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==Differences from European Italian==
==History==


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


===Pronounciation===
==Phonology==
 
There is no marked difference between European Italian and Nuovatuscan Italian.
 


===Lexicon===
===Lexicon===


Nuovatoscanan Italian preserved words lost or obsolete in Italy, and at the same time, incorporated words from Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages.
Nuovatoscanan Italian preserved words lost or obsolete in Italy, and at the same time, incorporated words from Spanish, Portuguese, Sranan Tongo, and other languages. Also, Nuovatoscanan Italian incorporates words from various Italian regions that are not present in European Standard Italian but are considered as normal in Nuovatoscana.


Verbs
Verbs
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|to participate in a game.
|to participate in a game.
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Revision as of 21:29, 12 December 2021

Nuovatoscanan Italian, Guianan Italian
Italiano di Nuovatoscani, Italiano di Guiani
Native toGuiana
Native speakers
9,720,000 (2019 census)
Indo-European
Official status
Official language in
Guiana (as Italian)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone

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.


History

Phonology

There is no marked difference between European Italian and Nuovatuscan Italian.


Lexicon

Nuovatoscanan Italian preserved words lost or obsolete in Italy, and at the same time, incorporated words from Spanish, Portuguese, Sranan Tongo, and other languages. Also, Nuovatoscanan Italian incorporates words from various Italian regions that are not present in European Standard Italian but are considered as normal in Nuovatoscana.

Verbs

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