Sassarese | |
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Sassaresu, Turritanu | |
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Pronunciation | [sasːaˈrezu] |
Native to | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Native speakers | ≈ 125.000 |
Latin (Italian alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Regulated by | No official regulation |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sdc |
ELP | Sassarese Sardinian |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-pe |
![]() Languages of northern Sardinia |
Sassarese (local name Sassaresu or Turritanu) is a Romance language. It is related to the Corsican language and the Sardinian language. It is also related to Gallurese. The latter is regarded as a Corsican dialect despite the geographic location, although this attribution is a matter of controversy. It can be considered a transitional language between Italo-Dalmatian languages
Sassarese is spoken by approximately 120,000 people in the northwest coastal areas of Sardinia, Italy.