Is there a dialect in toulouse?

Question

Is there a dialect in toulouse?

Answer 1

There were five languages in France before French became the official one, and numerous dialects coming from them. In the south it was Occitan as said above. It can now be learned in school but it is not used much. In Toulouse people usually speak French with a local accent and some occitan words sprinkled here and there.

Answer 2

Some occitan words :

cantou  - the chimney

po         - bread

coutsou - pig

ventreche - bacon (belly)

chabro - mix red wine and soup mmmmmmmmm

o moun  - on top - uphill

lo pech  -  mount

lo feno  -  the woman

esquizza - to tear

chova  -    hot

frè        - cold

lo tzür   - the day

some proverbs : quan lo cato so pensenio chigne do visit o novela - when the cat cleans his fur this announces a letter or a visit -

                              per nodal lou tsür ovantza d'ün pé dé gal

at christmas days are a bit longer : one hen step

                               pluie de mars pisse de renard ( forgot the occitan for it ) means "march rain is nothing but foxe's p**s"

rain in march is useless ( for tillages )

Answer 3

Yes, occitan is spoken by some in the south of France but it is considered a language rather than a dialect:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan...

I don't know how prevalent it is in Toulouse though but they do have bilingual street signs.

Answer 4

People speak french in Toulouse. Nobody talks occitan anymore.