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Its classification remains unclear due to the lack of scientific data. Istriot can be viewed:

• as an independent Italo-Dalmatian language
• as a Northern Italian dialect. ^{[attribution needed]}
• as a Venetian sub-dialect (within Northern Italian). ^{[attribution needed]}
• as an independent Romance language. ^{[attribution needed]}
• as a transition variety between Venetian (Northern Italian) and the now extinct Dalmatian language. ^{[attribution needed]}

Its speakers never called it "Istriot". It had six names after the six towns where it was spoken: In Dignano it was named "Bumbaro", in Valle (Bale) "Vallese", in Rovigno "Rovignese", in Sissano "Sissanese", in Fasana "Fasanese" and in Gallesano "Gallesanese". The name Istriot was given by the 19th century Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia Ascoli. Northern Italian (traditional name in Romance linguistics) or Padanian (recent name) or Cisalpine (rare name) is a linguistic set with different definitions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Northern Italian (traditional name in Romance linguistics) or Padanian (recent name) or Cisalpine (rare name) is a linguistic set with different definitions. ... The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages, are a subfamily of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Vulgar Latin dialects spoken by the common people evolving in different areas after the break-up of the Roman Empire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Northern Italian (traditional name in Romance linguistics) or Padanian (recent name) or Cisalpine (rare name) is a linguistic set with different definitions. ... Dalmatian is an extinct Romance language formerly spoken in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and as far south as Kotor (Cattaro) in Montenegro. ... Bale is a town and municipality in Istria, Croatia. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There are currently only about 1,000 speakers left, thus making it an endangered language. An endangered language is a language with so few surviving speakers that it is in danger of falling out of use. ...

See also

• Istro–Romanian, is another Romance language spoken in this area, but is not especially related to Istriot.

Istro-Romanian is a Romance language used in a few villages in the peninsula of Istria, on the northern part of the Adriatic Sea, in Croatia. ...

External links

• Ethnologue report for Istriot
• Istria on the Internet — Linguistics
• Istriot Language Map (distribution)
  

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