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ALSO KNOWN AS		Tzimbro, Zimbrisch
CLASSIFICATION		Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, High German
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cim
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Tredici Communi Cimbrian Sette Comuni Cimbrian Lusernese Cimbrian
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2,000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Italy

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: spoken in the towns of Giazza (Ljetzan) in Verona Province, Roana (Rowan),
Mezzaselva (Mitterballe) and Rotzo (Rotz) in Vicenza Province, and Luserna (Lusern)
240
TAPANI SALMINEN
in Trento Province.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,230
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are "500 [speakers] in Lusernese Cimbrian in Trentino Alto Oolige 40 km southeast from Trento, plus 1,500 Sette Comuni Cimbrian (40%% of Roana (Rowan), 70%% of Messaselva di Roana Rotzo) in Veneto around 60 kms. north of Vicenza (1978 H. Kloss), and 230 or 65%% of Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 kms. northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi). 22,700 were in Sieben Gemeinde and 12,400 in Dreizehn Gemeinde in 1854."

PLACES: Italy;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Lusernese Cimbrian in Trentino Alto Oolige 40 km southeast from Trento; Veneto around 60 kms. north of Vicenza (1978 H. Kloss); Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 kms. northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi); Sieben Gemeinde; Dreizehn Gemeinde.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,230
Native speakers worldwide

3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	400	100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				45.867,11.4268
	2007	Europe and North Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	211-282	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Tapani Salminen	Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	~2,000	1000-9999		Italian, Venetan, German	Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	Italy	spoken in the towns of Giazza (Ljetzan) in Verona Province, Roana (Rowan), Mezzaselva (Mitterballe) and Rotzo (Rotz) in Vicenza Province, and Luserna (Lusern) 240 TAPANI SALMINEN in Trento Province.
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		2,230	1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	2,230	1000-9999	There are "500 [speakers] in Lusernese Cimbrian in Trentino Alto Oolige 40 km southeast from Trento, plus 1,500 Sette Comuni Cimbrian (40%% of Roana (Rowan), 70%% of Messaselva di Roana Rotzo) in Veneto around 60 kms. north of Vicenza (1978 H. Kloss), and 230 or 65%% of Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 kms. northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi). 22,700 were in Sieben Gemeinde and 12,400 in Dreizehn Gemeinde in 1854."		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Italy;	Lusernese Cimbrian in Trentino Alto Oolige 40 km southeast from Trento; Veneto around 60 kms. north of Vicenza (1978 H. Kloss); Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 kms. northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi); Sieben Gemeinde; Dreizehn Gemeinde.

Cimbrian

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Language information by source

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,230

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,230

Discussion

Cimbrian

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~2,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,230

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,230

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