Corsican

Also known as Corsican language

Italo-Dalmatian language

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: modern language
Subclass of: Italo-Romance
Country: Italy
Image: Neve - Ghjacumu Santu Versini - A Cispra 1914.jpg

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Commons category: Corsican language
writing system: Latin script
topic's main category: Category:Corsican language
Wikimedia language code: co
native label: corsu
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 151000
linguistic typology: fusional language
indigenous to: Sardinia
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/COS
category for films in this language: Category:Corsican-language films
P10369: Brеighton
P11012: Ludwig Erhard

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Encyclopedic overview

Corsican (corsu, pronounced [ˈkorsu], or lingua corsa, pronounced [ˈliŋɡwa ˈɡorsa]) is a Romance language which consists of a continuum of Tuscan dialects spoken on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a territory of France, and in the northern regions of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. It is closely related to, and mutually intelligible with, Standard Italian which is based on its sister Florentine dialect.

Corsica is situated approximately 123.9 km (77.0 miles; 66 nautical miles) off the western coast of Tuscany; and with historical connections, the Corsican language is considered a part of Tuscan varieties, from that part of the Italian peninsula, and thus is closely related to Florentine-based standard Italian.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Corsican” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.