Italian language
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| '''Italian''' is a [[Romance languages|Romance language]] spoken by about 63 million people, most of whom live in [[Italy]]. Standard Italian is based on [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] dialects and is somewhat intermediate between the languages of Southern [[Italy]] and the Gallo-Romance languages of the North. Italian has double (or long) consonants, like [[Latin]] (but unlike most modern Romance languages, e.g. [[French language|French]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]). As in most Romance languages (with the notable exception of French), stress is distinctive. | '''Italian''' is a [[Romance languages|Romance language]] spoken by about 63 million people, most of whom live in [[Italy]]. Standard Italian is based on [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] dialects and is somewhat intermediate between the languages of Southern [[Italy]] and the Gallo-Romance languages of the North. Italian has double (or long) consonants, like [[Latin]] (but unlike most modern Romance languages, e.g. [[French language|French]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]). As in most Romance languages (with the notable exception of French), stress is distinctive. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | <div class="references-medium" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> | ||
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| + | * [[Languages of Italy]] | ||
| + | * [[Accademia della Crusca]] | ||
| + | * [[CELI]] | ||
| + | * [[CILS (Qualification)]] | ||
| + | * [[Enciclopedia Italiana]] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:IPA for Italian|Guide to phonetic transliteration of Italian]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian alphabet]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian dialects (disambiguation)|Italian dialects]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian exonyms]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian grammar]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian honorifics]] | ||
| + | * [[The Italian Language Foundation]] (in the United States) | ||
| + | * [[Italian language in Slovenia]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian literature]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian music terminology|Italian musical terms]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian phonology]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian profanity]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian Sign Language]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian Studies]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian Wikipedia]] | ||
| + | * [[Italian-language international radio stations]] | ||
| + | * [[List of languages of Italy]] | ||
| + | * [[Lessico etimologico italiano]] | ||
| + | * [[Sicilian School]] | ||
| + | * [[Veronese Riddle]] | ||
| + | * [[Languages of the Vatican City]] | ||
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Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people, most of whom live in Italy. Standard Italian is based on Tuscan dialects and is somewhat intermediate between the languages of Southern Italy and the Gallo-Romance languages of the North. Italian has double (or long) consonants, like Latin (but unlike most modern Romance languages, e.g. French and Spanish). As in most Romance languages (with the notable exception of French), stress is distinctive.
See also
- Languages of Italy
- Accademia della Crusca
- CELI
- CILS (Qualification)
- Enciclopedia Italiana
- Guide to phonetic transliteration of Italian
- Italian alphabet
- Italian dialects
- Italian exonyms
- Italian grammar
- Italian honorifics
- The Italian Language Foundation (in the United States)
- Italian language in Slovenia
- Italian literature
- Italian musical terms
- Italian phonology
- Italian profanity
- Italian Sign Language
- Italian Studies
- Italian Wikipedia
- Italian-language international radio stations
- List of languages of Italy
- Lessico etimologico italiano
- Sicilian School
- Veronese Riddle
- Languages of the Vatican City
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