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Valdôtain dialect

Valdôtain dialect

Valdôtain is a dialect of Arpitan (Franco-Provençal) spoken in the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is commonly known as patois or patoué.

Valdôtain
Valdotèn
Native toItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Native speakers
Approximately 68,000 people (2003)[1]
Indo-European
  • Italic
    • Romance
      • Western
Writing system
Latin
Official status
Official language in
Protected by statute in the Aosta Valley, Italy[2]
Regulated byBureau régional pour l'ethnologie et la linguistique (BREL)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologvall1249 [4][3]

Diffusion

The Aosta Valley represents nowadays the only region of the Franco-Provençal area where this language is still widely spoken as native by all age ranges of the population.

Some words

Several subdialects of Valdôtain exist that exhibit unique features in terms of phonetics and vocabulary.

FrenchLa ThuileLa SalleRhêmes-Saint-GeorgesSaint-OyenSarreValsavarencheOyaceCogneQuartFénisChamporcherValtournencheAyasÉmarèseArnadGaby
RâteauRassiRâhéRahiRâtiRatiRahiRâtiRatéRatéRâtéRatiRâtéRahtélRahtéRahtéRahtél
FleurFlôrFleuFleurFlôrFleurFleureFleuFieurFleurFleurFiorFlourFiourFiourFiourFiour
Renard, GoupilRèinârRèinâRèinarRèinâRèinârRèinârRèinârRèinèarRèinârRèinarVerpeuillGorpeulGorpéiGorpeuiGorpeuiVoulp
Oui, OuaisVouéVouèVouèOuèOuèOuèVouèVouàiVouèOuèOuèiÒÒiÒiÒiÒi

Linguistic studies

Valdôtain has been the subject of detailed study at the Bureau régional pour l'ethnologie et la linguistique (BREL) in Aosta as well as in the Centre d'études francoprovençales in Saint-Nicolas.

Music

The main modern singers and songwriters in Valdôtain are:

  • Louis de Jyaryot, from Ayas;

  • Maura Susanna, from Saint-Vincent;

  • Magui Bétemps, from Valtournenche.

The traditional Aostan songs in Valdôtain and in French form the core of the activity of the band Trouveur valdotèn.

Poetry

Here is a selection of some of the most important poets in Valdôtain:

Cllier et seren lo ten apré la piôdze Cé bé soleil que torne égueeyìno la Val I sorton le feumélle ch'achèté su la lôye

In precassèn de queut tant bien que mal[...]— André Ferré (Saint-Vincent, 1904-1954)

Esplojon de meuseucca Feusette de joèce Tsarriemèn de note que chorton Su lé, iou lé clliotse dzalaouse

Le vardon a catson [...]— Palmyre Arbaney-Farcoz (Doues, 1900 - Aosta, 1980)

De nët euna leumiére I berdzè l'at paru Un andze vin leur dëre: "Lo Saveur l'est neissu: un pouro baou l'est son palatse et sat pei de fen en traver compouson lo deur matelatse De ci gran Rei de l'univer; et din la rigueur de l'iver

de dò trei lindzo l'est qeuveur— La pastorala, Jean-Baptiste Celogne (Saint-Nicolas, 1826 - Saint-Pierre, 1910)

Y son vignà de bon matèn a désèi lo for Adeline e Dzeusepèn son lé prumì dou tor. Pôrton lo bôch de biôla é eun grou sac pesàn, lo vouidon su la tôla

pé fare lo bon pan— Césarine Binel (Champdepraz, 1897 - 1956)

Dz'é vu su 'na louye, quase se presta a à tsére ba, Dé géragnon coleur lilà. Dz'é vu su 'na viéille fenétra, flourì i soleil Dé géragnon blan comme la nèi. Dz'é vu pendre, de la terasse de 'na villà Dé géragnon coleur fouà. Fleur di pouro, fleur di reutso, géragnon, Vo-éte la garniteura de totte le meison. Vo no portade lo sourire di bon Djeu

Afen de no rendre tcheu moén malereu— Anaïs Ronc-Désaymonet (Arpuilles, 1890 - Aosta, 1955)

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.fondchanoux.orgSondage linguistique de la Fondation Émile Chanoux
Sep 19, 2019, 6:45 AM
[2]
Citation Linkwww.parlamento.itNorme in materia di tutela delle minoranze linguistiche storiche, Italian parliament
Sep 19, 2019, 6:45 AM
[3]
Citation Linkglottolog.orgHammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Valle d'Aosta". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
Sep 19, 2019, 6:45 AM
[4]
Citation Linkglottolog.orgvall1249
Sep 19, 2019, 6:45 AM
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Citation Linkwww.fondchanoux.orgSondage linguistique de la Fondation
Sep 19, 2019, 6:45 AM
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Citation Linkwww.parlamento.itNorme in materia di tutela delle minoranze linguistiche storiche
Sep 19, 2019, 6:45 AM
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Citation Linkglottolog.org"Valle d'Aosta"
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