Lecchese

Infobox Language
name = Lecchese
familycolor = Indo-European
states = Italy
speakers = 30,000
fam2 = Italic
fam3 = Romance
fam4 = Italo-Western
fam5 = Western
fam6 = Gallo-Romance
fam7 = Gallo-Italic
fam8 = Lombard
fam9 = Western Lombard
fam10 = Comasco-Lecchese
iso2=roa |lc1=lmo |ld1=Lombard |ll1=Lombard language

Lecchese is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and suburbs of Lecco (Lombardy). It has the characteristic, in contrast with the other Comasco-Lecchese dialects, to be influenced by Brianzöö, Valsassinese, Valtellinese and Bergamasque (an Eastern Lombard variety spoken in and around the city of Bergamo), for example in the use of "vergót" (coming from Eastern Lombard) instead of Comasco "quajcòss" (="something"). Another characteristic is the presence of close "e" instead of "i", and of close "o" instead of "u"; the use of desinences "-om", "-on" instead of "-amm", "-ã"; the use of desinence "-én" instead of "-ĩ"; the use of article "ul".

Bibliography

* Andrea Rognoni, "Grammatica dei dialetti della Lombardia", Oscar Mondadori, 2005.
* Amanzio Aondio - Felice Bassani, "Passato da ricordare", Cattaneo Editore Oggiono - Lecco, 1990.

See also

* Lecchese orthography