Also Known As:
Ladino, Dolomite, Rhaeto-Romance, Rhaeto-Romanic
Dialects & Varieties
- Livinallese
- Nones
- Marebbano
- Badiotto
- Gardenese
- Cadorino
- Ampezzano
- Fassano
- Atesino
Recent Resources
"The Istituto Ladin de la Dolomites is the ladino culture institute of the Province of Belluno, crea
This article from JTA, the Global Jewish News Source was printed on June 9, 2015.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~20,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
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.