Italian
Italian is documented on Dialect Atlas across 7 dialects, including Lombard, Neapolitan, Romanesco.
Dialects of Italian
- LombardLombardoThe Gallo-Italic variety of Lombardy and Italian-speaking Switzerland. Internally split between Western (Milan) and Eastern (Bergamo) groupings.
- NeapolitanNapulitanoThe variety of Naples and surrounding Campania. Often classified as a distinct Italo-Romance language; a major literary and operatic medium.
- RomanescoRoman ItalianThe Italian of Rome. A Central Italian variety widely heard through national cinema and television, occupying a middle position between Tuscan and Southern varieties.
- SardinianSarduThe Romance variety of Sardinia. The most conservative Romance language, often cited as the closest living variety to Latin in several phonological respects.
- SicilianSicilianuThe variety of Sicily, often counted as a separate Italo-Romance language. Carries strong Greek, Arabic, Norman, and Spanish influences from the island's history.
- Standard ItalianItaliano standard · Tuscan-basedThe national standard of Italy, historically based on Florentine Tuscan. The reference variety in education and national media.
- VenetianVènetoThe Romance variety of the Veneto region. Linguistically distinct enough from Italian that many linguists classify it as a separate language.
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