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Arpitan
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arpitan
English
Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
en Arpetan
Etymology
A neologism coined by Joseph Henriet, a word meaning "mountaineer" or "shepherd" deliberately chosen to "sound like Occitan," based on a local derivative of en la Alpes the Alps, mountain highlands.Hubert Bessat et Claudette Germi, Les mots de la montagne autour du Mont-Blanc, Grenoble, Ellug, 1991 Aligned with frp arpetan, la-new arpitanus. Also see Arpitania and Franco-Provençal.
Pronunciation
en Ar pi tan
en /ˈɑɹ.pɪ.tən/ GA
en en-US-Arpitan.ogg US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Arpitan.wav Southern England
en /ˈɑː.pɪˌtæn/ RP
en Canada Canada
Proper noun
Franco-Provençal.
See also
frp
References
Anagrams
en aainprt tarapin antirap Trapani Partain
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