The group of dialects Comasco-Lecchese is part of the
Western Lombard language and is spoken in the
province of Como
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and
province of Lecco
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As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of divided into 85 ''comuni'' (muni ...
in
Italy
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, especially around the capital cities and north of them. In other parts of this provinces, other Western Lombard varieties are spoken (
Brianzoeu,
Bustocco and Legnanese dialects).
The most important dialects are:
*
Comasco dialect (spoken in the city and suburbs of
Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has m ...
)
*Intelvese dialect (spoken in )
*
Laghée dialect (spoken on the
lake coast north to the city)
*
Lecchese dialect (spoken in the city and suburbs of
Lecco
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)
*
Vallassinese dialect (spoken in the
Vallassìna valley)
*Valsassinese dialect (spoken in the
Valsàssina valley)
References
Western Lombard language
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