Auvergnat (French name) or Auvernhat (native name) is one of several varieties 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.The language dialect has become renowned internationally through the folk song arrangements of Joseph Canteloube.
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Italic languages, Romance languages, Gallo-Romance languages, Western Romance languages
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Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Limousin, France, Auvergne (region)
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