Poitevin-Saintongeais (French: poitevin-saintongeais, pronounced [pwatvɛ̃ sɛ̃tɔ̃ʒɛ]; autonym: poetevin-séntunjhaes;[2] also called Parlanjhe, Aguiain or even Aguiainais in French) is a langue d'oïl language spoken in the regions of the Pays de la Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, officially recognised by the French Ministry of Culture as a language with two dialects, Poitevin and Saintongeais.[3] This classification is a subgroup of the Romance, and the Gallo-Romance languages.
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poetevin-séntunjhaes | |
Native to | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Native speakers | 200,000–300,000[1] |
Language family | Indo-European
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Early forms | Old Latin
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | poit1240 Poitevinsant1407 Santongeais |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-ha |
![]() The Poitevin-Saintongeais-speaking area |
Some of their descendants would become the Acadian people of Atlantic Canada as well as the Cajun people of Louisiana.[citation needed]
The dialects of this language are peculiar to the historical regions and provinces of Poitou and Saintonge. It is classified as severely endangered by UNESCO.[4]
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