Alternate Names: Tzimbro, Zimbrisch
Dialects: Lusernese Cimbrian, Sette Comuni Cimbrian, Tredici Communi Cimbrian (Tauch). Based on structural and intelligibility differences, the 3 dialects could be considered separate languages. Lusernese Cimbrian is heavily influenced by Italian ,. Heavily influenced by Bajuwarisch dialects. Sometimes considered a dialect of South Bavarian ,. Different from Bavarian ,, Walser ,, and Mocheno ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,230. 500 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 km north of Vicenza (Kloss 1978), and 230 or 65% of Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 km northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi). 22,700 were in Sieben Gemeinde and 12,400 in Dreizehn Gemeinde in 1854.
Language Use: A number of children still learn Cimbrian in Luserna. Some presence in school and media. More active attempts to promote it in recent decades (Salminen 2007). Middle-aged or older in Sette, all ages in Luserna. Also use Venetian [vec] (Trentine). Also use Italian [ita], Standard German [deu].
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Italy