World Languages

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There are several minority languages in Italy, and the majority of them are classified as endangered.  In addition, some of the minority languages have been classified as historical by the government of Italy.

Minority Languages of Italy

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Sardinian stands out among the list above, and an estimated 1 million speakers speak it. You will find the majority of the speakers on the island of Sardinia.

Sardinian

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The descendants of the Ancient Greek community in Southern Italy speak Griko language.  This language can boast of 40,000 and 50,000 considered second speakers of the language, which belonged to the Hellenic language group.

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Griko Language

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There are German speakers in South Tyrol and in the northeastern Italian regions, which were formally under the influence of the ancient Austria-Hungarian Empire.  In addition, we have 300,000 speakers that are classified as Italian Greek Germans.

German Language

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There are about 80,000 estimated speakers of this language that reside near the border with Slovenia. Therefore, you are going to find these native speakers precisely in the northeastern region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Slovene Language

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Arbëreshë Albanian is a minority language scattered in Italy due to the influence of migrants to Italy.  You will see speakers of this language in Avellino, Potenza, Taranto, Cosenza, Catanzaro, and Palermo provinces in Southern Italy and central Sicily.

Arbëreshë Albanian

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Vastese is a rare language that the inhabitants of Vasto town speak today.  Most of the speakers are between the ages of 80 to 90 years which clearly shows a bleak future.

Vastese Language

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Italian Greek is one of the languages that are listed as endangered in Italy.  The Italian Greek dialect can be found only in Italy- Grecìa Salentina in Puglia and Bovespa.

Italian Greek Language

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Molise Croatian is another official language in Croatia but has found footing in Italy as one of the minor languages on offer.  There are about 3500 speakers of the language today.

Molise Croatian Language

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