Ist

Description: Istriot is a Romance language spoken in the Western Region on the coast of the Istrian Peninsula, especially in the towns of Rovinj (Italian: Rovigno) and Vodnjan (Italian: Dignano), on the upper northern part of the Adriatic Sea, in Croatia. Its classification remains unclear, due to the specificities of the language, which has always had a very limited number of speakers. Istriot can be viewed: Its speakers never called it "Istriot". Traditionally, it had six names after the six towns where it was spoken. In Vodnjan it was named "Bumbaro", in Bale "Vallese", in Rovinj "Rovignese", in Šišan "Sissanese", in Fažana "Fasanese" and in Galižana "Gallesanese". The term Istriot was coined by the 19th century Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia Ascoli. There are currently only about 1,000 speakers left, probably making it an endangered language...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Istriot Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/ist/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Croatia Spoken In: Regions: Europe ISO 639-3 Code: ist Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Indo-European Group     Italic Group       Romance Group         Italo-Western Group           Italo-Dalmatian Group             Istriot Language