Italy

Italian

[ita] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1999, Law No. 482, Article 1.1). 55,000,000 in Italy. Population includes native bilinguals of Italian and regional varieties, who may use Italian as L2. Population total all countries: 61,068,677.

2 (Provincial)

French

[fra] 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Valle d’Aoste (1999, Historical Minorities Protection Act, No. 482). 100,000 in Italy (Harris 1987).

German, Standard

[deu] 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Trentino-Alto Adige region (1999, Historical Minorities Protection Act, No. 482). 225,000 in Italy (Vincent 1987).

Slovene

[slv] 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Trieste and Gorizia provinces (1999, Historical Minorities Protection Act, No. 482). 100,000 in Italy (Vincent 1987).

4 (Educational)

Occitan

[oci] 4 (Educational). 100,000 in Italy (1990 P. Blanchet).

Venetian

[vec] 4 (Educational). 3,800,000 in Italy (2002). Population total all countries: 3,852,500.

5 (Developing)

Bavarian

[bar] 5 (Developing). 250,000 in Italy (2005).

Corsican

[cos] 5 (Developing). 1,000 in Italy (1990).

Friulian

[fur] 5 (Developing). 300,000 (2002).

Ligurian

[lij] 5 (Developing). 500,000 in Italy (2002). Population total all countries: 505,100.

Lombard

[lmo] 5 (Developing). 3,600,000 in Italy (2002). Population total all countries: 3,903,000.

Napoletano-Calabrese

[nap] 5 (Developing). 5,700,000 (2002).

Piemontese

[pms] 5 (Developing). 1,600,000 in Italy (2002).

Romani, Balkan

[rmn] 5 (Developing). 5,000 in Italy (1990).

Romani, Sinte

[rmo] 5 (Developing). 14,000 in Italy (1980). 10,000 Manouche, 4,000 Slovenian-Croatian.

Romani, Vlax

[rmy] 5 (Developing). 4,000 in Italy. 1,000 to 3,000 Kalderash, 1,000 Lovari.

Sicilian

[scn] 5 (Developing). 4,700,000 (2002).

6a (Vigorous)

Cimbrian

[cim] 6a (Vigorous). 2,230. 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 (Kloss 1978), and 230 or 65% of Giazza (Ijetzan) Veneto, 43 km northeast of Verona (1992 R. Zamponi). 22,700 were in Sieben Gemeinde and 12,400 in Dreizehn Gemeinde in 1854.

International Sign

[ils] 6a (Vigorous).

Italian Sign Language

[ise] 6a (Vigorous).

Mócheno

[mhn] 6a (Vigorous). 1,900 (1992 R. Zamponi). 400 Fierozzo, 1,000 Palú, 460 Gereut.

Sardinian, Campidanese

[sro] 6a (Vigorous). Statutory language of provincial identity in south Sardinia (1999, Atlantic Coast Languages Act No. 162, Article 4). 500,000 (Salminen 2007).

6b (Threatened)

Albanian, Arbëreshë

[aae] 6b (Threatened). 100,000 (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 260,000 (Stephens 1976).

Arpitan

[frp] 6b (Threatened). 70,000 in Italy (Salminen 2007). 700 in Faetar dialect (1995 N. Nagy).

Ladin

[lld] 6b (Threatened). 20,000 in Italy (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 38,000.

Sardinian, Gallurese

[sdn] 6b (Threatened). Statutory language of provincial identity in northeast Sardinia (1999, Atlantic Coast Languages Act No. 162, Article 4). 100,000 (Salminen 1993).

Sardinian, Logudorese

[src] 6b (Threatened). Statutory language of provincial identity in central Sardinia (1999, Atlantic Coast Languages Act No. 162, Article 4). 500,000 (Salminen 1993).

Sardinian, Sassarese

[sdc] 6b (Threatened). Statutory language of provincial identity in northwest Sardinia (1999, Linguistic Minority Defense Act No. 482, Article 2). 100,000 (Salminen 1993).

Walser

[wae] 6b (Threatened). 3,400 in Italy (Fazzini Giovannucci 1978).

7 (Shifting)

Catalán

[cat] 7 (Shifting). 20,000 in Italy (1996).

Croatian

[hrv] 7 (Shifting). 1,000 in Italy (Salminen 2007). 1,000 speakers among 2,300 inhabitants of the 3 villages, plus a number in expatriate communities (Salminen 2007).

Greek

[ell] 7 (Shifting). 20,000 in Italy (Vincent 1987).

8a (Moribund)

Judeo-Italian

[itk] 8a (Moribund). 200 in Italy. Very few speakers are fluent (Salminen 2007). Population total all countries: 250.

Slavomolisano

[svm] 8a (Moribund). 1,000 (2012 W. Breu). Ethnic population: Less than 2,000 (W. Breu).

9 (Dormant)

Emilian

[egl] 9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 3,000,000.

Romagnol

[rgn] 9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers in Italy. Ethnic population: 1,100,000.

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