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Ligurian (/ l ɪ ˈ ɡ j ʊər i ə n /) or Genoese (/ ˌ dʒ ɛ n oʊ ˈ iː z /) (locally called zeneise or zeneize) is a Gallo-Italic language spoken primarily in the territories of the former Republic of Genoa, now comprising the area of Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco (where it is called ...
- 600,000 (2002)
Ligurian language, language spoken by the Ligurians in northwestern Italy (and perhaps also in southern France and northeastern Spain) in pre-Roman and early Roman times. It is apparently an Indo-European language.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ligurian or Genoese (lìgure or zeneize) is a Romance language of the Gallo-Romance branch spoken in the Liguria region in northwestern Italy and in two communes in the Italian island of Sardinia as well as in parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Corsica in southeastern France, and in Monaco.
- 500,000 (2002)
- ˈliɡyre, zeˈnejze
Ligurian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Liguria in northern Italy, and also in south west France, Monaco and southern Sardinia by about 500,000 people. Ligurian is part of the continuum of Western Romance languages and has a number of dialects, the most-spoken of which is Genoese (Zeneize). In Italy there are Ligurian speakers in ...
The experience. Ligurian, or also the Ligurian language, is the set of languages spoken on the territory of the ancient Republic of Genoa. Contrary to what you can read around, Ligurian is not a dialect of Italian (which actually has no dialects!) but it is a real Romance language that is a corruption of Latin like Italian, French, and Spanish.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Ligurian ( / lɪˈɡjʊəriən /) or Genoese ( / ˌdʒɛnoʊˈiːz /) (locally called zeneise or zeneize) is a Gallo-Italic language spoken primarily in the territories of the former Republic of Genoa, now comprising the area of Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco (where it is ...
The term “Ligurian” denotes the set of Romance varieties spoken in Liguria, including the local forms spoken in the Principality of Monaco and by the Tabarkin communities in the Sardinian islands. Even though the name for the linguistic varieties of Liguria has historically been zeneise (Genoese), nowadays the term Ligurian is increasingly ...
