Savoyard ( endonym : savoyârd ) is a Franco-Provençal dialect of the Gallo-Romance family. It is spoken in some territories of the historical Duchy of Savoy , nowadays a geographic area spanning Savoie and Haute-Savoie , France and the Canton of Geneva , Switzerland . It has around 35,000 speakers today.
10-559: [REDACTED] Look up Savoyard or savoyard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Savoyard refers to: Regional and political [ edit ] Savoyard dialect , a Franco-Provençal language Savoyard League , a political party based in the Savoy region of France A member of the House of Savoy , the ruling dynasty of
20-842: A former light opera company Washington Savoyards , a former light opera company Fans of the Savoy operas Members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company , which performed at the Savoy Theatre The Savoyard , the former magazine of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Other uses [ edit ] Savoyard (grape) , an Italian wine grape also known as the Dolcetto Savoyard Centre , an office building in Detroit, Michigan See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Savoyard Savoy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
30-580: A former light opera company Washington Savoyards , a former light opera company Fans of the Savoy operas Members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company , which performed at the Savoy Theatre The Savoyard , the former magazine of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Other uses [ edit ] Savoyard (grape) , an Italian wine grape also known as the Dolcetto Savoyard Centre , an office building in Detroit, Michigan See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Savoyard Savoy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
40-848: A political party based in the Savoy region of France A member of the House of Savoy , the ruling dynasty of the Duchy of Savoy, a medieval and early modern state Savoyard state , collective term for states ruled by the Duke of Savoy A resident of Savoie , a department in France A resident of Haute-Savoie , a department in France The Savoyard faction was within the Thirteenth Century English Royal Court centred around Eleanor of Provence The arts [ edit ] American Savoyards ,
50-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Savoyard [REDACTED] Look up Savoyard or savoyard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Savoyard refers to: Regional and political [ edit ] Savoyard dialect , a Franco-Provençal language Savoyard League ,
60-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Savoyard dialect Several subdialects of Savoyard exist that exhibit unique features in terms of phonetics and vocabulary. This includes many words that have to do with the weather: bacan (French: temps mauvais ); coussie (French: tempête ); royé (French: averse ); ni[v]ole (French: nuage ); ...and,
70-412: The Duchy of Savoy, a medieval and early modern state Savoyard state , collective term for states ruled by the Duke of Savoy A resident of Savoie , a department in France A resident of Haute-Savoie , a department in France The Savoyard faction was within the Thirteenth Century English Royal Court centred around Eleanor of Provence The arts [ edit ] American Savoyards ,
80-546: The environment: clapia, perrier (French: éboulis ); égra (French: sorte d'escalier de pierre ); balme (French: grotte ); tova (French: tourbière ); and lanche (French: champ en pente ). Savoyard has been the subject of detailed study at the Centre de dialectologie of the Stendhal University , Grenoble , currently under the direction of Michel Contini . This article about Romance languages
90-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Savoyard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savoyard&oldid=1248023269 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Savoyard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savoyard&oldid=1248023269 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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