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Italian (italiano, Italian: [itaˈljaːno] ⓘ, or lingua italiana, Italian: [ˈliŋɡwa itaˈljaːna]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.
The languages of Italy include Italian, which serves as the country's national language, in its standard and regional forms, as well as numerous local and regional languages, most of which, like Italian, belong to the broader Romance group.
The Italian Wikipedia (Italian: Wikipedia in italiano) is the Italian-language edition of Wikipedia. This edition was created on 11 May 2001, and first edited on 11 June 2001. As of 20 May 2024, it has 1,864,295 articles and more than 2,515,296 registered accounts.
Italian is the least divergent Romance language from Latin, together with Sardinian. Spoken by about 85 million people including 67 million native speakers (2024), Italian is an official language in Italy, San Marino, and Switzerland, and is the primary language of Vatican City.
The Italian language is a Romance language spoken in Italy. Other countries that use Italian as their official language are San Marino, Vatican City and Switzerland. Slovenia, and Croatia also use Italian as an official language, but only in some regions.
The Italian language is a Romance language spoken in Italy. Other countries that use Italian as their official language are San Marino, Vatican City and Switzerland. Slovenia, and Croatia also use Italian as an official language, but only in some regions.
Italian at a glance. Native name: italiano [itaˈljaːno] Language family: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Western, Italo-Dalmatian. Number of speakers: c. 67 million. Spoken in: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, Slovenia, Croatia, and other countries. First written: 10th century. Writing system: Latin script.
