Valdôtain dialect

Valdôtain
valdotèn
Native toItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Native speakers
Approximately 68,000 people (2003)
Latin
Official status
Official language in
Protected by statute in the Aosta Valley, Italy
Regulated byBureau régional pour l'ethnologie et la linguistique (BREL)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologvall1249
IETFfrp-u-sd-it23

Valdôtain (French pronunciation: [valdotɛ̃]; endonym: Valdotèn, Valdŏtèn, Valdouhtan) is a dialect of Arpitan (Franco-Provençal) spoken in the Aosta Valley in Italy, and the common language of the Aosta Valley. It is commonly known as patois or patoué. It is not an official language, the two regional official languages being French and Italian, though it is officially recognized.