The most spoken dialect in Italy is South Italian. This macro-group includes varieties spoken in the regions of Campania, Calabria, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Apulia, and Molise as well as in some areas of Lazio, Marche, and Umbria, three regions of the Center. As of 2018, South Italian counted 7.5 million speakers. The second most spoken dialect, Sicilian, had about five million speakers.
Most frequent dialects spoken in Italy as of 2018, by number of speakers (in 1,000s)
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Il Sole 24 Ore. (February 21, 2018). Most frequent dialects spoken in Italy as of 2018, by number of speakers (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125068/dialects-spoken-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. "Most frequent dialects spoken in Italy as of 2018, by number of speakers (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125068/dialects-spoken-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. (2018). Most frequent dialects spoken in Italy as of 2018, by number of speakers (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125068/dialects-spoken-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore. "Most Frequent Dialects Spoken in Italy as of 2018, by Number of Speakers (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125068/dialects-spoken-in-italy/
Il Sole 24 Ore, Most frequent dialects spoken in Italy as of 2018, by number of speakers (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125068/dialects-spoken-in-italy/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Most frequent dialects spoken in Italy as of 2018, by number of speakers (in 1,000s) [Graph], Il Sole 24 Ore, February 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125068/dialects-spoken-in-italy/