Talian dialect
| Talian | |
|---|---|
| taliàn | |
| Native to | Brazil (co-official language in several municipalities in Brazil) |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 500,000) |
Indo-European
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| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | tali1266 |
| IETF | vec-BR |
Talian (Venetian: [taˈljaŋ], Portuguese: [tɐliˈɐ̃]), also known as Brazilian Venetian or Brazilian Italian, is a Venetian dialect spoken primarily in the Serra Gaúcha region in the northeast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, as well as in other parts of Rio Grande do Sul, and in parts of Espírito Santo and of Santa Catarina.
It is a "Recognised Minority Language" in 4 states of Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and Espírito Santo. The word "Talian" is the same used in Veneto to name the Italian language.
Talian is mainly a Venetian dialect mixed with Italian dialects from the Veneto region as well as Lombardy and other Italian regions, influenced by local Portuguese.