Friulians

Friulians
Regions with significant populations
Friuli-Venezia 600,000[1]-1,000,000[2]
Languages
Friulian, Italian
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Romansh, Italians, Slovenes

Friulians or Furlans are an ethnolinguistic minority living in Italy and elsewhere. About 600,000 of them live in the province Friuli and in parts of Gorizia and Venice. Their language, Friulan, is a Rhaeto-Romance language distinct from the rest of the languages spoken in Italy. It is the second largest recognized minority language in Italy after the Sardinian one. Genetically, Friuilians are more closely related to the peoples of Austria and Slovenia than to the rest of Italy, forming a genetic isolate.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Number of Friuilian speakers per: http://www.arlef.it/en/friulian-language/sociolinguistic-condition/5#/sociolinguistic-condition - Study made by Arlef, Association of Region for the Friulian Language
  2. ↑ Combined population of Gorizia, Udine, and Pordenone.
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  • "Friulians". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous People. Minority Rights Group International. Retrieved 2008-04-08.


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