Italian language - Wikipedia
WEBItalian (italiano, Italian: [itaˈljaːno] ⓘ, or lingua italiana, Italian: [ˈliŋɡwa itaˈljaːna]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.
Languages of Italy - Wikipedia
WEBThe languages of Italy include Italian, which serves as the country's national language, in its standard and regional forms, as well as numerous local and regional languages, most of which, like Italian, belong to the broader Romance group.
Italian Wikipedia - Wikipedia
WEBThe Italian Wikipedia (Italian: Wikipedia in italiano) is the Italian-language edition of Wikipedia. This edition was created on 11 May 2001, and first edited on 11 June 2001. As of 1 May 2024, it has 1,861,528 articles and more than 2,508,439 registered accounts.
Italian language - Wikiwand
WEBThe Italian language is a Romance language spoken in Italy. Other countries that use Italian as their official language are San Marino, Vatican City and Switzerland. Slovenia, and Croatia also use Italian as an official language, but only in some regions.
Italian language - Wikiwand
WEBItalian is the least divergent Romance language from Latin, together with Sardinian. Spoken by about 85 million people including 67 million native speakers (2024), Italian is an official language in Italy, San Marino, and Switzerland, and is …
Italian language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...
WEBThe Italian language is a Romance language spoken in Italy. Other countries that use Italian as their official language are San Marino, Vatican City and Switzerland. Slovenia, and Croatia also use Italian as an official language, but only in some regions.
Italian language | History, Grammar & Vocabulary | Britannica
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Italian language, Romance language spoken by some 66,000,000 persons, the vast majority of whom live in Italy (including Sicily and Sardinia). It is the official language of Italy, San Marino, and (together with Latin) Vatican City. Italian is also (with German, French, and Romansh) an official.
Italian language - Omniglot
WEBLanguage family: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Western, Italo-Dalmatian; Number of speakers: c. 67 million; Spoken in: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, Slovenia, Croatia, and other countries; First written: 10th century; Writing system: Latin script; Status: official language in Italy, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican City ...
The History of the Italian Language - ThoughtCo
WEBJul 3, 2019 · Like the other Romance languages, Italian is a direct offspring of the Latin spoken by the Romans and imposed by them on the peoples under their dominion. However, Italian is unique in that of all the major Romance languages, it retains the closest resemblance to Latin. Nowadays, it’s considered one language with many different dialects.
History of the Italian Language - Europass
WEBThe Italian language has developed through a long and gradual process, which began after the Fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century. Up until this moment, Latin had spread and had been imposed across the Empire …
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