Sicilian
Also known as Sicilian language, Sicilianu, Siculo, Siciliano, Calabro-Sicilian
Italo-Dalmatian language spoken in Southern Italy
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Sicilian is a language spoken in Southern Italy that belongs to the Italo-Dalmatian language family. It matters as a distinct linguistic variety that reflects the unique cultural and historical heritage of the Sicily region.
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Sicilian (sicilianu, pronounced [sɪʃɪˈljaːnʊ, sɪdʒɪˈljaːnʊ]; Italian: siciliano) is a Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands. It belongs to the broader Extreme Southern Italian language group (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. It has been referred to as a language by the Sicilian Region. It has the oldest literary tradition of the Italo-Romance languages. A version of the UNESCO Courier is also available in Sicilian.
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Endangered languages of EuropeEndangered Romance languagesExtreme Southern Italian dialectsHarv and Sfn no-target errorsLanguage articles citing Ethnologue 18Language articles with Linguasphere codeLanguages of ApuliaLanguages of CalabriaLanguages of SicilyLanguages with ISO 639-2 codeSicilian languageSubject–object–verb languages