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Encyclopedia > Insubric language
Western Lombard
(or Insubric)
Spoken in: Italy (Province of Milan, Province of Monza, Province of Como, Province of Lecco, Province of Lodi, little part of Province of Cremona, Province of Novara, Province of Pavia, Province of Sondrio, Province of Varese, Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, little part of Province of Vercelli) and Switzerland (Canton Ticino and some valleys of Canton Grigioni)
Total speakers: ~5,000,000
Language family: Indo-European
 Italic
  Romance
   Italo-Western
    Gallo-Iberian
     Gallo-Romance
      Gallo-Italic
       Lombard
        Western Lombard
(or Insubric)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: roa
ISO 639-3: lmo — Lombard

Western Lombard is a Lombard language spoken in Italy, in Lombard provinces of Milan, Monza, Varese, Como, Lecco, Sondrio, little part of Cremona (except Crema and neighbours), Lodi and Pavia, and Piedmont provinces of Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and little part of Vercelli (Valsesia), and Switzerland (Canton Ticino and part of Grischun). After the name of the region involved, land of the former Duchy of Milan, this language is often referred of as Insubric (see Insubria and Insubres), or, for Clemente Merlo, Cisabduano (literally "of this side of Adda River"). Milan (It. ... Province of Monza e Brianza has been officially created (with part of the province of Milan) on May 12th, 2004, but will be effective in 2009. ... Como (It. ... Lecco (It. ... Lodi (It. ... Cremona (It. ... Novara (It. ... Pavia (It. ... Sondrio (It. ... Varese (It. ... Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian: Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. ... Vercelli (It. ... Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland, and almost entirely German-speaking municipality of Italian enclave of Campione dItalia. ... Graubünden or Grisons (German:  ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... Current distribution of Human Language Families A language family is a group of related languages said to have descended from a common proto-language. ... The Indo-European languages comprise a family of several hundred related languages and dialects [1], including most of the major languages of Europe, as well as many spoken in the Indian subcontinent (South Asia), the Iranian plateau (Southwest Asia), and Central Asia. ... The Italic subfamily is a member of the Centum branch of the Indo-European language family. ... The Romance languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, comprise all languages that descended from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. ... Italo-Western is the largest sub-group of Romance languages. ... Gallo-Romance languages Gallo-Italian languages Lombard Piedmontese Emilian-Romagnol Venetian Ligurian Gallo-Rhaetian languages Oïl languages(including French) Burgundian Champenois Franc-Comtois French Gallo Lorrain Norman Anglo-Norman Channel Island Norman Auregnais Dgèrnésiais Jèrriais Sercquiais Picard Poitevin-Saintongeais Walloon Rhaetian languages Friulian Ladin Romansh *Franco... The Gallo-Romance branch of Romance languages includes French, Oïl languages, Catalan, and Occitan, among other languages. ... Gallo-Italic is a language family within the Gallo-Romance languages. ... The term Lombard refers to a group of related dialects spoken mainly in Northern Italy (most of Lombardy and some areas of neighbouring regions), in Southern Switzerland (Ticino and Graubünden). ... ISO 639-1 is the first part of the ISO 639 international-standard language-code family. ... ISO 639-2 is the second part of the ISO 639 standard, which lists codes for the representation of the names of languages. ... ISO 639-3 is in process of development as an international standard for language codes. ... The term Lombard refers to a group of related dialects spoken mainly in Northern Italy (most of Lombardy and some areas of neighbouring regions), in Southern Switzerland (Ticino and Graubünden). ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Phonetics (from the Greek word φωνή, phone meaning sound, voice) is the study of the sounds of human speech. ... Unicode is an industry standard designed to allow text and symbols from all of the writing systems of the world to be consistently represented and manipulated by computers. ... Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland, and almost entirely German-speaking municipality of Italian enclave of Campione dItalia. ... Graubünden or Grisons (German:  ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1395 to 1797. ... Hystorical area in Italian Republic, in the past inhabited by Insubrian, a celtic people who lived north of Po river, in an area between Adda river and Sesia river. ... The Insubres or Insubri were a Celtic population who settled in Insubria, in what is now Lombardy. ... Adda (anc. ...


In Italian-speaking contexts, Western Lombard is often incorrectly called a "dialect". This is understood as to mean "a dialect of Italian", which actually is not the case. It has more than some resemblances with French, instead. Insubric and Italian are different languages and are not mutually intelligible. The Western Lombard, more than many other languages spoken in Italy, have many varieties, because of the mountain geography and the politic history of divisions. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language characteristic of a particular group of the languages speakers. ...


Western Lombard is divided into four big classes, called by many Italian liguists lombardo alpino (provinces of Sondrio and of Verbania, Sopraceneri of Canton Ticino, Grigioni), lombardo-prealpino occidentale (provinces of Como, Varese and Lecco), basso-lombardo occidentale (Pavia and Lodi), macromilanese (provinces of Milan, Monza and Novara), reminding that lombardo alpino is not completely Western Lombard but is intermediate between Western and Eastern.


Western Lombard belongs to the Lombard group, part of the Gallo-Italic group, Italy's part of Gallo-Romance group, eastern section of the Gallo-Iberian group, in the Italo-Western group which is almost the totality of Romance languages (derived from Latin). Gallo-Italic is a language family within the Gallo-Romance languages. ... The Gallo-Romance branch of Romance languages includes French, Oïl languages, Catalan, and Occitan, among other languages. ... Gallo-Romance languages Gallo-Italian languages Lombard Piedmontese Emilian-Romagnol Venetian Ligurian Gallo-Rhaetian languages Oïl languages(including French) Burgundian Champenois Franc-Comtois French Gallo Lorrain Norman Anglo-Norman Channel Island Norman Auregnais Dgèrnésiais Jèrriais Sercquiais Picard Poitevin-Saintongeais Walloon Rhaetian languages Friulian Ladin Romansh *Franco... Italo-Western is the largest sub-group of Romance languages. ... The Romance languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, comprise all languages that descended from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...


As per today, Western Lombard does not have any official status either in Lombardy or anywhere else: the only official language in Lombardy is Italian. Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia, Lombard: Lumbardìa) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ...


Various dictionaries, a few grammars, extensive literature and a recent translation of the Gospels are available. For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ...


Examples of Western Lombard dialects are:

  • Milanese or Meneghin (macromilanese)
  • Bustocco and Legnanese
  • Brianzöö (lombardo-prealpino occidentale - macromilanese)
    • Canzés
    • Canturino
    • Monzese
  • Comasco-Lecchese (lombardo-prealpino occidentale)
  • Ticinese (lombardo alpino)
    • Ossolano
  • Varesino or Bosin (lombardo-prealpino occidentale)
  • Alpine Lombard (lombardo alpino, intermediate Western-Eastern Lombard dialect)
    • Valtellinese
    • Chiavennasco
  • Southwestern Lombard (basso-lombardo occidentale)
    • Pavese
    • Lodigiano
    • Nuaresat (lombardo-prealpino occidentale - macromilanese)
    • Cremunéez (intermediate Western Lombard-Emiliano Romagnolo dialect)
  • Gergos

The most important orthography in literature is the Milanese classic one, used for example by Carlo Porta and, in 20th century, by Delio Tessa, and perfectionated by the Circolo Filologico di Milano. Other orthographies are the Ticinese, the Comasca, the Bosina, the Nuaresat, the Lecchese ones and others. Milanese (milanes, milanées, meneghin, meneghìn) is a variety of Western Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... Bustocco and Legnanese are two similar dialects of Insubric language, spoken in the areas of Busto Arsizio (Province of Varese) and Legnano (Province of Milan). ... ... Canzés is a variety of Brianzöö spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ... The group of dialects Comasco-Lecchese of Insubric language is spoken in parts of province of Como and province of Lecco, especially around the capital cities and north of them. ... Comasco is a Western Lombard dialect spoken in the city and suburbs of Como. ... Vallassinese is a dialect of Insubric language spoken in Vallassina valley (about 6,000 speakers). ... Ticinese (ticines, ticinées) is a common denomination for Lombard language varieties spoken in Canton Ticino (Tessin). ... Eastern Lombard (sometimes also called Orobic) is a group of dialects spoken in the eastern side of Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua and in the area around Crema. ... Cremunéez is a dialect of Insubric language spoken in the city and province of Cremona (Lombardy) excepting the district of Crema (there an Orobic dialect is spoken). ... Emiliano-Romagnolo (also known as Emilian-Romagnolo) is a western neo-Latin language (just like other Italian minority languages such as Piedmontese, Lombard and Ligurian), like French, Provençal and Catalan. ... Spasell is a dialect, a code or a gergo, of Insubric language, spoken until XIX century by inhabitants of Vallassina, when they went out from the valley for businness and they didnt want to be understood by the people. ... The classical Milanese orthography is the orthography used for the Insubric language, in particular for Milanese dialect, from the major poets and writers of this literature, such as Carlo Porta, Carlo Maria Maggi, Delio Tessa etc. ... Statue of Carlo Porta. ... Delio Tessa (1886 - 1939) was an Italian poet from Milan. ... This is a prospect of Insubric language orthographies others then classical Milanese one. ...


See also

Bibliography

  • Andrea Rognoni, Grammatica dei dialetti della Lombardia, Oscar Mondadori, 2005.
  • AA. VV., Parlate e dialetti della Lombardia. Lessico comparato, Mondadori, Milano 2003.


 

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