Numerous languages were spoken in ancient Italy. These included Etruscan and the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages, consisting of Latino-Faliscan and Osco-Umbrian languages. Furthermore, 展开

Italian was first declared to be Italy's official language during the Fascist period, more specifically through the R.D.l., adopted on 15 October 1925, with the name of Sull'Obbligo della lingua italiana in tutti gli uffici giudiziari del Regno, salvo le eccezioni stabilite nei … 展开

• Aosta Valley:
• Apulia:
• Calabria:
• Campania: Neapolitan is "promoted", but not recognised, by the … 展开

All living languages indigenous to Italy are part of the Indo-European language family.
They can be divided into Romance languages and non-Romance languages. The classification of the Romance languages of 展开

Almost all of the Romance languages spoken in Italy are native to the area in which they are spoken. Apart from Standard Italian, these languages are often referred to as dialetti " 展开

Recognition by the Italian state
The Republic safeguards linguistic minorities by means of appropriate measures.— Italian Constitution, Art. 6
Art. 6 of the Italian Constitution was drafted by the Founding Fathers to show sympathy for the … 展开

According to the UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, there are 31 endangered languages in Italy. The degree of endangerment is classified in different categories … 展开