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ARLeF – Agjenzie Regjonâl pe Lenghe Furlane (Regional Agency for the Friulian Language) is a public body that implements the policies of the Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and coordinates the activities related to the protection and promotion of the Friulian language in accordance with regional laws and regulations.

The agency implements several measures promoting the presence and use of the Friulian language in the main areas of social life, including the family, schools, the mass media, new technologies, public administration, healthcare services, scientific research, the entertainment business, arts, culture and workplaces. In particular, its actions are aimed at raising the status of Friulian and expanding the lexicon available in the written language.

Moreover, the agency enjoys close ties with the other linguistic minorities in Italy and the rest of Europe, especially in the framework of the NPLD – Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity.

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Owing to its geographical location, Friuli is a multilingual region by definition. The range of languages spoken by the inhabitants of Friuli is quite extensive. In addition to Friulian (in its various forms), it includes varieties of Germanic and Slavic languages and of course Italian.

Friulian is spoken in the northeastern corner of the Italian peninsula. Overall, 173 minucipalities in the former provinces of Gorizia, Pordenone and Udine requested to be part of the official map illustrating the areas in which the language is spoken. There are also 7 Friulian-speaking municipalities in the province of Venice: Cinto Caomaggiore, Concordia Sagittaria, Fossalta di Portogruaro, Gruaro, Portogruaro, San Michele al Tagliamento, Teglio Veneto.

In 2023, a sociolinguistic survey called “Tire fûr la lenghe” was conducted, supported by the FVG Region with the contribution of ARLeF and carried out by IRES FVG and FEF (Forskningscentrum för Europeisk Flerspråkighet) as part of the General Language Policy Plan for the Friulian language 2021-2025.

The results show that the Friulian language is now actively spoken by 444,000 people, corresponding to over half of the population resident in the declared Friulian-speaking municipalities of the autonomous Friuli-V.G. region and the Veneto region. It is estimated that a further 1 million people speak Friulian around the world.

The past few years have seen the introduction of legislation and administrative measures designed to safeguard the linguistic and cultural heritage of Friuli. Watch the video to learn more details about the spread of the Friulian language and the laws that protect it.

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Friuli: History and Culture

Sociolinguistic condition

Legal protection

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