Italiano standard · Tuscan-based
The national standard of Italy, historically based on Florentine Tuscan. The reference variety in education and national media.
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- Approximate centre
- 43.77°, 11.25°
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DialectStandard ItalianThe national standard of Italy, historically based on Florentine Tuscan. The reference variety in education and national media.DialectVenetianThe Romance variety of the Veneto region. Linguistically distinct enough from Italian that many linguists classify it as a separate language.CompareLombard vs Standard ItalianAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Italian and the dialects within it.