Meaning of Provençal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The language spoken in Provence; Occitan.
   broadly, dated
2. A native or inhabitant of Provence.
3. The Romance Occitan dialect of Provence.

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Examples

““Mirèio” first appeared at Paris in September, 1859, having beside the Provençal a parallel French version of the author's own, or rather a prose translation divided into verses to correspond with the stanzas of the original. […] I must, however, hasten to disclaim any thing approaching to a critical knowledge of the rich and charming Provençal dialect,—or rather language, for it is more than a dialect.”

“It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.”

“The Normans were putting it about that the Provençals were experts at foraging, to the neglect of fighting. Their children had a refrain with which they taunted their southern French counterparts: ‘the Franks go to fight, the Provençals to food’.”

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