Regjon Autonome Friûl-Vignesie Julie | Friuli-Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region

ORGANISATION

The Agjenzie regjonâl pe lenghe furlane (ARLeF – Agenzia regionale per la lingua friulana, i.e. Regional Agency for the Friulian Language) is the body having public legal status as well as administrative and financial autonomy, in charge of defining the language policy guidelines for the Friulian language and the coordination and verification of the implementation of the actions under Regional Law no. 29 of 18 December 2007 (regulations to protect, exploit and promote the Friulian language) and other regional regulations of Friulian language and culture.

The Agency promotes and supports the coordinated and integrated development of programmes of initiatives carried out by the Region and other Public Administrations of Friuli Venezia Giulia to protect the Friulian language and promote its use in all areas of communication and everyday life.

The Agency undertakes actions and offers services aimed at promoting the language in public environments – schools, public administration, local health authorities – as well as in society – music, theatres, cinemas, universities and workplaces.

COUNTRY

Italy

TYPE OF ORGANISATION

Full Member. Governmental institution.

WEBSITE

http://www.arlef.it

INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

Friulian

NAME OF THE LANGUAGE

NON DE LENGHE

Friulian

Furlan

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPEAKERS

NUMAR TOTÂL DI LOCUTÔRS

600,000 approximately

Cirche 600.000

NUMBER OF NATIVE SPEAKERS

NUMAR DI LOCUTÔRS NATÎFS

420,000 approximately

Cirche 420,000

REGULATED BY

TUTELADE DI

Regional laws nº 15/1996 and 29/2007; state law nº 482/99.

Leçs regjonâls n. 15/1996 e 29/2007; leç statâl 482/1999

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

AREE GJEOGRAFICHE

Specific historical areas in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.

Areis storichis specifichis dal Friûl – Vignesie Julie, Italie.

LANGUAGE FAMILY

FAMEE DE LENGHE

Romance

Romaniche

STATUS OF THE LANGUAGE

STATUS DE LENGHE

Legally and socially recognized, regarded culturally as an ordinary language, in daily use in the various spheres of modern life but considered to be an endangered language, owing to poor systematic transmission between generations.

Lenghe ricognossude par leç e a nivel sociâl, considerade a nivel culturâl tant che lenghe normâl, fevelade ogni dì ancje in ambits diviers de vite moderne ma che e je in pericul par vie de mancjance di trasmission intergjenerazionâl.

STATUS AT THE UNIVERSITY

STATUS TE UNIVERSITÂT

Friulian is not yet taught at university level, but this is not due to a theoretical principle, since some courses study specific topics related to the language. An Interdepartmental Centre has been established to develop the Friulian language and culture, as well as the Association of Friulian Science and Technology.

Il furlan nol è ancjemò une lenghe curicolâr ma no son preclusions a nivel teoric; a vegnin proponûts ancje cors là che si tratin argoments specifics de lenghe. Ta chest ambit a esistin il Centri Interdipartimentâl pal svilup de lenghe e de culture furlanis e la Societât Sientifiche e Tecnologjiche Furlane.

FIELDS OF USE

AMBITS DI ÛS

Family, friends, leisure, education, media, health services, Public administration.

Famee, amîs, timp libar, istruzion, media, aziendis sanitariis, aministrazion publiche.

YEAR OF SOURCE

AN DE RICERCJE

2014