Forlivese is the central

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of Romagnol language spoken in the city of

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and in its province. In Italian-speaking contexts, Forlivese (like most of the other non-Italian language varieties spoken within the borders of the Italian Republic) is often generically called a "

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". This is often incorrectly understood as to mean ''a dialect of Italian'', which actually is not the case. Forlivese and

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are different languages and are not mutually intelligible. Forlivese is a central Romagna variety and is intelligible to speakers of other neighbouring Romagna varieties. Like all other

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of Romagna, Forlivese is a Western

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related to French, Romansh and

. However, the use of Forlivese is mostly limited to familiar terms and sentences, and is rare amongst

inhabitants. Some pieces of literature and a recent translation of the Gospels are available.

References

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