What is Sardinians?
{{Ethnic group |group=Sardinians Sardos / Sardus, Sardi |image= |total = 1.5 million (est.) |region=[[Sardinia]] |languages=[[Sardinian language|Sardinian]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Corsican language|Corsican]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]] |religions=[[Christianity]] |related_groups=Neolithic European farmers<br>Corsicans, Spaniards and Italians }} '''Sardinians''' ([[Sardinian language|Sardinian]]: ''Sardos'' or ''Sardus''; {{lang-it|Sardi}}) are the people native to the island of [[Sardinia]], an autonomous region of [[Italy]]. Sardinians are noted for the distinct Nuragic civilization in ancient times. They are also known for the indigenous language many still speak, Sardinian. Sardinian is quite separate from [[Italian language|Italian]] and said to be one of the languages, if not the language, keeping most archaic features of ancient [[Latin language|Latin]]. Sardinians have long been active to fight for the official recognition of autonomy in Italy and the protection of their cultural and environmental heritage. ==Related pages== *[[Sardinia]] [[Category:People from Sardinia| ]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in Europe]] {{europe-stub}}