Sicilian
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A language of Italy
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Calabro-Sicilian, Sicilianu, Siculu
Population
4,700,000 (2002).
Location
Sicily region: entire island of Sicily, including associated nearby island groups.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
Western Sicilian (Central-Western Agrigentino, Palermo, Trapani), Central Metafonetica, Southeast Metafonetica, Eastern Nonmetafonetica, Messinese, Isole Eolie, Pantesco, Southern Calabro. Distinct enough from standard Italian [ita] to be considered a separate language. The Pugliese dialect of Italian and Southern Calabrese are reportedly dialects of Sicilian.
Language Use
Vigorous. Also use Italian [ita].
Language Development
Bible portions: 1860.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian.