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Language Information

  name Ladin
  familycolor Indo-European
  states Italy
  region Bozen-Bolzano , Trento , and Belluno
  speakers 30,000
  fam2 Italic
  fam3 Romance
  fam4 Italo-Western
  fam5 Western
  fam6 Gallo-Iberian
  fam7 Gallo-Romance
  fam8 Gallo-Rhaetian
  fam9 Rhaetian
  agency The office for Ladin language planning <br> Ladin Cultural Centre Majon di Fascegn <br> Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü
  iso2 roaiso3=lld


Ladin (''Ladino'' in Italian, ''Ladin'' in Ladin, ''Ladinisch'' in German) is a Rhaetian Language spoken in the Dolomite mountains in Italy , between the regions of Trentino-South Tyrol and Veneto .

It presents connections with the Swiss Romansh and Friulian .

It is spoken in:
  • the province of Bozen-Bolzano at (German-Italian-Ladin)

  • --- St. Ulrich-Ortisei-Urtijëi ,

  • ---St. Christina-Santa Cristina-S. Crestina,

  • ---Wolkenstein-Selva di Val Gardena-Sëlva,

  • ---Abteital-Badia-Badia,

  • ---Kurfahr-Corvara-Curvara,

  • ---Enneberg-Marebbe-Maréo;

  • the province of Trento in the Val di Fassa at the following seven municipalities:

  • --- Canazei (Ladin ''Cianacei''),

  • --- Campitello (Ladin ''Ciampedèl'')

  • --- Mazzin (Ladin ''Mazin'')

  • --- Pozza di Fassa (Ladin ''Poza'').

  • --- Vigo di Fassa (Ladin ''Vich''), and

  • --- Soraga (Ladin ''Soraga -or- Sorega'')

  • --- Moena (Ladin ''Moena'')

    • The Ladin spoken in the Fassa Valley (Ladin ''Val de Fascia'', Italian ''Val di Fassa'') is also subdivided into two further branches, "Cazét" (pronounced "cazet") is spoken in the northern half of the valley, whereas "Brach" (pronounced "brak"), is spoken in the southern half. For example, in Cazét, water is "ega" ("e" pronounced as in English "Elephant"), whereas in Brach it is "aga".

  • the province of Belluno in

  • ---Livinallongo valley (Ladin ''Fèdom'', German ''Buchenstein'') and at

  • --- Cortina D'Ampezzo (Ladin ''Anpëz'')


It is officially recognized in Italy and has some official rights in the region of Trentino-South Tyrol , while it does not have official status in the province of Belluno ( Veneto region).


EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Ladin Test Wikipedia

  • The office for Ladin language planning

  • News - Noeles.net the first internet-news-portal in ladin language (ladin dolomitan / ladin standard). The main contents are about ladin culture, politics, society, and other.

  • Ethnologue report on Ladin

  • Weekly Paper - La Usc Di Ladins (The Voice Of The Ladins - in Ladin - different sections written in all the different sub-dialects), paper of the General Union Of The Ladins Of The Dolomites. Weekly news from the Ladin valleys in the Dolomites.