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OCCITANOPHONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Occitan speaker
1, record 1, English, Occitan%20speaker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All Occitan speakers now use French as their official and cultural language, but their local dialects remain lively and, across most of the area, remarkably homogeneous. 1, record 1, English, - Occitan%20speaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Occitan is the modern name given by linguists to the group of dialects spoken by some 12,000,000 -14,000,000 people in the south of France (or about one-fourth of the whole French population) ... The name Occitan derives from the name of the area Occitanie (formed on the model of Aquitania). The medieval language is often called langue d'oc ... 1, record 1, English, - Occitan%20speaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term appears under "Minor Languages", a sub-heading of "Romance Languages". 2, record 1, English, - Occitan%20speaker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- occitanophone
1, record 1, French, occitanophone
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui parle l'occitan [...] 2, record 1, French, - occitanophone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'occitan : dénomination moderne et exacte, qui a remplacé l'ancienne dénomination équivoque de provençal (au sens large) et qui désigne l'ensemble des dialectes (ou des langues) que l'on parle ou que l'on parlait dans la partie méridionale du domaine gallo-roman [...] 2, record 1, French, - occitanophone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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