Algherese dialect
Catalan variant spoken in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Algherese or Alguerese (autonym: alguerés [alɣaˈɾes])[lower-alpha 1] is the variant of Catalan spoken in the city of Alghero (L'Alguer in Catalan), in the northwest of Sardinia, Italy.
Algherese / Alguerese | |
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alguerés | |
Native to | Italy |
Region | Alghero |
Early forms | |
Catalan alphabet | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | algh1238 |
ELP | Algherese Catalan |
IETF | ca-IT |
A satellite photo of the island of Sardinia with the location of the Algherese-speaking area being marked in yellow. | |
Algherese Catalan is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
The dialect has its roots in 1372, when Catalan-speaking colonists were allowed to repopulate Alghero and expel the native population, after several revolts.[1] Catalan was replaced as the official language by Spanish, then by Italian in the mid-18th century. Today the language has semi-official recognition alongside Italian.
Studies give an approximate number of 20,000 to 30,000 native speakers of the language worldwide. In communities where Algherese is spoken, Italian and Logudorese Sardinian are often used as well.[2]