| Cadorino | |
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| Native to | Italy |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | cado1235 |
 Cadorino dialect | |
Cadorino, a dialect of Ladin, [2] is the language of Cadore, at the feet of the Dolomites in the province of Belluno. It is distinct from neighboring dialects, [3] and though it has received relatively little attention, it is important to an understanding of the linguistic history of northern Italy. [4]
The principal characteristics of Cadorino are the following:
These are all characteristics of Ladin dialects. [9]
Il dialetto cadorino è un misto di etrusco, di latino, di greco, di slavo, di longobardo, di celtico-friulano, di tedesco, di francese: tutti regali che hanno fatto a noi, come all’altre parti d’Italia, quei graziosi nemici che sono venuti di quando in quando a visitarci.
— Antonio Ronzon, Almanacco Cadorino 1873–1874
Cadorino is spoken in what had once been Paleo-Venetian territory. Toponyms show a strong Celtic presence. [10] There was a Friulian presence around 500 CE, and Cadorino preserves various particularities of Friulian. [4] Over the centuries (Modern) Venetian has expanded into the Cadorino area. While other Ladin varieties were profoundly influenced by Tyrolian dialects of German, these had relatively little influence on Cadorino, which was much more affected by Venetian. [5] [11]
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Thanks to legislation on the recognition of historical linguistic minorities (Law 482/1999), Cadore is recognized by the province of Belluno along with the dialects of Comelico, Agordino, the high valley of Cordevole, and the Val di Zoldo.
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