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Franc-Comtois is a term that identifies two separate language dialect groups with different linguistic origins spoken by a minority of people in the Franche-Comté and the northwestern edge of the Suisse-Romande.

Definitions

1.) Franc-Comtois, also called Jurassien-Méridional, is one of the major dialect divisions of the Arpitan language. It includes five sub-dialects identified by the following reference-name idioms (Dalby, 1999/2000, p. 402): ť :* Neuchâtelois: Spoken in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

   :* Vaudois-NW: Spoken in the northwest part of the Canton of Vaud. ť :* Pontissalien: Spoken in Pontarlier and the southern third of the département of Doubs, France.

   :* Ain-N: Spoken in upper valleys of the Jura mountains in the northern edge of the département of Ain. ť :* Valserine: Spoken in the Valserine Valley in the northeastern most corner of the département of Ain and adjacent areas in the Franche-Comté.

2.) Franc-Comtois, primarily called Jurassien by linguists today, is one of the dialect divisions of the Peripheral Oïl languages. It includes six sub-dialects identified by the following reference-name idioms (Dalby, 1999/2000, p. 398): ť :* Saône-N: Spoken in the upper plateau of the département of Haute-Saône and southeastern Haute-Marne.

   :* Doubs-Ognon: Spoken in the Ognon River valley, which includes the middle valleys of the département of Doubs, southern part of Haute-Saône, and part of southeastern Haute-Marne. ť :* Lomont-Doubs: Spoken in the Lomont Massif and upper valleys in eastern Doubs (France) and the western part of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland.

   :* Ajulot: Spoken in Ajoie, Elsgau frontier country, Savoureuse valley, western Sundgau, and Porrentruy, which includes the Territoire de Belfort and adjacent parts of the département of Haut-Rhin, France, and the northwestern part of the Canton of Jura. ť :* Vâdais: Spoken in Delémont (Delsberg) in the Canton of Jura.

   :* Taignon: Spoken in the Franches Massif in the southwestern part of the Canton of Jura.

Classification

The Linguasphere language codes for the language groups called Franc-Comtois are:

51-AAA-ja (jaa – jae ): Franco-Provençal language dialects.
51-AAA-hj (hja – hjf ): Peripheral Oïl language dialects (Jurassien).

Examples

Word	French Translation	English Translation
arquer	marcher	walk, proceed
cheni	poussière	dust
chouiner	pleurer	weep
cornet	sac en plastique	plastic bag
cru	froid et humide	cold and wet
daubot	idiot, simplet	stupid
fier	acide, amer	sour
gaugé	trempé	drenched
gauper	habiller	dress
grailler	manger	eat
murie	sale bête, femme	blameworthy and stupid animal or person
pê, pêute	laid, laide	ugly
pelle à cheni	ramasse-poussière	dustpan
treuiller	boire	drink
yoyotter	dire des sornettes	tell nonsense

Bibliography

Dalby, David (1999/2000). The Linguasphere Register of the World's Languages and Speech Communities. (Vol. 2). Hebron, Wales, UK: Linguasphere Press. ISBN 0-9532919-2-8.

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