Campidanese Sardinian

Campidanese Sardinian
sardu campidanesu
campidanesu
Native toItaly
RegionSardinia
(Metropolitan City of Cagliari;
Central-southern part of the Province of Oristano;
Province of South Sardinia;
Southern part of the Province of Nuoro)
EthnicitySardinians
Native speakers
500,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-1sc
ISO 639-2srd
ISO 639-3sro
Campidanese Sardinian
Glottologcamp1261 
Campidanese Sardinian
ELPCampidanese Sardinian
Linguasphere51-AAA-sd
Campidanese Sardinian is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2]
Languages and dialects of Sardinia
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Campidanese Sardinian[1][3] (Sardinian: sardu campidanesu, Italian: sardo campidanese) also known as Southern Sardinian (Italian: sardo meridionale) is one of the two written standards of the Sardinian language, which is often considered one of the most, if not the most conservative of all the Romance languages. The orthography is based on the spoken dialects of central southern Sardinia, identified by certain attributes which are not found, or found to a lesser degree, among the Sardinian dialects centered on the other written form, Logudorese. Its ISO 639-3 code is sro.

Traditionally the name Campidanu (Campidano in Italian) refers to the fertile area located around the towns of Guspini and Villacidro. Campidanese dialects can be found across the entire Province of Cagliari and not just the Province of Medio Campidano area. Campidanese also extends into parts of the Province of Nuoro, notably the Ogliastra area and in the southern half of the Province of Oristano, the capital included. However, it is at this point that the dialects merge into Logudorese.

  1. ^ a b Campidanese Sardinian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Campidanese Sardinian". UNESCO WAL. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Campidanese Sardinian". Glottolog 4.3.