Valdôtain dialect
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Valdôtain is a dialect of Arpitan spoken in the Aosta Valley in Italy, and the common language of the Aosta Valley. It is commonly known as patois or patoué. It is not an official language, the two re
Valdôtain sign on primary school ("L'icoula di mèinoù", lit. meaning "children's school") at Plan-Félinaz, Charvensod.
Franco-Provençal
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Franco-Provençal, also known as Francoprovençal, Arpitan or Patois, is a Gallo-Romance language that originated and is spoken in eastern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy; since the
Valdôtain dialect
…Valdôtain (French pronunciation: ; endonym: Valdotèn, Valdŏtèn, Valdouhtan) is a dialect of Arpitan (Franco-Provençal) spoken in the Aosta Valley in Italy, and the common language of the Aosta Valley. It is commonly known as patois or patoué. It is…
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Title page of a Franco-Provençal dictionary from Saint-Étienne, France (1896): "The Key to the Gaga Dialect"
Conference hall at the 37th Fête internationale de l'arpitan, Saint-Etienne (France), 2016
Bilingual road sign (French-Valdôtain) in Pollein, Aosta Valley, 2025.