Sicilian by Ethonologue
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SIL code: SCN ISO 639-2:
roa Population 4,680,715 (1976).
Region Sicily, an island off the southern mainland.
Alternate names CALABRO-SICILIAN Dialects WESTERN SICILIAN (PALERMO, TRAPANI, CENTRAL-WESTERN AGRIGENTINO), CENTRAL METAFONETICA, SOUTHEAST METAFONETICA, EASTERN NONMETAFONETICA, MESSINESE, ISOLE EOLIE, PANTESCO, SOUTHERN CALABRO.
Classification Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian.
Comments Distinct enough from Standard Italian to be considered a separate language. Pugliese (see Italian) and Southern Calabrese are reported to be dialects of Sicilian. Bilingualism in Italian. Vigorous. Not endangered. French influence. It may be Southern Romance instead of Italo-Western. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Pugliese, Southern Calabrian, bilingual proficiency in Italian. Bible portions 1860.
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