The Irpinian dialect, or Irpino, is the dialect of
Neapolitan language spoken in almost all of the
comuni
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in the
Province of Avellino in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region of
Campania
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. It differs from other varieties in certain phrases, pronunciation and the use of definite articles. The dialect is heavily influenced by its geographical neighbours. For example, in the northern area of Avellino, there are some undertones of the
Beneventan dialect
The Benevento dialect is a vernacular variety from the Campanian dialect that has undergone an evolution in a restricted space, roughly corresponding to the territory of the pontifical exclave of Benevento; this vernacular is placed side by side ...
; and the
Arianese dialect
The Arianese dialect, typical of the territorial area of Ariano Irpino, is a vernacular variety of the Irpinian dialect, belonging in turn to the Neapolitan group of southern Italian dialects. Like all Romance languages, it descends directly ...
, spoken in
Ariano Irpino along the border with Apulia, has distinct
Pugliese influences.
Dialects of Neapolitan
Province of Avellino
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