Ladin Language
Ladin (Italian: Ladino German: Ladinisch), is a language consisting of a group of dialects (which some consider part of a unitary Rhaeto-Romance language) mainly spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the provinces South Tyrol, Trentino and Belluno. It is closely related to the Swiss Romansh and Friulian.
A standard written variety of Ladin (Ladin Dolomitan) has been developed by the Office for Ladin Language Planning as a common communication tool across the whole Ladin-speaking region, but it is not popular among Ladin speakers.
Ladin should not be confused with Ladino (also called Judeo-Spanish), which is a Romance dialect of Spanish.
Read more about Ladin Language: Geographic Distribution, History, Status, Phonology of Standard Ladin
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