Native to Northwest Italy | Glottolog None | |
Region Basilicata (Southern Italy) Language family Indo-European
Italic
Romance
Italo-Western
Gallo-Italic
Gallo-Italic of Basilicata |
The Gallo-Italic of Basilicata (Italian: Gallo-italico di Basilicata) is a group of Gallo-Italic dialects found in Basilicata in southern Italy, that could date back to migrations from Northern Italy during the time of Normans.
These dialects are found in two areas: one near the regional capital of Potenza (in Tito, Picerno, Pignola and Vaglio Basilicata), and another on the Tyrrhenian coast (Trecchina, Rivello, Nemoli and San Costantino).
Similar communities have survived in Sicily, speaking "Gallo-italici di Sicilia" dialects.
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