Nuovatoscanan Italian

Nuovatoscanan Italian, Guianan Italian
Italiano di Nuovatoscani, Italiano di Guiani
Native to	Nuovatoscana
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	Nuovatoscana (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.

Phonology, Grammar, and Orthography

1. Median "z" is pronounced as "s" in Nuovatuscan as opposed to "ts" in Peninsular Italian. Z at the beginning of the word is pronounced as /z/.

2. "h" as a starting letter is not silent unlike in Peninsular Italian and is pronounced as such.

3. "r" is consistently trilled.

4. "s" and "z" are consistently voiced.

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.