Editing Mòcheno language (section)

{{Expand German|Fersentalerisch}}
{{Short description|Upper German variety of Italy}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Mòcheno
|nativename=''Bersntolerisch'', ''Bersntoler sproch''
|states= [[Italy]]
|region= Bersntol
|speakers=1,900<!--if you update to the 2011 figure, you need to provide a reference, or your edit will be deleted-->
|date=1992
|ref=e23
|familycolor=Indo-European
|fam2=[[Germanic languages|Germanic]]
|fam3=[[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]]
|fam4=[[Elbe Germanic]]
|fam5=[[High German languages|High German]]
|fam6=[[Upper German]]
|fam7=[[Bavarian language|Bavarian]]
|iso3=mhn
|glotto=moch1255
|glottorefname=Mócheno
}}
[[File:Language distribution Trentino 2011.png|thumb|<div style="background-color:#40C040;width:15px;height:15px;float:left;"></div>&nbsp;Mòcheno communities in Trentino]]
'''Mòcheno''' ({{IPA|it|ˈmɔkeno}}; {{langx|de|Fersentalerisch}}; {{langx|bar|Bersntolerisch}}) is an [[Upper German]] variety spoken in three towns of the [[Bersntol]] ({{langx|de|Fersental}}, {{langx|it|Valle del Fersina}}), in [[Trentino]], northeastern [[Italy]].

Mòcheno is closely related to [[Bavarian language|Bavarian]] and is variously classified either as a Southern Bavarian [[variety (linguistics)|variety]] or a separate language of its own. It has also been posited that it may be descended from [[Lombardic language|Lombardic]] (with influence from nearby dialects). Mòcheno speakers reportedly partially understand Bavarian, [[Cimbrian]], or [[Standard German]]. However, many essential differences in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation render it difficult for speakers of Standard German to understand.