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   Do Sicilians speak Italian?

   • In reality, Sicilians don’t speak their own Sicilian language, but the official language of Italy, which is Italian. The Sicilian language is spoken privately and among Sicilians. Sicilians, in fact, speak Sicilian among their friends and relatives. Nowadays, however, they prefer speaking Italian, especially with their soul mate and their children.

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   What language group does Sicilian belong to?

   • It belongs to the broader Extreme Southern Italian language group (in Italian italiano meridionale estremo ). Ethnologue (see below for more detail) describes Sicilian as being "distinct enough from Standard Italian to be considered a separate language", and it is recognized as a minority language by UNESCO.

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   Is Sicilian language still used today?

   • Although the Sicilian language isn’t commonly used today except for in the more remote villages of Sicily, it is still blended in with formal Italian in the larger cities. Small Sicilian words are spliced into everyday speech and lingo depending on a person’s heritage.

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   What languages are spoken in Sicily?

   • Because Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and many peoples have passed through it ( Phoenicians, Ancient Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantine Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Swabians, Spaniards, Austrians, Italians ), Sicilian displays a rich and varied influence from several languages in its lexical stock and grammar.

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2. www.thoughtco.com › sicilian-for-beginners-2011648An Introduction to Sicilian: The Language of Sicily - ThoughtCo

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   Michael San Filippo. Updated on January 14, 2020. What is Sicilian ? Sicilian ( u sicilianu) is neither a dialect nor an accent. It is a not a variant of Italian, a local version of Italian, and it's not even derived from what became Italian. In fact, in truth, Sicilian preceded Italian as we know it. A Mediterranean Language.

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   Sicilian (Sicilian: sicilianu, Sicilian: [sɪ (t)ʃɪˈljaːnu]; Italian: siciliano) is a Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands. [3] It belongs to the broader Extreme Southern Italian language group (in Italian italiano meridionale estremo ).

   • Native speakers: 4.7 million (2002)
   • Native to: Italy

   • Ethnicity: Sicilians
   • Region: Sicily

4. theculturetrip.com › europe › italyThe Key Differences Between Sicilians and Italians - Culture Trip

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   Oct 22, 2023 · Although the Sicilian language isn’t commonly used today except for in the more remote villages of Sicily, it is still blended in with formal Italian in the larger cities. Small Sicilian words are spliced into everyday speech and lingo depending on a person’s heritage.

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   Oct 2, 2015 · Linguistic experts put Sicilian in what is known as the Italiano meridionale-estremo language group along with the Greek influenced Calabrian dialects of Southern Italy. Further proof that Sicilian is indeed a language is the fact that is has at least eleven regional dialects.

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   Jun 26, 2020 · Palermitano and Catanese are the most typical and lively local languages spoken in Sicily. Palermitano has a deep and warm pronunciation, while Catanese is sharper and seems like a sort of scream. “To see” becomes Viremu in Catanese, while it is turned into Videmu in Palermitano. There are several local differences.

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8. friendsofisoladellefemmine.org › wp-contentA History of the Sicilian Language - Friends of Isola delle ...

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   A History of the Sicilian Language A.A. Grillo 24-Jan-2021 Sicilian is one of the many Romance Languages that evolved from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. To say, however, only that Sicilian evolved from Latin unduly simplifies its history and development.

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   May 21, 2021 · Sicilian is indeed an official language separate from Italian. It is recognised by various international bodies, including UNESCO and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Most Sicilians, however, speak a variant dialect that is distinct to their own town, village, quarter or area.