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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Languages_of_ItalyLanguages of Italy - Wikipedia

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   Italian language. 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.

   • Minority: see "historical linguistic minorities"
   • Regional: see "classification"

   • Official: Italian

2. www.worldatlas.com › articles › what-languages-areWhat Languages are Spoken in Italy? - WorldAtlas

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   Jul 29, 2019 · Learn about the official language of Italy, Italian, a Romance language derived from Latin, and its history and varieties. Discover the minority languages of Italy, such as Sardinian, French, Greek, and German, and their status and vulnerability.

   • Author: Amber Pariona

3. blog.rosettastone.com › what-languages-are-spokenWhat Languages are Spoken in Italy? - Rosetta Stone

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   Mar 1, 2024 · You won’t be surprised to learn that the official language of Italy is Italian. However, as in other languages, there are many regional dialects of Italian. Dialects are different variations of speaking the same language.

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   What language is spoken in Italy?

   • Italian is the official language of Italy. Italy is located in Western Europe, where it juts out into the Mediterranean Sea. It has a multicultural population of over 60 million inhabitants, who speak a diverse range of languages from minority languages to regional dialects. The official language spoken in Italy, however, is Italian.

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   What languages were spoken in Italy before the unification of Italy?

   • Italy - Latin, Romance, Dialects: Standard Italian, as a written administrative and literary language, was in existence well before the unification of Italy in the 1860s. However, in terms of spoken language, Italians were slow to adopt the parlance of the new nation-state, identifying much more strongly with their regional dialects.

   Italy - Latin, Romance, Dialects | Britannica

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   Which countries use Italian as a language?

   • A few communities in Europe, including parts of Slovenia, Croatia and France, use Italian as a common language. Spoken in southern Italy and in the city of Naples, Neapolitan belongs to the Italo-Romance group, a subgroup of the Romance languages.

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   Is Italian a common language in Europe?

   • It is the only place in the world that has given Latin that status. Italian is also spoken on Italy’s two large islands: Sicily and Sardinia, and it’s one of the official languages of Switzerland. A few communities in Europe, including parts of Slovenia, Croatia and France, use Italian as a common language.

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5. www.britannica.com › topic › Italian-languageItalian language | History, Grammar & Vocabulary | Britannica

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Italian language, Romance language spoken by some 66,000,000 persons, the vast majority of whom live in Italy (including Sicily and Sardinia). It is the official language of Italy, San Marino, and (together with Latin) Vatican City. Italian is also (with German, French, and Romansh) an official.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Italian_languageItalian language - Wikipedia

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   Italian is a Romance language, a descendant of Vulgar Latin (colloquial spoken Latin). Standard Italian is based on Tuscan, especially its Florentine dialect, and is, therefore, an Italo-Dalmatian language, a classification that includes most other central and southern Italian languages and the extinct Dalmatian .

7. www.britannica.com › place › ItalyItaly - Latin, Romance, Dialects | Britannica

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   Languages of Italy. Standard Italian, as a written administrative and literary language, was in existence well before the unification of Italy in the 1860s. However, in terms of spoken language, Italians were slow to adopt the parlance of the new nation-state, identifying much more strongly with their regional dialects.

8. www.bbc.co.uk › languages › european_languagesBBC - Languages - Languages

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   Italian is the official language of Italy, and 93% of population are native Italian speakers. Around 50% of population speak a regional dialect as mother tongue. Many dialects are mutually...