Friulians
Northern Italian ethnolinguistic minority / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Friulians, also called Friulans or Furlans (Friulian: Furlans), are an ethnolinguistic minority living primarily in Italy, with a significant diaspora community.
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Furlans | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Friuli Venezia Giulia | 600,000 Friulian speakers[1]-1,000,000 ethnic population [2]- 2,000,000 including the diaspora |
Brazil | ~100,000 |
Argentina | ~95,000 |
Canada | ~25,000 |
USA | ~20,000 |
Australia | ~900 |
Slovenia | ~800 |
Languages | |
Friulian, Venetian, Italian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholic | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ladins, Romansh, Lombards (Insubrians, Orobians) |
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Friulians primarily inhabit the region of Friuli and speak the Rhaeto-Romantic language Friulian, which is closely related to Ladin, spoken primarily in South Tyrol/Alto Adige, and Romansh, native to the Canton of Grisons in Switzerland.