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ITALY

Langages of Italy

Italian republic, Italian Repubblica. National or official languages: Italian, French (regional), standard German (regional), serbo-croatian. The number of languages that at the moment is spoken in Italy is of 33:

ALBANIAN, ARBËRESHË

80,000 (L. Newmark) to 100,000 speakers (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987), out of a population of 260,000 (1976 M. Stephens).

BAVARIAN

Catalan-valencian-balear

20,000 in Alghero (1996).

CIMBRIAN

2,230 including 500 in Lusernese Cimbrian in Trentino Alto Oolige 40 km. southeast from Trento, plus 1,500 Sette Comuni Cimbrian (40% of Roana (Rowan), 70% of Messaselva di Roana Rotzo) in Veneto around 60 km. north of Vicenza (1978 H. Kloss), and 230 or 65% of Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 km. northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi). There were 22,700 speakers in Sieben Gemainde and 12,400 in Dreizehn Gemeinde in 1854.

CORSICAN

Emiliano-romagnolo

3,531,780 speakers in Emilia-Romagna (1987) Maurizio Masetti). About 10% of the people in the province come from elsewhere, and do not speak the language. Population total both countries 3,551,892.

Franco-provençal

70,000 in Italy (1971 census), including 700 Faetar speakers (1995 Naomi Nagy).

FRENCH

100,000 in Italy (M. Harris in B. Comrie 1987).

FRIULIAN

600,000 (1976 Stephens).

GERMAN, STANDARD

225,000 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).

GREEK

20,000 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).

ITALIAN

55,000,000 mother tongue speakers, some of whom are native bilinguals of Italian and regional varieties, and some of whom may use Italian as second language.

Judeo-italian

A tiny number who speak it fluently. Perhaps 4,000 occasionally use elements of it in their speech (1/10th of Italy's 40,000 Jews). Nearly extinct.

LADIN

30,000 to 35,000 in Italy (1976 Stephens). Population total both countries 30,000 to 35,000.

LIGURIAN

1,853,578 (1976).

LOMBARD

8,671,210 in Italy (1976).

MÓCHENO

1,900 including 400 Fierozzo, 1,000 Palú, 460 Gereut (1992 Raoul Zamponi).

Napoletano-calabrese

7,047,399 (1976).

PIEMONTESE

3,000,000 (1976).

PROVENÇAL

100,000 in Italy (1990 P. Blanchet).

ROMANY, BALKAN

5,000 Arlija in Italy.

ROMANY, SINTE

14,000 in Italy including 10,000 Manouche, 4,000 Slovenian-Croatian. North Italy. Dialects: PIEDMONT SINTÍ, SLOVENIAN-CROATIAN, MANOUCHE. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern.

ROMANY, VLAX

2,000 to 4,000 in Italy including 1,000 to 3,000 Kalderash, 1,000 Lovari. Dialects: KALDERASH, LOVARI. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax.

SARDINIAN, CAMPIDANESE

SARDINIAN, GALLURESE

SARDINIAN, LOGUDORESE

1,500,000 including all Sardinian languages (1977 M. Ibba, Rutgers University).

SARDINIAN, SASSARESE

Serbo-croatian

3,500 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).

SICILIAN

4,680,715 (1976).

SLOVENIAN

100,000 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).

VENETIAN

2,109,502 in Italy (1976).

WALSER

3,400 in Italy (1978 Fazzini).

- Linguistic information taken of"Ethnologue"

Romany associations

ALBANIAN, ARBËRESHË	80,000 (L. Newmark) to 100,000 speakers (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987), out of a population of 260,000 (1976 M. Stephens).
BAVARIAN
Catalan-valencian-balear	20,000 in Alghero (1996).
CIMBRIAN	2,230 including 500 in Lusernese Cimbrian in Trentino Alto Oolige 40 km. southeast from Trento, plus 1,500 Sette Comuni Cimbrian (40% of Roana (Rowan), 70% of Messaselva di Roana Rotzo) in Veneto around 60 km. north of Vicenza (1978 H. Kloss), and 230 or 65% of Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 km. northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi). There were 22,700 speakers in Sieben Gemainde and 12,400 in Dreizehn Gemeinde in 1854.
CORSICAN
Emiliano-romagnolo	3,531,780 speakers in Emilia-Romagna (1987) Maurizio Masetti). About 10% of the people in the province come from elsewhere, and do not speak the language. Population total both countries 3,551,892.
Franco-provençal	70,000 in Italy (1971 census), including 700 Faetar speakers (1995 Naomi Nagy).
FRENCH	100,000 in Italy (M. Harris in B. Comrie 1987).
FRIULIAN	600,000 (1976 Stephens).
GERMAN, STANDARD	225,000 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).
GREEK	20,000 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).
ITALIAN	55,000,000 mother tongue speakers, some of whom are native bilinguals of Italian and regional varieties, and some of whom may use Italian as second language.
Judeo-italian	A tiny number who speak it fluently. Perhaps 4,000 occasionally use elements of it in their speech (1/10th of Italy's 40,000 Jews). Nearly extinct.
LADIN	30,000 to 35,000 in Italy (1976 Stephens). Population total both countries 30,000 to 35,000.
LIGURIAN	1,853,578 (1976).
LOMBARD	8,671,210 in Italy (1976).
MÓCHENO	1,900 including 400 Fierozzo, 1,000 Palú, 460 Gereut (1992 Raoul Zamponi).
Napoletano-calabrese	7,047,399 (1976).
PIEMONTESE	3,000,000 (1976).
PROVENÇAL	100,000 in Italy (1990 P. Blanchet).
ROMANY, BALKAN	5,000 Arlija in Italy.
ROMANY, SINTE	14,000 in Italy including 10,000 Manouche, 4,000 Slovenian-Croatian. North Italy. Dialects: PIEDMONT SINTÍ, SLOVENIAN-CROATIAN, MANOUCHE. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern.
ROMANY, VLAX	2,000 to 4,000 in Italy including 1,000 to 3,000 Kalderash, 1,000 Lovari. Dialects: KALDERASH, LOVARI. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax.
SARDINIAN, CAMPIDANESE
SARDINIAN, GALLURESE
SARDINIAN, LOGUDORESE	1,500,000 including all Sardinian languages (1977 M. Ibba, Rutgers University).
SARDINIAN, SASSARESE
Serbo-croatian	3,500 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).
SICILIAN	4,680,715 (1976).
SLOVENIAN	100,000 in Italy (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987).
VENETIAN	2,109,502 in Italy (1976).
WALSER	3,400 in Italy (1978 Fazzini).