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| Vastese | |
|---|---|
| Lu Vastarol | |
| Lu Uâʃtaréule | |
| Region | Italy |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | nap |
| ISO 639-3 | nap (Neapolitan) |
Vastese (Vastese:Lu Uâʃtaréule orLu indialett di lu Uašt, meaning "the dialect of Vasto") is anAbruzzese dialect ofNeapolitan language spoken in the town ofVasto. It is not spoken in towns nearby, meaning it’s avernacular speech.[1]
Theendonym — the name its speakers use for the language — isLu Uâʃtaréule. This term is known to have originated in the sixth century AD.[2]
Today Vastese is spokenmonolingually only by residents ofVasto in their 80s and 90s,bilingually by many residents in their 70s, and many middle-aged residents arepassive speakers, while most younger residents have no comprehension.[2]
The Vasto Club inAustralia is a club organized for migrants to Australia fromVasto.[1]
Vastese has more vowel distinctions than Italian. It has vowels that are not in Italian, such as theopen front unrounded vowel/æ/. Vastese uses anopen back rounded vowel/ɒ/ for the start of the worduâʃtə. It also uses themid central vowel/ə/. Vastese also uses several diphthongs not used in Italian such as/aʊ/,/eʊ/, and/aɪ/.[2]
The influence of/i/,/u/,/Ī/, or/Ū/ upon/æ/, turns it into either/e/ or/je/.[3]
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