| Italian | |
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| italiano, lingua italiana | |
| Pronounce | [itaˈljaːno] |
| Country | Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and Southern Grisons), San Marino, Vatican City, Slovenian Istria (Slovenia), Istria County (Croatia) |
| Region | Italy, Ticino and Southern Graubünden, Slovenian Littoral, Western Istria |
| Ethnicity | Italian-speaking peoples |
Speakers |
67 million native speakers in the European Union (2020) L2 speakers in the European Union: 13.4 million c. 85 million total speakers |
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Writing |
Latin (Italian alphabet) Italian Braille |
Sign Lang. |
Italiano segnato "(Signed Italian)" italiano segnato esatto "(Signed Exact Italian)" |
| Area | Also in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Germany, Israel, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican State. |
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| ISO 639-1 | it |
| ISO 639-2 | ita |
| ISO 639-3 | ita |
| Glottolog | ital1282 |
 Official language Former official language Presence of Italian-speaking communities | |
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