Languages of Italy

39 languages of the index are spoken in Italy; 1 has official status (Italian). The country has about 58.9 m inhabitants (2023).

39 languages16 endangered or dormantEuropeISO IT / ITA

Official languages

itaItalianIndo-European · 67.8 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Italy

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
fraFrenchfrançais	`fra`	Indo-European	+41	285.4 m	0 · International
deuGermanDeutsch	`deu`	Indo-European	+9	135 m	1 · National
itaItalianitaliano	`ita`	Indo-European	+1	67.8 m	1 · National
sylSylhetiꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ ꠜꠣꠡꠣ	`syl`	Indo-European	+13	14 m	3 · Wider Communication
gswAlemannicAlemannisch	`gsw`	Indo-European	+4	10 m	5 · Developing
catCatalancatalà	`cat`	Indo-European	+1	10 m	2 · Provincial
napNeapolitanLengua napulitana	`nap`	Indo-European		7.5 m	5 · Developing
hrvCroatianhrvatski jezik	`hrv`	Indo-European	+8	7 m	1 · National
scnSicilianSicilianu	`scn`	Indo-European		4.7 m	5 · Developing
lmoLombardLengua lombarda	`lmo`	Indo-European		3.9 m	6a · Vigorous
slvSloveneslovenski jezik	`slv`	Indo-European	+7	2.4 m	1 · National
pmsPiedmonteseLenga piemontèisa	`pms`	Indo-European		2 m	7 · Shifting
vecVenetianŁéngua vèneta	`vec`	Indo-European	+5	2 m	5 · Developing
srdSardiniansardu	`srd`	Indo-European	+2	1.3 m	Definitely endangered
eglEmilianEmigliân	`egl`	Indo-European		1.3 m	7 · Shifting
rgnRomagnolrumagnol	`rgn`	Indo-European		1.1 m	6b · Threatened
rmyVlax RomaniRomani	`rmy`	Indo-European	+23	538,480	6b · Threatened
lijLigurianLengoa ligure	`lij`	Indo-European		500,000	5 · Developing
furFriulianfurlan	`fur`	Indo-European		300,000	4 · Educational
frpFranco-Provençalarpetan	`frp`	Indo-European		227,000	8b · Nearly Extinct
cosCorsicancorsu	`cos`	Indo-European		151,000	4 · Educational
aaeArbëresh	`aae`	—		100,000	6b · Threatened
sdcSassareseSassaresu	`sdc`	Indo-European		100,000	6b · Threatened
sdnGallurese	`sdn`	Indo-European		100,000	6b · Threatened
iseItalian Sign Language	`ise`	—		40,000	5 · Developing
ociOccitan	`oci`	Indo-European	+1	30,000	6b · Threatened
lldLadinladin	`lld`	Indo-European		30,000	6b · Threatened
waeWalser German	`wae`	—	+1	22,780	6b · Threatened
mhnMòcheno	`mhn`	Indo-European		1,900	6a · Vigorous
cimCimbrian	`cim`	Indo-European		400	6b · Threatened
itkJudæo-Italian	`itk`	Indo-European		200	8a · Moribund
gotGothic	`got`	Indo-European	+1		Extinct
xumUmbrian	`xum`	Indo-European
svmSlavomolisano	`svm`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
srcLogudorese	`src`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
spxSouth Picene	`spx`	Indo-European
sroCampidanese	`sro`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
xcgCisalpine Gaulish	`xcg`	Indo-European
pgnPaelignian	`pgn`	Indo-European

39 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata