Auvergnat Dialect
Auvergnat (French name) or Auvernhat (native name) is one of several varieties of the Occitan language spoken in Auvergne, which is a historical province in the northern part of Occitania. Occitania is the southern third of France, a historical region where the modern Occitan language is still spoken.
The language dialect has become renowned internationally through the folk song arrangements of Joseph Canteloube.
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