Calabrian languages
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Calabrian language is the name given to a number of Dialects spoken in parts of the Calabria region in Italy. Calabrian languages are strongly influenced by a Greek substratum.
The Calabrian languages may be classified as follows:
- Napoletano-Calabrese or just Calabrese, a variety of Neapolitan language spoken in Calabria, also called Northern Calabrian or Northern Calabrese;[1]
- Calabro, a variety of Sicilian language spoken in Calabria, also called Southern Calabrian or Southern Calabro, sometimes classified within the "Italiano meridionale-estremo" language group.;[2]
- Greek-Calabrian dialect, a version of Italian-Greek used in Calabria, which is a subdivision of Griko language (Grecanic language), a general classification for the Italian-Greek languages in Italy. The Greek of Italy and that of Corsica are probably separate languages (R. Zamponi 1992).[3]
- Franco-Provençal language, a local variety of a Franco-Provençal language spoken in certain communities. [4]
- Arbëresh language, a dialect of the Albanian language. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Ethnologue report for Napoletano-Calabrese;
- ^ Ethnologue report for Sicilian;
- ^ Ethnologue report for Greek;
- ^ Ethnologue report for Franco-Provençal;
- ^ Ethnologue report for Albanian, Arbëreshë;
