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Campanian

Campanian

9.9
A variety of Neapolitan spoken in the Campania region of Italy
  • noun
  • /kæmˈpeɪniən/
translation icon : dialecto campaniense
  • Linguists study Campanian to understand the history of southern Italian dialects.

Examples

  • The Campanian dialect has many unique expressions.

  • Many older residents still speak Campanian in their daily conversations.

  • She learned to sing traditional songs in Campanian from her grandmother.

  • Do you speak Campanian?

  • Many older residents still speak Campanian in their daily conversations.

  • She learned to sing traditional songs in Campanian from her grandmother.

  • Linguists study Campanian to understand the history of southern Italian dialects.

Surface Forms

Campanian singular
Campanians plural

Morphology

Campanian = Campania (transparent) = Campania + an

Formed from the place name 'Campania' with the adjectival/demonym suffix '-an/-ian'; this directly yields the regional dialect meaning.

Etymology

Campanian for the local speech means the variety of Neapolitan spoken in Campania, and the region name comes from Latin campus, 'field'. So Campanian refers to the dialect used by people from that region.