2007-08-16 07:34:18 · 11 answers · asked by Colin 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hi, I'm italian.
Well, every northern region in Italy is bilingual, because they are the regions on the frontier between Italy and other states and everyday many peolpe cross the border to work in both directions. Yes, there are even historical reasons, like belonging to another state or empire in the past. In this places every people speaks at least 2 languages from their birth. Road signs are written in 2 languages too, and often italian is not the first language.
In Trentino Alto Adige there is a region called South Tyrol that is italian and german speaking.
In Valle d'Aosta people speaks italian, french and german.
In the places on the border of Friuli people speaks italian and slovenian.
2007-08-17 21:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
South Tyrol became a part of Italy after Austria was losing the First World War. The remaining part of Tyrol is still belonging to Austria.
2007-08-16 15:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by otto saxo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
South Tirol (Alto Adige) belongs to Italy now, but it used to be part of the Austro-Hungarian nation. After WW I it became Italian.
The inhabitants are Italian, in school the are taught in Italian, but they still have managed to retain a significant part of their own culture and language.
2007-08-16 15:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tirol. It's partly in the north of Italy and partly in the South of Switzerland (the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.)
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2007-08-16 14:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
can't help about the German region but have heard of a region in northern Italy that the predominant surnames begin with Mac, It seems that loads of Scottish mercenaries were given land in Northern Italy as Payment for helping win a war there a couple of hundred years ago.
2007-08-16 14:42:08 · answer #5 · answered by john m 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
yes but I only have been to a greman/french and maybe spanish and italian town before. I don't remenber what it's called but I heard that in the middle ages that people from all over the european world go there for trade.
2007-08-16 15:00:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
province of south tyrol in northern Italy
2007-08-16 14:39:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is one. It is called Alto Adigio. Good skiers produced there.
2007-08-16 14:40:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tyrol
in the north
near the alps
near est to germany i guess
2007-08-16 14:42:32 · answer #9 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.eurominority.org/version/maps/map-european-languages-eu.asp
and http://encarta.msn.com/media_142603198_761570768_-1_1/Languages_of_Europe.html
you can see all of German minorities in Europa!
http://encarta.msn.com/media_142603198_761570768_-1_1/Languages_of_Europe.html
2007-08-16 15:36:50 · answer #10 · answered by smjm314 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋