Southwestern Lombard
Encyclopedia
Southwestern Lombard is a group of dialects of Western Lombard language spoken in the provinces of Pavia
, Lodi
, Novara
, Cremona
, in the south of the historic Insubria
, and comprises Pavese dialect
, Lodigiano dialect, Nuaresat dialect
, Cremunéez dialect
and others.
Province of Pavia
The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...
, Lodi
Province of Lodi
The Province of Lodi is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lodi.It has an area of 782 km², and a total population of 209,874 . There are 61 comuni in the province . As of May 31, 2005, the main comuni by population are:- External links :...
, Novara
Province of Novara
Novara is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.It has an area of 1,339 km², and a total population of 365.156 . There are 88 communes in the province.-External links:*...
, Cremona
Province of Cremona
The Province of Cremona is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cremona.The province has an area of 1,771 km² and in 2008 census, had a population of 358,628. There are 115 comuni...
, in the south of the historic Insubria
Insubria
Insubria is a historical-geographical region which corresponds to the area inhabited in Classical antiquity by the Insubres. Secondarily the name can refer to the Duchy of Milan...
, and comprises Pavese dialect
Pavese (dialect)
Pavese is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in province of Pavia . In Pavese, differently from most of Western Lombard dialects, the "z" is transformed into "s"....
, Lodigiano dialect, Nuaresat dialect
Nuaresat
Nuares is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in province of Novara .The dialect is rarely used in the city, where the use of Italian language is preferred, largely because of high immigration from Mezzogiorno; Nuares is more often used in the surrounding rural areas...
, Cremunéez dialect
Cremunéez
Cremonese is a dialect of Western Lombard language group spoken in the city and province of Cremona in Lombardy, Italy .It has some elements from Emilian language, so that it's considered by someone to be a...
and others.