VIVARO-ALPINE

'Vivaro-Alpine' (English name) or 'Vivaroalpenc, Vivaroaupenc' (native name) is the northeastern dialect of the Occitan language. It belongs to the Northern Occitan dialectal group. Vivaro-Alpine is spoken in Southern France and North-Western Italy. The other Northern Occitan dialects are Limousin and Auvergnat.

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Subdialects

Subdialects

★ Western: ''Vivarodaufinenc'' (native name) or ''Vivaro-Dauphinois'' (French name) near northern Vivarais (Annonay), northeastern Velay (Yssingeaux), a southern fringe of Forez (Saint-Bonnet-le-Château), Drôme department (Valence, Die, Montélimar) and a fringe in southern Isère department.

★ Eastern: ''Alpine'' (English name) or ''Alpenc, Aupenc'' (native name), in the Occitan Alps.

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★ ''Gavòt'' (native name) or ''Gavot'' (French name) in the western Occitan Alps, which are located in France, around Digne, Sisteron, Gap, Barcelonnette and the upper County of Nice.

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★ ''Cisalpine'' or ''Eastern Alpine'' (native names: ''Cisalpenc'' or ''Alpenc Oriental'') in the eastern Occitan Alps a.k.a. Occitan Valleys, which are located in Italy (Piedmont and Liguria).