Central Italian
Central Italian (italiano centrale or mediano) is a group of Italo-Dalmatian Romance lects spoken in central Italy in Lazio, Umbria, central Marche, the far south of Tuscany, and a small part of Abruzzo. The differences between these dialects are slight, mainly in inflection and stress of certain words.
| Central Italian | |
|---|---|
| italiano centrale | |
| Native to | Italy |
| Region | Lazio, Umbria, central Marche, the far south of Tuscany, and a small part of Abruzzo |
Native speakers | ~3,000,000 (2006)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-ra ... -rba |
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 Central Italian as part of the centro-southern Italian languages
Tuscan Middle Italian Intermediate Southern Italian Extreme Southern Italian
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Central Italian dialects are closely related to and mutually intelligible with Tuscan, on which Standard Italian was based. Although a few isoglosses cross the area, no firm demarcating lines have been established between them, effectively making them a one wider dialect continuum.
The following dialects are part of the Central Italian group:
- Marchigiano (central part of Marche)
- Umbrian dialects (Umbria)
- Sabino (L'Aquila and Province of Rieti)
- Tuscia dialect (Tuscia, northern part of Latium)
- Romanesco (Metropolitan City of Rome Capital)
- Castelli Romani dialect (Castelli Romani)
- Ciociaro (Ciociaria, southern part of Latium)
See also
References
- Star Crazy (June 18, 2011). "ISTAT 2006". ISTAT. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- Ali, Linguistic atlas of Italy
- (in Italian) Linguistic cartography of Italy by Padova University Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Italian dialects by Pellegrini Archived 2005-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- AIS, Sprach-und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz, Zofingen 1928-1940
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