Qui parle l’occitan ?
Variétés régionales de l’occitan. ) est une langue romane parlée dans le tiers sud de la France, les Vallées occitanes (Piémont et Ligurie) et Guardia Piemontese (Calabre) en Italie, le Val d’Aran (Catalogne) en Espagne et à Monaco. L’aire linguistique et culturelle de l’occitan est appelée l’Occitanie ou Pays d’Oc.
Où commence la langue d’oc ?
La langue d’oc – ou occitan – est l’une des dix langues romanes issues du latin populaire confronté aux systèmes phonétiques et syntactiques des langues préexistant dans la Romania orientale et occidentale.
What does the name Occitan mean?
- Denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from Occitan or Catalan soler meaning « ground, floor ».
Is Occitan experiencing a revival?
- Occitan is not experiencing a revival but increased ability to document the language may help slow down its decline. It is not very useful to speak Occitan so many young people will not be inclined to learn it.
How to learn Occitan?
- Find Occitan (Occitani)-speaking language exchange partners.
- Practice your Occitan (Occitani) by writing emails ( pen pals ).
- Practice written conversation using text chat .
- Practice speaking using voice chat .
Is Occitan still spoken?
- Occitan is still spoken by many elderly people in rural areas, but they generally switch to French when dealing with outsiders. Occitan’s decline is somewhat less pronounced in Béarn because of the province’s history (a late addition to the Kingdom of France), though even there the language is little spoken outside the homes of the rural elderly.
