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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sicilian_languageSicilian language - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · v. t. e. 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

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SiciliansSicilians - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Italians, Sicilian Americans, Greeks, Normans, Other people of the Mediterranean sea. The Sicilians ( Sicilian: Siciliani ), or Sicilian people, are a Romance -speaking ethnic group who are indigenous to the island of Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the largest and most populous of the autonomous regions of Italy .

   • Australia (of Sicilian ancestry): ≈200,000
   • Germany: 199,546

   • France: 60,520
   • United States (of Sicilian ancestry): ≈6,510,000

4. www.theintrepidguide.com › sicilian-vs-italianSicilian vs Italian Language: 5 Reasons Natives Can't ...

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Sicilian doesn’t follow the same rules as Italian pronunciation so it’s practically impossible to pronounce vowels and consonants the same way the Italian language does. The vowels “e” and “o” are only pronounced open. Words ending with an -e in Italian change to an -i ending in Sicilian: mare (sea) > mari.

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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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   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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   Is Sicilian influenced by Italian?

   • Since the Italian Unification (the Risorgimento of 1860–1861), the Sicilian language has been significantly influenced by (Tuscan) Italian. During the Fascist period it became obligatory that Italian be taught and spoken in all schools, whereas up to that point, Sicilian had been used extensively in schools.

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   Who are the Sicilian people?

   • Sicilian people walking in Catania, Italy. The Sicilians ( Sicilian: Siciliani ), or Sicilian people, are a Romance -speaking ethnic group who are indigenous to the island of Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the largest and most populous of the autonomous regions of Italy .

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6. www.ncesc.com › geographic-pedia › is-there-aIs there a difference between Italian and Sicilian people?

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   2 days ago · Here’s what I’ve learned: Dialect and Food – The main differences between Sicilians and other Italians lie in their dialect and cuisine. Sicilians take great pride in their regional dialect, which includes influences from Greek, Arabic, Norman French, and Spanish. This unique blend of languages is a result of Sicily’s historical ...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kingdom_of_the_Two_SiciliesKingdom of the Two Sicilies - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Media related to Kingdom of the Two Sicilies at Wikimedia Commons (in Italian) Brigantino – Il portale del Sud, a massive Italian-language site dedicated to the history, culture and arts of southern Italy (in Italian) Casa Editoriale Il Giglio, an Italian publisher that focuses on history, culture and the arts in the Two Sicilies

   • Currency: Two Sicilies ducat

   • Religion: Roman Catholicism

8. languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu › nllLanguage Log » Maltese Arabic: Correction?

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   May 13, 2024 · Maltese is thus classified separately from the 30 varieties constituting the modern Arabic macrolanguage. Both Victor and Wikipedia are somewhat wrong, or at least misleading — and my main evidence for this is an amusing anecdote. So onwards…. The 2010 LREC conference was held in Valetta, Malta. One of the other attendees was my colleague ...

9. brill.com › view › journalsSaving the Unsavable or Self-Translating to Exist? An ... - Brill

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Abstract This article investigates whether self-translation can be a tool of cultural legitimization and contribute to the vitality of minority languages broadly understood, using the example of 21st-century Sicilian poetry. Building on research in biocultural diversity, language maintenance and revitalization, and (self-)translation, the article briefly outlines the issue of language ...