lengâjo

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• linga̱zhou (Bressan)
• langageo (Dauphinois)
• lingâdzo (Fribourgeois)
• lengadzo (Valdôtain)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *linguāticum. In some dialects derivable from lengoua +‎ -âjo.

Noun

lengâjo m (plural lengâjos) (ORB, broad)

1. language

References

• langage in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• lengâjo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lingua”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 361