Auvergnat (dialect)

Auvergnat (French name) or Auvernhat (native name) is one of several dialects of the Occitan language spoken in Auvergne, which is a historical province in the northern part of Occitania. Occitania is the southern third of France, a historical region where the modern Occitan language is still spoken.

This dialect has become renowned internationally through the folk song arrangements of Joseph Canteloube.

See also

• Languages of France
• ASM Clermont Auvergne

External links

• Ethnologue report for Auvergnat