Gallo-Romance language native to Liguria, northern Italy
This article is about the modern Ligurian language. For the ancient language, see Ligurian (ancient language).
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Ligurian (/lɪˈɡjʊəriən/[2]) or Genoese (/ˌdʒɛnoʊˈiːz/[3]) (locally called zeneise or zeneize)[4] is a Gallo-Italic language spoken primarily in the territories of the former Republic of Genoa, now comprising the area of Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco (where it is called Monégasque), the village of Bonifacio in Corsica, and in the villages of Carloforte on San Pietro Island and Calasetta on Sant'Antioco Island off the coast of southwestern Sardinia. It is part of the Gallo-Italic and Western Romance dialect continuum. Although part of Gallo-Italic, it exhibits several features of the Italo-Romance group of central and southern Italy. Zeneize (literally "for Genoese"), spoken in Genoa, the capital of Liguria, is the language's prestige dialect on which the standard is based.
There is a long literary tradition of Ligurian poets and writers that goes from the 13th century to the present, such as Luchetto (the Genoese Anonym), Martin Piaggio [it; lij], and Gian Giacomo Cavalli [it; lij].
^Ligurian / Genoese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ligurian (/lɪˈɡjʊəriən/) or Genoese (/ˌdʒɛnoʊˈiːz/) (locally called zeneise or zeneize) is a Gallo-Italic language spoken primarily in the territories...
Ligurian may refer to: Ligurian, pertaining to modern Liguria in Italy Ligurian, pertaining to the ancient Ligures Ligurianlanguage, a modern Romance...
The Ligurian Sea (Italian: Mar Ligure; French: Mer Ligurienne; Ligurian: Mâ Ligure; Corsican: Mari Liguru) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies...
The Ligurian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Ligure, Ligurian: Repubbrica Ligure, French: République ligure) or Republic of Liguria was a French client...
the ancient Ligurians are unclear, and an autochthonous origin is increasingly probable. Little is known about the ancient Ligurianlanguage, which is based...
Riviera or Ligurian Riviera (Italian: Riviera ligure; Ligurian: Rivêa lìgure) is the narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and...
Genovese basil (in Ligurianlanguage baxaicò or baxeicò) is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil). It is one of the most popular basils for culinary...
Casu martzu (Sardinian: [ˈkazu ˈmaɾtsu]; lit. 'rotten/putrid cheese'), sometimes spelled casu marzu, and also called casu modde, casu cundídu and casu...
Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands. It belongs to the broader Extreme Southern Italian language group (in...
(/ˈdʒɛnoʊə/ JEN-oh-ə, Italian: Genova, Italian: [ˈdʒɛːnova] ; Ligurian: Zêna, Ligurian: [ˈzeːna]) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of...
places in the world. The official language of the principality is French. In addition, Monégasque (a variety of Ligurian), English and Italian are spoken...
Jurassien Lyonnais Savoyard Gallo Italic Ligurianlanguage Royasc Basque (Euskara) Romani There are also several languages spoken in France's overseas areas...
Cioppino (/tʃəˈpiːnoʊ/, Italian: [tʃopˈpiːno]; from Ligurian: cioppin [tʃuˈpiŋ]) is a fish stew originating in San Francisco, California. It is an Italian-American...
resembles a belly bloating. Although etymologically related, the word pansòti (Ligurian: [paŋˈsɔtˑi]) refers to a totally different dish from panzerotti, denoting...
years after Ratto's Cuciniera), and it shortly became a staple in the Ligurian culinary tradition, with each family often featuring its own pesto recipe...
Liguria (/lɪˈɡjʊəriə/; Italian: [liˈɡuːrja]; Ligurian: Ligûria Ligurian pronunciation: [liˈɡyːɾja]) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is...
Portofino (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpɔrtoˈfiːno]; Ligurian: Portofin [ˌpɔɾtuˈfiŋ]) is a comune located in the Metropolitan City of Genoa on the Italian...
Corsican: [ˈkorsiɡa], [ˈkɔrsika], Italian: [ˈkɔrsika]; French: Corse [kɔʁs] ; Ligurian: Còrsega) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions...
part of his adulthood. His native language is presumed to have been a Genoese dialect (Ligurian) as his first language, though Columbus probably never wrote...
or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced [ˈnisa]; Italian: Nizza [ˈnittsa]; Ligurian: Nissa; Ancient Greek: Νίκαια; Latin: Nicaea) is a city in and the prefecture...
that Ligurian was a Celtic language with some similarity to Gaulish. The Ligurian-Celtic question is also discussed by Barruol (1999). Ancient Ligurian is...
shortcomings as evidence. Ra Gerusalemme deliverâ [Jerusalem Delivered] (in Ligurian). Genoa. 1745. p. XV-32. Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds...
serenissima" (most serene highness). The first Doge of Genoa, Simone Boccanegra (Ligurian: Scimón Boccanéigra), whose name is kept alive by Verdi's opera, was appointed...