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I love this board! It was first here that I ever heard of this language, and thanks to that, this evening at dinner I was able to leave a Friulian speaker stunned at the discovery that someone in NZ had heard of his language. Now, I have not only heard of it, I have heard it, since his parents do not speak Italian. Thanks, AWADtalk!
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Said a passionate poet Friulian,
Contemplating the calendar Julian,
"I read here that soon,
There will be a 'blue moon'
But I doubt the hue's truly cerulean."
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Three cheers, Alex! 
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Alex--that was wonderful!  From Gurunet:
Fri·u·li (frē'ə-lē', frē-ū'lē)
A historical region and former duchy of Italy in present-day northeast Italy and Slovenia. Occupied by the Romans in the second century B.C., it became a Lombard duchy in the sixth century A.D. and was conquered by various peoples and states before being ceded to Italy in 1866 (the western part) and 1919 (the eastern part). Eastern Friuli was awarded to Yugoslavia by treaty in 1947. Good heavens--this is terrible, but I hadn't even realized that Slovenia is an actual country. [shame e] But:
Slovenia
Slo·ve·ni·a (slō-vē'nē-ə, -vēn'yə)
A country of the northwest Balkan Peninsula. In ancient times Illyrian and Celtic peoples inhabited the area, which was ruled by Rome after the first century B.C. and settled by Slavs in the sixth century A.D. Slovenia came under Austrian control after 1335 and joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) in 1918. During World War II Slovenia was divided among Germany, Italy, and Hungary, but returned to Yugoslavia after the war. Slovenia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in June 1991. Ljubljana is the capital and largest city. Population: 1,930,000.
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