Friulians
Friulians, also called Friulans or Furlans (Friulian: Furlans), are an ethnolinguistic minority living primarily in Italy, with a significant diaspora community.
Furlans | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Friuli Venezia Giulia | 600,000 Friulian speakers-1,000,000 ethnic population - 2,000,000 including the diaspora |
| Brazil | ~100,000 |
| Argentina | ~95,000 |
| Canada | ~25,000 |
| USA | ~20,000 |
| Australia | ~900 |
| Slovenia | ~800 |
| Languages | |
| Friulian, Venetian, Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ladins, Romansh, Lombards (Insubrians, Orobians) | |
Friulians primarily inhabit the region of Friuli and speak the Rhaeto-Romantic language Friulian, which is closely related to Ladin, spoken primarily in South Tyrol/Alto Adige, and Romansh, native to the Canton of Grisons in Switzerland.
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