Venetian language facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Venetian
Vèneto
Native to	Italy, Slovenia, Croatia
Region	Veneto Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trentino Istria County
Native speakers	3.9 million  (2002)e18
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Italo-Western Venetian
Recognised minority language in	Italy  Veneto
Linguasphere	51-AAA-n
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The Venetian language (in Venetian: vèneto) is a Romance language.

It was the language once spoken in the Republic of Venice.

In the present day, it is spoken in the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in Slovenia and in Croatia. It is also spoken in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states) and Mexico (town of Chipilo) by the descendants of Italian immigrants.

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In Spanish: Idioma véneto para niños