Ethnolinguistic testimonies of the lingustic contact between the Italians originating in Belluno region and the Romanians in Hațeg region
Authors:   Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai”, Facultatea de Litere, Băeștean Ana-Maria 
Published: August 2024

The phenomenon of migration has always been present in Italy, the main cause being the desire to have a good material condition and a permanent source of income. Although historical documents attest the presence of Italians on the current Romanian territory since the 12th century and in the 13th and 14th centuries, Geno¬vese and Venetian commercial colonies were founded on the shores of the Black Sea, the emigration of Italians to Romania became more consistent at the end of the 19th century, when, in Țara Hațegului, an important community came from the area of the city of Udine, but also from the province of Belluno. Although their dialects were preserved for a long time, due to the fact that they married Romanians and formed mixed families, their language was lost gradually in time. The last speakers of Italian dialects from Sântămărie-Orlea and Râu de Mori remain the actual proof of the Italian-Romanian contact in Țara Hațegului.
Although their dialects were preserved for a long time, due to the fact that they married Romanians and formed mixed families, their language was lost gradually in time. The last speakers of Italian dialects from Sântămărie-Orlea and Râu de Mori remain the actual proof of the Italian-Romanian contact in Țara Hațegului.
The phenomenon of migration has always been present in Italy, the main cause being the desire to have a good material condition and a permanent source of income. Although historical documents attest the presence of Italians on the current Romanian territory since the 12th century and in the 13th and 14th centuries, Geno¬vese and Venetian commercial colonies were founded on the shores of the Black Sea, the emigration of Italians to Romania became more consistent at the end of the 19th century, when, in Țara Hațegului, an important community came from the area of the city of Udine, but also from the province of Belluno.
Although their dialects were preserved for a long time, due to the fact that they married Romanians and formed mixed families, their language was lost gradually in time. The last speakers of Italian dialects from Sântămărie-Orlea and Râu de Mori remain the actual proof of the Italian-Romanian contact in Țara Hațegului.
The phenomenon of migration has always been present in Italy, the main cause being the desire to have a good material condition and a permanent source of income. Although historical documents attest the presence of Italians on the current Romanian territory since the 12th century and in the 13th and 14th centuries, Geno¬vese and Venetian commercial colonies were founded on the shores of the Black Sea, the emigration of Italians to Romania became more consistent at the end of the 19th century, when, in Țara Hațegului, an important community came from the area of the city of Udine, but also from the province of Belluno.
Although their dialects were preserved for a long time, due to the fact that they married Romanians and formed mixed families, their language was lost gradually in time. The last speakers of Italian dialects from Sântămărie-Orlea and Râu de Mori remain the actual proof of the Italian-Romanian contact in Țara Hațegului.