Lecchese

Lecchese
Spoken in	Italy
Native speakers	30,000  (date missing)
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Western Romance Gallo-Romance Gallo-Italic Lombard Western Lombard Comasco-Lecchese Lecchese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Lecchese is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and suburbs of Lecco (Lombardy).

Characteristics

It has the characteristic, in contrast with the other Comasco-Lecchese dialects, to be influenced by Brianzöö, Valsassinese, Valtellinese and Bergamasque (an Eastern Lombard variety spoken in and around the city of Bergamo).

Grammar

In the use of vergót (coming from Eastern Lombard) instead of Comasco quajcòss (="something"). Another characteristic is the presence of close "e" instead of "i", and of close "o" instead of "u"; the use of desinences "-om", "-on" instead of "-amm", "-ã"; the use of desinence "-én" instead of "-ĩ"; the use of article "ul".

See also

• Lecchese orthography
• Lombard language

Bibliography

• Andrea Rognoni, Grammatica dei dialetti della Lombardia, Oscar Mondadori, 2005.
• Amanzio Aondio - Felice Bassani, Passato da ricordare, Cattaneo Editore Oggiono - Lecco, 1990.