Sardinian language

Dialects of Sardinian are spoken in Sardinia, with some small coastal enclaves where Catalan, Venetian and Ligurian predominate.

The Sardinian language is a romance language, derived from Latin, one of the language of the ancient Roman empire. Scholars say that, of all the romance languages, Sardinian is the one that most resembles ancient Latin.

Sardinia, where Sardinian is spoken, is part of modern Italy, but Sardinian is not a dialect of the Italian language. Nor is Sardinian the only language spoken in Sardinia. There are enclaves where other languages are spoken, including enclaves on the western coast, where the Catalan language, Venetian language and Ligurian language are spoken.