Lombard

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A language of Italy

Lombardy region: Bregaglia, Mesoldina, and Poschiavo valleys; Piedmont region: Novara province; Trentino-Alto Adige region: west Trentino border area; Emilia-Romagna region: small areas along Po river northwest of Piacenza; Veneto region: east shoreline area, Lake Garda.

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Switzerland

Language NameLombard

User Population

303,000 in Switzerland (1995).

Location

Graubünden canton: Bernina, Maloggia, and Moesa districts, south of Saint Moritz; Ticino canton.

Dialects

Ticinese (Tessinian, Ticinees, Ticines, Ticino).

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Language Use

Used more extensively in Switzerland than Italy. Ticinese is the form used in the home. Also use Italian [ita].

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