Poitevin–Saintongeais
| Poitevin-Saintongeais | |
|---|---|
| poetevin-séntunjhaes | |
| Native to | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Native speakers | Unknown |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-ha |
 The Poitevin-Saintongeais-speaking area | |
Poitevin-Saintongeais (French pronunciation: [pwatvɛ̃ sɛ̃tɔ̃ʒɛ]; poetevin-séntunjhaes;[1] also called Parlanjhe, Aguiain or even Aguiainais in French) is a langues d'oïl language spoken in the Pays de la Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions of France, officially recognised by the French Ministry of Culture as a language with two dialects, Poitevin and Saintongeais.[2] This classification is a subgroup of the Romance, and the Gallo-Romance languages.
The dialects of this language are peculiar to the historical regions and provinces of Poitou and Saintonge. It is classified as severely endangered by UNESCO.[3]
References
- ^ Produccions, Tirabol (13 August 2012). "Lo peitavin-santongés, una lenga sòrre e emergenta". Jornalet (in Occitan).
- ^ "Langues régionales" (in French). Ministère de la Culture. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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