Chanter

Map comparing the verb "to sing" in various romance languages. Presents only those languages west of Istria. The identity of the languages is indicated by location on the map. Comparisons between dialects places the standard on or near the capital. Information taken from wiktionary.org

Illustrates the affrication of Latin KA in Gallo-Romance, exceptions being Gascon, Languedocien and Provençal to the south plus Norman and Picard to the north.  Originally rendered TCH, simplified as SH in Langue d'oïl (except Waloon). Central TS may be secondary considering the lack of merger with "soft c" S.