Nuovatoscanan Italian

Nuovatoscanan Italian, Guianan Italian
Italiano di Nuovatoscani, Italiano di Guiani
Native to	Guiana
Native speakers	9,720,000 (2019 census)
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Italo-Dalmatian Italian Nuovatoscanan Italian, Guianan Italian
Official status
Official language in	Guiana (as Italian)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

Nuovatoscanan Italian, also called Guianan Italian, is the standard dialect of the Italian language in Nuovatoscanan Guiana. It is based on the European Tuscan dialects; however, it was heavily influenced by African, Indigenous American, Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, and Dutch influence. Mutual intelligibility between Nuovatuscan and European Italian is high but it is marked with different pronounciation and vocabulary exclusively used in Nuovatoscana.

Differences from European Italian

The major difference between Guianan Italian and European Italians are in vocabulary and pronunciation.

Lexicon

Nuovatoscanan Italian preserved words lost or obsolete in Italy, and at the same time, incorporated words from Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages.

Verbs

English	European Italian	Nuovatuscan Italian	Notes
to play	giocare	giucare	to participate in a game.