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Poitevin-Saintongeais
Poitevin-Saintongeais
is a
langues d'oïl
language
spoken
in the
Pays de la Loire
and
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
regions of France
, officially recognised by the
French Ministry of Culture
as a language with two
dialects
,
Poitevin
and
Saintongeais
. This
classification
is a
subgroup
of the
Romance
, and the
Gallo-Romance languages
.
The dialects of this language are
peculiar
to the
historical regions
and
provinces
of
Poitou
and
Saintonge
. It is
classified
as
severely endangered
by
UNESCO
.