Editing Friulian language (section)

== Areas ==

=== Italy ===
Today, Friulian is spoken in the [[province of Udine]], including the area of the Carnia [[Alps]], but as well throughout the [[province of Pordenone]], in half of the province of [[Province of Gorizia|Gorizia]], and in the eastern part of the [[province of Venice]]. In the past, the language borders were wider since in [[Trieste]] and [[Muggia]], local variants of Friulian were spoken. The main document about the dialect of Trieste, or ''tergestino'', is "Dialoghi piacevoli in dialetto vernacolo triestino", published by G. Mainati in 1828.

=== World ===
Friuli was, until the 1960s, an area of deep poverty, causing a large number of Friulian speakers to emigrate. Most went to [[France]], [[Belgium]], and [[Switzerland]] or outside [[Europe]], to [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Australia]], [[Uruguay]], [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Venezuela]], the [[United States]], and [[South Africa]]. In those countries, there are associations of Friulian immigrants (called ''Fogolâr furlan'') that try to protect their traditions and language.