Also Known As:
Corsu, Corso, Corse, Corsi
Dialects & Varieties
- Vico-Ajaccio
- Sartenais
- Venaco
- Northern Corsican (Corte
- Bastia)
Recent Resources
U situ di u Sirviziu Lingua
è Cultura Corsa di a Cità d’Aiacciu
Since the mid-20th century, a variety of social, economic and political factors have affected the cu
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~350,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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.)
Bibliography of Locations:
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.)
Bibliography of Context:
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.