Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~200,000
TRANSMISSION
MORE ON VITALITY
"A few children learn the language, and
the future of Picard seems slightly less bleak than that of other Oi'l languages of
France. It is nevertheless severely endangered."
PLACES
France, Belgium
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
In France, Picard is spoken in the regions of Picardy (Picardie) and Nord-
Pas-de-Calais by a small but notable portion of the population. In Belgium, it is spoken in the area extending from Tournai to Mons in the western part of the province of Hainaut.
Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
At risk
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700,000
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
ll_pub
700,000
100000
At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
50.2331,2.7905
2007
Europe and North Asia
Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages
211-282
C. Moseley
London & New York: Routledge
Tapani Salminen
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
HHOLD
~200,000
100000
Vulnerable (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
11
"A few children learn the language, and the future of Picard seems slightly less bleak than that of other Oi'l languages of France. It is nevertheless severely endangered."
France, Belgium
In France, Picard is spoken in the regions of Picardy (Picardie) and Nord- Pas-de-Calais by a small but notable portion of the population. In Belgium, it is spoken in the area extending from Tournai to Mons in the western part of the province of Hainaut.
16
2009
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
M. Paul Lewis
SIL International
Dallas, TX
http://www.ethnologue.com/
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)