Franc-Comtois language

Franc-Comtois is a term that identifies two separate language dialect groups with different linguistic origins spoken by a minority of people in the Franche-Comté and the northwestern edge of the Suisse-Romande.

Definitions

1.) "Franc-Comtois", also called "Jurassien-Méridional", is one of the major dialect divisions of the Arpitan language. It includes five sub-dialects identified by the following reference-name idioms (Dalby, 1999/2000, p. 402):::* Neuchâtelois: Spoken in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. ::* Vaudois-NW: Spoken in the northwest part of the Canton of Vaud.::* Pontissalien: Spoken in Pontarlier and the southern third of the département of Doubs, France. ::* Ain-N: Spoken in upper valleys of the Jura mountains in the northern edge of the département of Ain.::* Valserine: Spoken in the Valserine Valley in the northeastern most corner of the département of Ain and adjacent areas in the Franche-Comté.

2.) "Franc-Comtois", primarily called "Jurassien" by linguists today, is one of the dialect divisions of the Peripheral Oïl languages. It includes six sub-dialects identified by the following reference-name idioms (Dalby, 1999/2000, p. 398):::* Saône-N: Spoken in the upper plateau of the département of Haute-Saône and southeastern Haute-Marne.::* Doubs-Ognon: Spoken in the Ognon River valley, which includes the "middle" valleys of the département of Doubs, southern part of Haute-Saône, and part of southeastern Haute-Marne.::* Lomont-Doubs: Spoken in the Lomont Massif and "upper" valleys in eastern Doubs (France) and the western part of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland.::* Ajulot: Spoken in Ajoie, Elsgau frontier country, Savoureuse valley, western Sundgau, and Porrentruy, which includes the Territoire de Belfort and adjacent parts of the département of Haut-Rhin, France, and the northwestern part of the Canton of Jura.::* Vâdais: Spoken in Delémont (Delsberg) in the Canton of Jura.::* Taignon: Spoken in the Franches Massif in the southwestern part of the Canton of Jura.

Classification

The Linguasphere language codes for the language groups called "Franc-Comtois" are:
* 51-AAA-ja ( "jaa – jae" ): Franco-Provençal language dialects.
* 51-AAA-hj ( "hja – hjf" ): Peripheral Oïl language dialects ("Jurassien").

Examples

Bibliography

Dalby, David (1999/2000). "The Linguasphere Register of the World's Languages and Speech Communities". (Vol. 2). Hebron, Wales, UK: Linguasphere Press. ISBN 0-9532919-2-8.

See also

* Languages of France
* Languages of Switzerland
* Linguasphere Observatory (Observatoire Linguistique)