4-496: Mouthoumet ( French pronunciation: [mutumɛ] ; Languedocien : Motomet ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France . This Aude geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Languedocien dialect Languedocien (French name, pronounced [lɑ̃ɡdɔsjɛ̃] ), Languedocian , or Lengadocian ( Occitan pronunciation: [ˌleŋɡɔðuˈsja] )
8-449: Is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc , Rouergue , Quercy , Agenais and Southern Périgord . It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyennais. Due to its central position among the dialects of Occitan, it is often used as a basis for a Standard Occitan. About 10% of the population of Languedoc are fluent in the language (about 300,000), and another 20% (600,000) "have some understanding" of
12-553: Is both a central and conservative dialect. For these reasons, certain linguists are in favour of a standardisation of Occitan using Languedocien as a basis for this. Languedocien encompasses a number of variations, the classification of which is still ongoing. Jules Ronjat gives three sub-groups: Louis Alibert uses four sub-groups: Domergue Sumien defines the categories thus: In their supra-dialectal classification of Occitan, Pierre Bec and Domergue Sumien divide Languedocien into one or two supra-dialectal groups: With
16-541: The language. All speak French as their first or second language. Languedocien is spoken in certain parts of three French regions. Other dialects spoken in these areas include: Gascon , Catalan , Limousin , and Auvergnat , as well as the unrelated Basque language. The following are the main characteristics of the Languedocien dialect: None of these characteristics are unique to Languedocien; many are shared with one or more other Occitan dialects. Languedocien
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