the national language may be Italian, but every single town has a dialect, or a variation of the language, which is entirely unique to the people living there.
Terrific thread; thanks for the ping! Even Philadelphia has dozens of dialects, one for each ethnic neighborhood. A study from UPenn once found over 30 dialects in Philly.
46 posted on 03/17/2021 7:48:34 AM PDT by Albion Wilde
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