Corsican language
Corsican (ISO 639-3 code cos) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in France and Italy. It has about 160,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as at risk.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | cos |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | cors1241 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | France, Italy |
| Speakers (estimate) | 160,000 |
| Endangerment | At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Corsican words
- a
- alluvione
- animale
- anteriormente
- anticu
- Arabia
- arabu
- argentinu
- aria
- articulu
- asinu
- assai
- avè
- ballò
- bavosu
- beccazza
- bellu
- biancu
- biera
- bonghjornu
- bonu
- bracciu
- brunu
- celestu
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- Spanish560,000,000 speakers
- French310,000,000 speakers
- Portuguese264,000,000 speakers
- German135,000,000 speakers
- Italian68,000,000 speakers
- Greek13,000,000 speakers
- Catalan9,000,000 speakers
- Slovenian2,100,000 speakers
- Piemontese2,000,000 speakers
- Romagnol1,500,000 speakers
- Vlax Romani885,970 speakers
- Balkan Romani611,800 speakers
More about Corsican
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.