale, Fažana, Galižana, Rovinj, Šišan, and Vodnjan towns. Istrian peninsula, west coast.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian
Dialects

None known. An archaic Romance language, often confused with Istro Romanian [ruo]. Perhaps more similar to Friulian [fur] or Dalmatian than to Istro Romanian.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Young speakers in Bale and middle-aged speakers in Galižana; elsewhere speakers are elderly (Salminen 2007).

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Istriot