Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ciao
  
ciao
  
Thank You
grazie
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
Come stai?
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
buonanotte
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
buonasera
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
buongiorno
  
buongiorno
  
Please
Per Favore
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
scusate
  
scusate
  
Bye
arrivederci
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
Ti amo
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
Scusami
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Romanesco
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Lazio
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Central Italian
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Tuscan
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
64.00 million
  
18
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
14.00 million
  
20
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
Italiano
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Italiano
  
Italiano
  
French Name
italien
  
italien
  
German Name
Italienisch
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Italians
  
Italians
  
Origin
960 BC
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Italian
  
Italian
  
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
it
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ita
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
ita
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
ita
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
itas
  
itas
  
Glottocode
ital1282
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional, Synthetic