Chiratini (Chingezi: Latin; Chiratini: latīnum, kana lingua latīna) kana Chilatini mutauro wekare uri weBazi reItari yeMitauro yeIndo-Yuropu. Chiratini chakatanga kutaurwa munzvimbo dzakatenderedza Roma, inozivikanwa seRatiyamu (Latium). Kuburikidza nesimba reRipabhuriki yeRoma, wakave mutauro wakakurumbira muItari, uyezve muHumambo hweRoma hwekumadokero, usati waguma wave mutauro wakafa. Chiratini yakapa mashoko mazhinji kuChingezi. Kunyanya, Chiratini (uye Chigiriki cheChinyakare) midzi inoshandiswa mune dudziro yeChirungu dzidziso yeTendero(Chishona; theology), sainzi, mushonga, uye mutemo. Chinyorwa chikuru: Nhoroondo yeChiratini Nzvimbo yemitauro yePakati peItari (Central Italy) pakutanga kwekuwedzera kweRoma zvikamu zvinoverengeka zvezvakaitika zvemutauro zvakazivikanwa, chimwe nechimwe chakasiyana nemisiyano isinganzwisisike mumashoko, mashandisirwo, chiperengo, morphology, uye syntax. Iko hakuna kwakaomarara uye nekukurumidza mitemo yekumisikidza; nyanzvi dzakasiyana dzinosimbisa akasiyana maficha. Nekuda kweizvozvo, rondedzero ine akasiyana, pamwe nemamwe mazita. Pamusoro pezvikamu zvezvakaitika kare, Ratini yeChiparidziro (Ecclesiastical Latin) inoreva zvitaera zvinoshandiswa nevanyori veChechi yeMaroma kubva Late Antiquity zvichienda mberi, pamwe nevevadzidzi vePurotesitendi.