Genoese (zeneize/zeneisei)

Genoese is part of the Ligurian group of Romance dialects spoken by about 1,920,848 people in the northwest of Italy, particularly in Liguria. These dialects are also spoken in the Italian regions of Tuscany, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, in southern France, parts of Sardinia and Corsica, and in Monaco, where the language known as Monégasque or Munegascu.

Genoese is spoken mainly in Genoa (Zena), and has some similarities with French, as well as some German influence. The majority of Genoese speakers are elderly.

There is no standardised of Genoese spelling or grammar.

Genoese pronunciation

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Sample text in Genoese

Tytti i ommi nàscian libberi e yguâli in dignitæ e drîti. Sun dutæ de raxun e de cunscensa e dêvan agî i-yn versu i-âtri inte'n spirritu de fraternitæ.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Links

Information about the Genoese language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoese_dialect

Related languages

Aranese, Aromanian, Asturian, Catalan, Corsican, French, Firulian, Galician, Genoese, Italian, Jèrriais, Latin, Lombard, Mirandese, Moldovan, Neapolitan, Occitan, Piedmontese, Portuguese, Romanian, Romansh, Sardinian, Sicilian, Spanish, Venetian, Walloon

Other languages written with the Latin alphabet