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The primary languages of the Calabria region are Standard Italian and many regional varieties of the Italo-Dalmatian group collectively known as Calabrian (Italian: ''calabrese''). In addition, there is a significant Calabrian version of the Griko language and pockets of Occitan and Arbëresh. ==Calabrian (''Calabrese'')== Calabrian (it: ''Calabrese'') is the name given to a number of dialects spoken in the Calabria region of Italy. The various dialects of Calabria are part of a strong dialect continuum that are generally recognizable as Calabrian, but that are usually divided into two different language groups. *In the southern two-thirds of the region, the Calabrian dialects are more closely related to Sicilian, grouped as Central-Southern Calabrian, or simply Calabro, and are usually classified as part of Extreme Southern Italian (''Italiano meridionale-estremo'') language group.〔(Ethnologue report for Sicilian ).〕 *In the northern one-third of the region, the Calabrian dialects are often classified typologically with Neapolitan language (it: ''Napoletano-Calabrese'') and are called Northern Calabrian or just Cosentino.〔(Ethnologue report for Napoletano-Calabrese );〕 The Amantea-Cirò line is generally considered an approximate demarcation between the Neapolitan and Sicilian language groups. The linguistic division roughly corresponds with the historic administrative division already in place since medieval times: ''Calabria Citeriore'' (or Latin Calabria) and ''Calabria Ulteriore'' (or Greek Calabria). This is a broad generalization and many communities in the more central parts of the region exhibit features of both language groups. The dialects of Calabria have been extensively studied, catalogued and commented upon by German philologist Gerhard Rohlfs. From the mid-1920s to the mid-1970s, he traveled the region extensively and assembled a very extensive, multi-volume dictionary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Languages of Calabria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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