Sicilian language

Sicilian, which in Sicily is known as sicilianu, is a Romance language like all the dialects distributed across the Italian Peninsula. With more than five million native speakers, mainly located in Sicily, this dialect descends from a variety of historical languages. This is owing to the geographical position of the island, located strategically in the ... Read more

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List of Sicilian and Italian Given Names

Sicilian is an Italian regional dialect that has a long history. It is renowned for being one of the first languages in the Peninsula to be used for literary purposes. The Sicilian Vernacular had its heyday during the XIII century when it achieved great success. The success of Sicilian poetry was so widespread that Tuscan ... Read more

Finally! So many people have told me that Noni should be Nonna. I have always said that Italian is NOT Sicilian. They are different languages. And Sicilian is better!

From vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation there are many differences between Italian and Sicilian. Even natives can misunderstand each other! Ah,…

italian-language

A collection of useful phrases for a variety of occasions in Sicilian, a Romance language spoken mailny in Sicily and parts of southern Italy.

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