Emilian dialect
Emilian (Reggian, Parmesan and Modenese: emigliân; Bolognese: emigliàn; Italian: emiliano) is a Gallo-Italic unstandardised language spoken in the historical region of Emilia, which is now in the western part of Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy.There is a strong T–V distinction, which distinguishes varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity or insult.Emilian is an unstandardized Gallo-Italic language spoken in the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy.The historical and geographical fragmentation of Emilian communities, divided in many local administrations (as signorie then duchies, with reciprocal exchanges of land), has caused a high dialectal fragmentation, to the point the existence of an Emilian koiné has been questioned.Linguasphere Observatory recognises the following dialects:[3] Other definitions include the following:[citation needed] There is no widespread standard orthography.