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Neapolitan ( autonym: ('o n)napulitano [ (o n)napuliˈtɑːnə]; Italian: napoletano) is a Romance language of the Italo-Romance group spoken in Naples and most of continental Southern Italy. It is named after the Kingdom of Naples, which once covered most of the area, since the city of Naples was its capital.
Neapolitan (napulitano) Neapolitan is a Romance language spoken by about seven or eight million people in southern Italy, especially in the city of Naples ( Nàpule/Napoli) and in Campania and southern Lazio. Neapolitan is part of a continuum of dialects spoken in most of southern Italy, though many would use the term "Neapolitan" only to refer ...
Neapolitan “Dialect”. Neapolitan (or Nnapulitano) is the Italian "dialect" common to Naples and the surrounding region, one of the most important languages in Italy after standard "Italian" (which was itself originally a Tuscan dialect). The Neapolitan language has long history and rich culture, and those who speak it are justifiably proud ...
Neapolitan is a Romance language of the Italo-Romance group spoken in Naples and most of continental Southern Italy. It is named after the Kingdom of Naples, which once covered most of the area, since the city of Naples was its capital. On 14 October 2008, a law by the Region of Campania stated that Neapolitan was to be protected.
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Jun 13, 2017 · Last week, I sat down with Professor Ermete Ferraro, a noted expert of Neapolitan, to set the record straight. To start, I asked him how one might learn Neapolitan and whether Neapolitan even qualified as a language. Dr. Ferraro immediately informed me that the whole question of whether Neapolitan is a language or a dialect is beside the point.
Neapolitan is a Romance language spoken by about 7.5 million people, principally in Southern Italy, but also in immigrant communities in the United States, Germany, Northern Italy, Argentina, and Australia. The term “Neapolitan” is used broadly to refer to the differing somewhat mutually intelligible varieties, descending from Latin and ...
