The Dalmatian is a Langue died of the family of the Romance languages (i.e. resulting from the Latin ), in the past spoken in Illyrie, currently essentially coastal region of the Croatia. The linguists use also the name of illyro-novel to indicate this language.

Linguistic influences

Before the Roman occupation, the area where by after developed the Dalmatian language, Illyrie, was inhabited by Thraces.

The Romans occupied the territory illyrien between 229 av. J. - C. and 155 of the Christian era. By interest, the tradesmen and the holders of the authority speaking Latin, the autochtones ended up giving up their language for the Latin (the “vulgar Latin”, spoken by the population, and not Latin of the great writers or the Roman aristocracy). It should be noted that several Roman Emperors were of origin illyrienne: Aurélien, Dioclétien and Constantin I {{er}}.

Even after the fall of the Roman Empire of Occident, the Illyrie continued to speak Latin. The language evolved relatively independently of the other Romance languages, progressing of a vulgar Latin to a regional alternative, then finally a distinct language. Other languages influenced the Dalmatian one, without however supplanting the language in its Latin origin (Superstrat S): the Slavic then the Venetian (Italian dialect of Venice). A certain number of cities of the area bear Italian names besides.

The pope Jean IV Dalmatian the (640-642) spoke probably this language.

Dialects

The Dalmatian one knew two dialectal alternatives:

  • the Ragusain , spoken in the area about Dubrovnik (in the past Raguse, which after having been vassal of Byzance, Venice and the Kingdom of Hungary, became independent in XVe). The ragusain ceased being spoken at the 15th century.
  • the Végliote , spoken in the island about Krk (in Italian Veglia , from where its name). Its last speaker was called Antoine Udina (Tuone Udaina, in végliote); this shepherd died on a mine the June 10th 1898 and the language is extinct with him. It is nevertheless better known because it was studied by the Italian linguist Mateo Bartoli near this last Dalmatian speaker. perhaps
  • It is necessary to add the Albano-novel to them. Badly attested, this one would have died out with the Middle Ages.

See too

Be-X-old: Далматынскаямова

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