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Monégasque — a note on the language

Linguistic

⚠ MUNEGASCU IS A LIGURIAN LANGUAGE, of the Gallo-Italic group, closely related to the Genoese and Ventimigliese spoken along the coast — NOT a dialect of French and NOT of Standard Italian. It is taught compulsorily in Monaco’s schools, is used on street signs in the old town, and has a few thousand speakers; French is the official language, and Italian and English are everywhere. ⚠ Monégasques are a MINORITY IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY — under a quarter of residents — which is directly relevant to whose food is served where. Dish names are kept in Monégasque here.

Atlas — where and when

Communities and languages

  • Monégasques community documented

Languages: Monegasque, Ligurian

What is recorded

  • Monégasque is a Ligurian, Gallo-Italic language closely related to Genoese and to the speech of Ventimiglia, not a dialect of French or of Standard Italian. It is taught in Monaco’s schools. French is the official language. Monégasque nationals are a minority of Monaco’s residents, which is relevant to how traditional and restaurant foodways are distributed. documented

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