Francitan

Francitan

English

Etymology

Blend of France +‎ Occitan

Proper noun

Francitan

1. The French language mixed with Occitan.
   • 1992, Erik Gunnemark, Countries, Peoples and Their Languages: The Geolinguistic Handbook, Volume 1, Geolingua, page 141:

     Do not confuse Francitan with Franco-Provençal, an obsolescent name for Arpitan (see entry in chapter 2) or with Francique (Moselle Franconian) a variety of German spoken in Lorraine.

   • 1993, University of Southampton. Department of French, France: nations and regions, Department of French, University of Southampton, page 50:

     Rene Merle, the PCF's leading theorist on Occitan, pointed to Francitan as the real speech of the Midi.

   • 2005, Gaetano Cipolla, Siciliana: studies on the Sicilian ethos, Legas, page 247:

     […] he would occasionally intersperse his translation with Francitan terms […]

Translations

Translations

French: francitan (fr) m