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| Comasco | |
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| comasch | |
| Pronunciation | [kuˈmaʃk] |
| Native to | Italy |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 30,000[citation needed]) |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Comasco (endonym:comasch), anglicized asComasque, is a dialect belonging to theWestern branch ofLombard language, spoken in the city and suburbs ofComo.[2] Comasco is part of theComasco-Lecchese dialect group.
The Comasco dialect evolved as a consequence of its origins and influences. In ancient times, theLake Como area was inhabited byOrobi,Leponzi, andEtruscan tribes. As with the rest of thePo Valley, the area was subject to invasions by the Gauls. In Roman times, the Latin spoken in the Lake Como area was influenced by the Celtic substratum, contributing to the phonetic and lexical formation of today's dialect. In the early Middle Ages, the area was occupied by theLombards, who probably spoke a dialect of the Saxon language and brought a further, albeit small, lexical contribution. In the late Middle Ages, the Lake Como territory became part of theDuchy of Milan.
It shares similarities withMilanese, but more precisely consists of a transition betweenBrianzöö andTicinese, in fact both the masculine singular articleul (typical of central Brianzöö) andel (typical of Milanese and Ticinese) are used. Generally, it has harder sounds than other dialects.
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