Gallo-Italic

Meanings

proper noun

A language family that constitutes the majority of languages of northern Italy, including Piedmontese, Lombard, Emilian-Romagnol and Ligurian.
Synonyms: Gallo-Italian

adjectiveGallo-Italic (not comparable)

not comparablein, of or relating to the Gallo-Italic varieties
As mentioned above, this process is attested in some varieties of the dialects of north-western Italy—the so called 'Gallo-Italic' dialects (Piedmontese, Lombard, Ligurian, Emilian, Romagnolo). ]
[ Stefano Canalis, Metaphony in the Ticino Canton and phonological features, in: 2016, Francesc Torres-Tamarit, Kathrin Linke, Marc van Oostendorp (eds.), Approaches to Metaphony in the Languages of Italy (series: Phonology and Phonetics. Volume 20. Editor Aditi Lahiri), p. 127ff., here p. 128
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Dialectologists distinguish Gallo-Italic varieties (Piedmontese, Ligurian, Lombard, Emilian-Romagnol) from Venetan (Venetian, Trentino). In central Italy there are several Tuscan and central varieties (Umbrian, Marchigian, Roman) and southern varieties (Campanian, Abruzzese, Molisan, Calabrese, Pulian, Lucanian, and Sicilian). To these must be added the Ladino language spoken in Friuli (called Friulano in Italian or—in dialect—Furlans).
2007, Mark F. Gilbert, Robert K. Nilsson, Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy, 2nd ed. (1st ed. 1999), p. 144
Synonyms: Gallo-Italian

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA language family that constitutes the majority of languages of northern Italy, including Piedmontese, Lombard, Emilian-Romagnol and Ligurian.

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Gallo-Italian

adjectivein, of or relating to the Gallo-Italic varieties

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Gallo-Italian