Sicilian
Language Information
Sicilian is spoken in Italy, in Sicily and southern Calabria, and by emigrant communities in the United States, Argentina, and Australia.
Sicilian is a Romance language with about 4.7 million speakers. The Sicilian School of poets of the 13th century was among the first to write poetry in an Italian vernacular. Its vocabulary includes many words from Greek, Arabic, and Norman French.
Sicilian is a Romance language with about 4.7 million speakers. The Sicilian School of poets of the 13th century was among the first to write poetry in an Italian vernacular. Its vocabulary includes many words from Greek, Arabic, and Norman French.
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Romance
- Branch
- Italo-Romance