. ▁Sloven e ▁and ▁Fri ul ian ▁are ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Tri este , ▁Gor izia ▁and ▁U d ine ▁in ▁Venez ia ▁Giul ia . ▁In ▁S ardin ia , ▁the ▁S ardin ian ▁language ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁" h aving ▁equal ▁dign ity " ▁with ▁Italian , ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁which ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁officially ▁started ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sav oy ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁regions , ▁official ▁documents ▁are ▁either ▁b iling ual ▁( tr iling ual ▁in ▁Lad in ▁communities ) ▁in ▁the ▁co - o fficial ▁language ( s ) ▁by ▁default , ▁or ▁available ▁as ▁such ▁upon ▁request . ▁Tra ffic ▁signs ▁are ▁also ▁mult iling ual , ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁Valle ▁d ’ A osta ▁where ▁French ▁to pon ym s ▁are ▁generally ▁used , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁A osta ▁itself , ▁which ▁has ▁retained ▁its ▁Latin ▁form ▁in ▁Italian ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁English . ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁Italian ize ▁them , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁period , ▁have ▁been ▁formally ▁abandoned . ▁Education ▁is ▁possible ▁in ▁minor ity ▁languages ▁where ▁such ▁schools ▁are ▁operating . ▁ ▁UN ES CO ▁and ▁other ▁author ies ▁recognize ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁languages ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁leg ally ▁protected ▁by ▁Italian ▁government : ▁P ied mont ese , ▁Ven et ian , ▁Lig ur ian , ▁Lomb ard , ▁Em ilian - R om agn olo , ▁Ne ap ol