The group of dialects Comasco-Lecchese is part of the
Western Lombard language
Western Lombard is a group of dialects of Lombard, a Romance language spoken in Italy. It is widespread in the Lombard provinces of Milan, Monza, Varese, Como, Lecco, Sondrio, a small part of Cremona (except Crema and its neighbours), Lodi ...
and is spoken in the
province of Como
The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Le ...
and
province of Lecco
The Province of Lecco ( it, provincia di Lecco; Lecchese: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.
As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of divided into ...
in
Italy
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, especially around the capital cities and north of them. In other parts of this provinces, other Western Lombard varieties are spoken (
Brianzoeu,
Bustocco and Legnanese dialects).
The most important dialects are:
*
Comasco dialect
Comasco or Comasque is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and suburbs of Como. It belongs to the Comasco-Lecchese group.
Characteristics
It shares similarities with Milanese
Milanese (endonym in traditional orthog ...
(spoken in the city and suburbs of
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
)
*Intelvese dialect (spoken in )
*
Laghée dialect (spoken on the
lake coast north to the city)
*
Lecchese dialect
Lecchese is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and suburbs of Lecco (Lombardy).
Characteristics
It has the characteristic, in contrast with the other Comasco-Lecchese dialects, to be influenced by Brianzöö, Valsassi ...
(spoken in the city and suburbs of
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; lmo, label=Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). ...
)
*
Vallassinese dialect (spoken in the
Vallassìna valley)
*Valsassinese dialect (spoken in the
Valsàssina valley)
References
Western Lombard language
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