Romanesco dialect

Romanesco
Romano
Native toItaly
Vatican City
RegionMetropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
Linguasphere51-AAA-rab

Romanesco (Italian pronunciation: [romaˈnesko]) is one of the Central Italian dialects spoken in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, especially in the core city. It is linguistically close to Tuscan and Standard Italian, with some notable differences from these two. Rich in vivid expressions and sayings, Romanesco is used in a typical diglossic setting, mainly for informal/colloquial communication, with code-switching and translanguaging with the standard language.