Monégasque dialect
Monégasque (munegascu, pronounced [muneˈɡasku]; French: monégasque, pronounced [mɔneɡask] ⓘ; Italian: monegasco) is the variety of Ligurian spoken in Monaco. It is closely related to the Ligurian dialects spoken in Ventimiglia and is considered a national language of Monaco, though it is not the official language of the country, which is French. Monégasque has been officially taught in the schools of Monaco since 1972 and was made a compulsory subject in 1976, but is the native language of only a handful of people.
| Monégasque | |
|---|---|
| munegascu | |
| Native to | Monaco |
| Ethnicity | 8,400 have Monegasque nationality (2016) |
Native speakers | (ca. 20 cited for 1950) nearly extinct, but taught in school as a heritage language |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Commission pour la Langue Monégasque |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mone1238 |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-cha |
| IETF | lij-MC |
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