What is Sardinian language?
{{Infobox language |name=Sardinian |nativename={{lang|srd|Sardu}} |states=[[Italy]] |region=[[Sardinia]] |speakers= ~1 million |date=1993-2007 |ethnicity=[[Sardinians]] |familycolor=Indo-European |fam2=[[Italic languages|Italic]] |fam3=[[Romance languages|Romance]] |nation=[[Sardinia]] |agency=''Limba Sarda Comuna'' |iso1=sc |iso2=srd |iso3=srd |lingua=51-AAA-s +(Corso-Sardinian) 51-AAA-pd & -pe |map=Sardinia Language Map.png |mapcaption=Languages and dialects of Sardinia. Sardinian is spoken in all the orange-coloured areas. }} '''Sardinian''' (''Sardu'', ''Limba'' or ''Lingua sarda'') is a [[Romance language]]. It is native to the island of [[Sardinia]], a Mediterranean island and autonomous region of [[Italy]]. About 1.2 million people speak Sardinian. The main dialects are Campidanese (Campidanian), Gallurese (Gallurian), Logudorese (Logudorian), and Sassarese (Sassarian). The standard version of the language is called [[Limba Sarda Comuna]]. Sardinian is often seen as the closest language to [[Latin language|Latin]]. It fought for decades to get basic recognition by the Italian government. == Other websites == * [https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Sardinian_language Sardinian language] -Citizendium {{InterWiki|code=sc}} {{Romance languages}} {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Romance languages]] [[Category:Languages of Italy]] [[Category:Sardinia]]