Bonjorn!
say it: “boon-JOOR”
Occitan
in its own words: occitan
- Speakers
- 500 thousand (estimate)
- Family
- Indo-European – Romance
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- Andorra, Spain, France, Italy, Monaco
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- Spain (regional)
Fun fact
The troubadours of the 11th–13th centuries composed their lyric poetry in Occitan, influencing European verse. The name “langue d'oc” comes from “oc” (yes).