Alternate Names: Occitani
Dialects: Auvergnat (Auverne, Auvernhas), Gascon, Languedocien (Langadoc, Languedoc, Lengadoucian), Limousin (Lemosin), Provençal (Alpine Provençal, Mistralien, Prouvençau, Provençal). Highly fragmented dialect situation, with limited intelligibility between some varieties.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 110,000 in France (Bernissan 2012). Population total all countries: 218,310.
Language Use: Children who learn it in school cannot communicate in Occitan with their parents (2012). Home, (rural) community. Few children learn the language. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 99%. Poetry. Magazines. Newspapers. New media. Bible portions: 1583–1983.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: France, Monaco