Dear Google Research,
Could you please rectify the number of speakers of Friulian, an official minority language in Italy? A survey conducted in 2024 by the Regional Authority of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which includes the territory where Friulian is spoken, determined the correct number to be 440k, as opposed to the 37k+ you quoted.
https://arlef.it/it/lenghe-furlane-le-fevelin-444-000-personis/ (in Italian)
https://arlef.it/app/uploads/comunicati-stampa/arlef_ires_cs_ricercje-sociolinguistica_infografica_ita.pdf (press release)
This figure does not include speakers of Friulian living outside Friuli, nor does it include the historic Friulian-speaking diaspora, for which recent data is unavailable.
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Stefania Garlatti-Costa
Councillor (Friulian-language policies and Plurilingualism)
Municipality of Udine
Dear Google Research,
Could you please rectify the number of speakers of Friulian, an official minority language in Italy? A survey conducted in 2024 by the Regional Authority of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which includes the territory where Friulian is spoken, determined the correct number to be 440k, as opposed to the 37k+ you quoted.
https://arlef.it/it/lenghe-furlane-le-fevelin-444-000-personis/ (in Italian)
https://arlef.it/app/uploads/comunicati-stampa/arlef_ires_cs_ricercje-sociolinguistica_infografica_ita.pdf (press release)
This figure does not include speakers of Friulian living outside Friuli, nor does it include the historic Friulian-speaking diaspora, for which recent data is unavailable.
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Stefania Garlatti-Costa
Councillor (Friulian-language policies and Plurilingualism)
Municipality of Udine