Corsican language
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Corsican (Corsu or Lingua Corsa) is a Romance language spoken on the island of Corsica (France), together with French, which is the official language. A language like Corsican is also spoken to some cities in Italy,as: Sassari and in the Gallura area of Sardinia. Corsican is similar too the dialects in middle of Italy, particullary in Tuscany. The Corsican is spoken by almost 35% of people in Corsica.
According to its UNESCO classification, the Corsican language is currently in danger of becoming extinct. Few years ago, french ministers has been discussed as part of projects for the increased autonomy of the region of Corsica from France. The language is separated in two dialects, "Northern Corsican", spoken in the Bastia and Corte area, and "Southern Corsican", spoken around Sartene and Porto-Vecchio. The dialect of Ajaccio has been described as in transition. The dialects spoken at Calvi and Bonifacio are like the Genoa dialect, also known as Ligurian.
In the Sardinian region of Gallura, including the town of Tempio Pausania, and on the island of La Maddalena "Gallurese" is spoken. The Corsican language is very important for the Corsican culture, becaue is really rich in proverbs.
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| A | B | C | CHJ | D | E | F | G | GHJ | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | Z |
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| a | b | c | chj | d | e | f | g | ghj | h | i | j | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | z |
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| a | bi | ci | chji | dè | è | èffè | gi | ghjè | acca | i | ji | èllè | èmmè | ènnè | o | pè | cu | èrrè | èssè | ti | u | vè | zèda |
