Alternate Names: Ligure, Zenéize
Dialects: Genoese (Genoan, Genovese). Ligurian is reportedly more similar to Piemontese ,, Lombard ,, and French , than to standard Italian ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 500,000 in Italy (2002). Population total all countries: 505,100.
Language Use: Also use Italian [ita].
Language Development: Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1860.
Spoken In: Monaco
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Italy, Monaco
Other Comments: Ligurian has had a literature since the 1200s and the Genoese variant was widely used alongside the Mediterranean because of the commercial and nautical importance of the Republic of Genoa. That is why Zenéize (meaning Genoese) is one of its alternate names.