variation of the French Prusik. Used as a friction hitch in climbing and rigging.
Valdotain (Wikipedia)
| Valdôtain | |
|---|---|
| Valdotèn | |
| Native to | Italy |
| Region | Aosta Valley |
Native speakers | Approximately 68,000 people (2003) |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Protected by statute in the Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Regulated by | Bureau régional pour l'ethnologie et la linguistique (BREL) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | vall1249 |
Valdôtain is a dialect of Arpitan (Franco-Provençal) spoken in the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is commonly known as patois or patoué.