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,^[1] that could date back to migrations from Northern Italy during the time of the Normans.

NativetoNorthwest Italy

RegionBasilicata (Southern Italy)

Language family

Indo-European

• Italic
  • Latino-Faliscan
    • Latin
      • Romance
        • Italo-Western
          • Western Romance
            • Gallo-Iberian
              • Gallo-Romance
                • Gallo-Italic
                  • Gallo-Italic of Basilicata

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Gallo-Italic of Basilicata
Native to	Northwest Italy
Region	Basilicata (Southern Italy)
Language family	Indo-European Italic Latino-Faliscan Latin Romance Italo-Western Western Romance Gallo-Iberian Gallo-Romance Gallo-Italic Gallo-Italic of Basilicata
Language codes
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Glottolog	None

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These dialects are found in two areas: one near the regional capital of Potenza (in Tito, Picerno, Pignola and Vaglio Basilicata), but not in Castelmezzano, and another on the Tyrrhenian coast (Trecchina, Rivello, Nemoli and San Costantino).^[2]

Similar communities have survived in Sicily, speaking Gallo-Italic dialects of Sicily.