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Venetian / Venetan / Vèneto / Veneto

Venetian (Vèneto in Venetian and Veneto in Italian) is a Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. Alternate names include Venetan, Vèneto, and Veneto.
Venetian (Lingua Veneta)
Veneto (also known as Vèneto, Vènet), spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, is considered a minority Italian language and is distinct from Standard Italian.
Dizionario Veneziano-Italiano
Complete text of Giuseppe Piccio's classic Venetian dialect-standard Italian dictionary with notes and dialect texts.
El Galepin
Veneto-Italiano-English dictionary. Search in any of the three languages for the corresponding term in Venetian.
Overview of Venetian Language
Brief overview of the history of Venetian with a guide to pronunciation, grammar, and orthography.
Quatro Ciàcoe
Monthly magazine of Venetian culture and traditions in dialect.
Raixe Venete
El jornale dei Veneti (online Venetian newspaper) focusing on culture, history, and current events.
Tornén Un Pas Indrìo!
Samples of written and spoken Venetian by Francesco Artico.
Veneto Arkivio
An archive of Venetian grammar, literature, and orthography.
Venice Street Signs in Venetian Dialect
Examples of Venetian street signs in dialect and suggestions on how to navigate in Venice.

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