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TIL there are at least 40,000 native speakers of Ladin as of 2011, a written and spoken language in the Dolomite Mountains with similarities to Romansh (in Switzerland) and Friulian (in Italy). A standard form was developed for use in the whole Ladin-speaking region and is used on traffic signs

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