Occitan is an English word with synonyms like provencal. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Occitan meaning
A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
Synonyms of Occitan
Using Occitan
- The main meaning on this page is: A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.
- Useful related words include: provencal, langue d'oc, langue d'oc french.
- In the example corpus, occitan often appears in combinations such as: the occitan, occitan and, occitan is.
Context around Occitan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Occitan
- In this selection, "occitan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, standard, pan, different, dialects, features and larg stand out and add context to how "occitan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include absent in occitan and also called occitan larg i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "occitan" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with occitan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Standard Occitan, also called occitan larg (i. (7 words)
Close rounded vowels are rare or absent in Occitan. (9 words)
French writer Victor Hugo 's classic Les Misérables also contains some Occitan. (12 words)
However, in isolated pockets, as well as some quarters of Reggio Calabria a variety of Occitan can also be found in certain communities and French has had an influence on many Calabrian words and phrases. (35 words)
Others include Catalan in this family, as the distance between this language and some Occitan dialects (such as the Gascon language ) is similar to the distance among different Occitan dialects. (30 words)
Currently, linguists use the terms "Provençal" and "Limousin" strictly to refer to specific varieties within Occitania, keeping the name "Occitan" for the language as a whole. (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Differences between Occitan and Catalan The separation of Catalan from Occitan is seen by some as largely politically (rather than linguistically) motivated.
Others include Catalan in this family, as the distance between this language and some Occitan dialects (such as the Gascon language ) is similar to the distance among different Occitan dialects.
Standard Occitan, also called occitan larg (i.
An Occitan-speaking enclave also has existed at Guardia Piemontese ( Calabria ) since the 14th century.
Close rounded vowels are rare or absent in Occitan.
Currently, linguists use the terms "Provençal" and "Limousin" strictly to refer to specific varieties within Occitania, keeping the name "Occitan" for the language as a whole.
Examples of pan-Occitan features not shared with Catalan or French: * Original /aw/ preserved.
Examples of pan-Occitan features shared with Catalan, but not French: * Stressed Latin a was preserved (Lat.
French writer Victor Hugo 's classic Les Misérables also contains some Occitan.
He wrote the song, in French and Occitan versions, to express his feelings of abandonment by his people and his sister.
However, in isolated pockets, as well as some quarters of Reggio Calabria a variety of Occitan can also be found in certain communities and French has had an influence on many Calabrian words and phrases.
However, the variety that has become standard Catalan does differ from that which has become standard Occitan in a number of ways.
In France, for instance, the dialect spoken in the region of Paris gradually spread to the entire country, and the Occitan of the south lost ground.
Italy adopted in 1999 a Linguistic Minorities Protection Law, or "Law 482", which includes Occitan; however, Italian is the dominant language.
It is part of the wider western group of Romance languages, including French, Occitan, and Catalan.
It is used in (and adapted to) all Occitan dialects and regions, including Provençal.
It should be noted that the Piedmontese language is extremely close to Occitan.
It uses etymological forms which are closer to Catalan, Occitan, and medieval Aragonese sources.
Linguistic characterisation Jules Ronjat has sought to characterize Occitan by 19 principal criteria, as generalized as possible.
Nevertheless, Occitan has also incorporated new words into its lexicon to describe the modern world.
Common combinations with occitan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the occitan 7×
- occitan and 5×
- occitan is 4×
- occitan dialects 4×
- and occitan 3×
- of occitan 3×
- between occitan 2×
- some occitan 2×
- standard occitan 2×
- occitan versions 2×