[2] In Italian-speaking contexts, Western Lombard is often incorrectly called a dialect of Italian.
The general lines of diachronics of Western Lombard plural declension are drawn here, with reference to Milanese orthography: Most feminine words end with the inflection -a; the feminine plural is non-inflected (la legora / i legor ; la cadrega / i cadregh).
Western Lombard can be divided into four main varieties: lombardo alpino (spoken in the provinces of Sondrio and of Verbania, Sopraceneri of Canton Ticino and Grigioni in Switzerland), lombardo-prealpino occidentale (spoken in the provinces of Como, Varese and Lecco, Lugano and its neighbors in Canton Ticino), basso-lombardo occidentale (Pavia and Lodi), and macromilanese (provinces of Milan, Monza, Novara and Valsesia of Vercelli).
The boundaries are obviously schematic, since the political division in provinces and municipalities are usually independent from languages spoken.
Examples of Western Lombard language are:[citation needed] The following information is based on the Milanese dialect:[11] The most important orthography in Western Lombard literature is the Classical Milanese orthography.
Texts include various dictionaries, a few grammars, and a 2020 translation of the Gospels arranged into an account of the life of Christ.