Istriot language

Istriot
Eîstrioto, Lèngua Eîstriota
Bumbar, Valìʃe, Ruvignìʃ, Faʃanìʃ, Siʃanìʃ, Galiʃaneʃ
Native toCroatia
RegionIstria
Native speakers
400 (2007)[1]
L2 speakers: 900 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ist
Glottologistr1244
ELPIstriot
Linguasphere51-AAA-na
Istriot is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The Istriot language (Lèngua Eîstriota) is a Romance language of the Italo-Dalmatian branch spoken by about 400 people in the southwestern part of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia, particularly in Rovinj and Vodnjan. It should not be confused with the Istrian dialect of the Venetian language or the more distantly related Istro-Romanian, a variety of Eastern Romance.

  1. ^ a b Istriot at Ethnologue (23rd ed., 2020) Closed access icon