
Ligurian language - Wikipedia
Ligurian (/ lɪˈɡjʊəriən / lig-YOOR-ee-ən; [2] endonym: lìgure) or Genoese (/ ˌdʒɛnoʊˈiːz / JEN-oh-EEZ; [3] endonym: zeneise or zeneize) [4] is a Gallo-Italic language spoken primarily in the territories of the former Republic of Genoa, now comprising the area of Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco...
Liguria - Wikipedia
Liguria (/ lɪˈɡjʊəriə /; Italian: [liˈɡuːrja]; Ligurian: Ligûria, Ligurian: [liˈɡyːɾja]) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennines mountain range and is roughly coextensive with the former territory of the Republic of Genoa.
Ligurian Sea - Wikipedia
The Ligurian Sea[1] is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient Ligures people. The sea borders Italy as far as its border with France, and the French island of …
Ligurian | People, Mediterranean Coast Inhabitation | Britannica
Ligurian, any member of a collection of ancient peoples who inhabited the northwestern Mediterranean coast from the mouth of the Ebro River in Spain to the mouth of the Arno River in Italy in the 1st millennium bc.
Ligurian language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot
Ligurian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Liguria in northern Italy, and also in south west France, Monaco and southern Sardinia by about 500,000 people. Ligurian is part of the continuum of Western Romance languages and has a number of dialects, the most-spoken of which is Genoese (Zeneize).
Ligurian language | Ligurian Dialects, Romance Language & Italy ...
Ligurian language, language spoken by the Ligurians in northwestern Italy (and perhaps also in southern France and northeastern Spain) in pre-Roman and early Roman times. It is apparently an Indo-European language.
Origins of the Ligurian language - Council for Ligurian Linguistic …
Little or nothing is known of the Ligurian language before the Roman conquest. What little is known is deduced from toponymy – such as the famous ending in -asko/a of many place …
Ligurian language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
Ligurian or Genoese (lìgure or zeneize) is a Romance language of the Gallo-Romance branch spoken in the Liguria region in northwestern Italy and in two communes in the Italian island of Sardinia as well as in parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Corsica in southeastern France, and in …
Ligurian Language (LIJ) – L1 & L2 Speakers, Status, Map, …
Ligurian is a stable indigenous language of Italy, France, and Monaco. It belongs to the Indo-European language family. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is taught …
Ligurian language (ancient) - Wikipedia
The Ligurian language was an ancient tongue spoken by the Ligures, an indigenous people inhabiting regions of northwestern Italy and southeastern France during pre-Roman and Roman times.