Venetian (vèneto)
Venetian is a Romance language spoken by about 2 million people mainly in
Venice and the surrounding area, and also in Trieste, Croatia, Slovenia, Mexico
and Brazil. The language is more closely related to French and Spanish than it
is to Italian.
When Venice was an independent republic (between the 9th and 18th centuries),
the Venetian language enjoyed considerable prestige. However literary Venetian
lost out to the Tuscan dialect, which eventually became the national language
of Italy.
Today Venetian has no official status but is recognised by the Regional
Council of Vèneto. It is used mainly in informal contexts.
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