Alternate Names: Frioulan, Frioulian, Friulano, Furlan, Priulian
Dialects: Carnico, East Central Friulian, Western Friulian. Friulian, Ladin , and Romansch , are separate languages (1978 R. Hal). Reportedly more similar to Italian than Romansch , (1981 F. Agard).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 300,000 (2002).
Language Use: Many children learn the language but often stop using it at school age, especially in towns where a shift to Venetian [vec] is evident (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Also use Italian [ita]. Used as L2 by Slovene [slv], Standard German [deu].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools, in Udine and Pordenone provinces. Taught in secondary schools, in Udine and Pordenone provinces. NT: 1972.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Italy
Other Comments: Some cultivate Friulian as a literary language.