Limousin language

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The Limousin dialect is a Romance language akin to Provençal spoken or understood by about 400 000 people in the part of southern France known as Limousin. The Limousin dialect is a variety of the Occitan language, and as such belongs to the langue d'oc.

The first occitan documents are in this dialect, particularly the Boecis, written around the year 1000.

Limousin is used primarily by rural people over age 50. All speakers speak French as a first or second language. Due to the French single language policy, it is not recognised by the government and might be disappearing. A revivalist movement around the Félibrige and the Institut d'Estudis Occitans is active in Limousin (as well as in other parts of Occitania).

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