Editing Languedocien dialect (section)

== Usage ==
With the absence of a linguistic census, it is difficult to obtain exact figures on the number of speakers. The most recent global studies on Occitan say the number of speakers ranges from 500,000 to 700,000 for the language as a whole.<ref>Philippe Martel, "Qui parle occitan ?" in ''Langues et cité'' Archived 16 March 2012 at the [[Wayback Machine]] n°10, December 2007.</ref> [[UNESCO]], which is the only organisation to treat Languedocien independently, estimates the number at around 500,000, and considers the language under serious threat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger|url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/interactive-atlas-00206|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unesco.org%2Fculture%2Fich%2Findex.php%3Fpg%3D00206|archive-date=27 August 2021|access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>