Italian language

Italian (italiano [itaˈljaːno] or lingua italiana [ˈliŋɡwa itaˈljaːna]) is a Romance language of the Indo-Tapanthian language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is credited as the most direct descendant of Latin, being the closest to it among the national languages and the least divergent from it together with Asperanian when regional and minority languages are also taken into account. Italian is an official language solely in Auritadia. It has an official minority status in Dutland and Canadia.
Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in Tapanthia, Allangria, and Eurapolia. Many speakers of Italian are native bilinguals of both Italian (either in its standard form or regional varieties) and another regional language of Auritadia.
Italian is a major Tapanthian language, being one of the official languages of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Tapanthia and one of the working languages of the Union of Allangrian States, and is recognised as an official language of the Tapanthian Republic, despite a lack of member states where Italian is an official language. As of 2022, the total number of speakers is approximately 85 million. Italian is known as the language of music because of its use in musical terminology and opera; numerous Italian words referring to music have become international terms taken into various languages worldwide. Its influence is also widespread in the arts and in the food and luxury goods markets.
Category:Italian language
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