Ladin (in its own language: ladin) is a Romance language, belonging to the Rhaeto-Romance subgroup, spoken in a territory called Ladinia, in the Dolomite Alps, in northern Italy.
This minority language has the status of a protected language in Italy and the status of an official language in the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige. It remains dominated by the state language, Italian.
The Ladin-speaking area, Ladinia, is divided between the following administrative units:
The Ladin dialect of Cadore (excepting Cortina d'Ampezzo) is strongly influenced by Northern Italian and therefore some authors exclude it from "Ladin" proper.
A standard variety of Ladin has been implemented since the 2000s.[1]