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AspectItalianEnglish Family Indo-European, Romance Indo-European Speakers Approximately 85 million (including second-language speakers) Approximately 1.5 billion (including second-language speakers) Features A Romance language known for its phonetic consistency, melodic intonation, and rich literary tradition; considered the closest modern language to Latin Global lingua franca, originating from the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England Countries Italy (official), Switzerland (co-official in Ticino and Graubünden), San Marino, Vatican City, and communities worldwide United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many others Writing System Latin script Latin script Tonal No No Grammatical Cases No, but retains pronoun declensions and verb conjugations No Derived From Vulgar Latin Old English, influenced by Old Norse and Norman French Loanwords From Latin, French, Arabic, and German From Latin, French, Norse, and many other languages Dialects Includes Tuscan (basis of Standard Italian), Sicilian, Neapolitan, Venetian, Lombard, and many others; often mutually unintelligible Includes American English, British English, Australian English, Indian English, etc. Alphabets A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |