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Mócheno is an Upper German dialect spoken in three towns of the Fersina Valley (Italian: Valle del Fersina, German: Fersental), in Trentino, northeastern Italy.
Mócheno is related to Austro-Bavarian and is variously classified either as a Southern Bavarian dialect or a separate language of its own. Mócheno speakers reportedly partially understand Bavarian, Cimbrian, or Standard German, which argues for classifying it as a dialect. However, many essential differences in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, render it practically unintelligible for speakers of German or Austro-Bavarian, so it may be more justified to consider it a separate language.
As of 1992 Mócheno was spoken by 1,900 speakers, including 400 in Fierozzo (Florutz), 1,000 in Palů (Palai), and 460 in Frassilongo (Gereut). Ethnologue report for Mócheno (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=QMO)
External links
- Ethnologue report for Mócheno (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=QMO)