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Lombard vs Neapolitan

Compare two dialects of Italian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Lombard

Lombardo

The Gallo-Italic variety of Lombardy and Italian-speaking Switzerland. Internally split between Western (Milan) and Eastern (Bergamo) groupings.

Approximate centre
45.46°, 9.19°
Neapolitan

Napulitano

The variety of Naples and surrounding Campania. Often classified as a distinct Italo-Romance language; a major literary and operatic medium.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
40.85°, 14.27°

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DialectLombardThe Gallo-Italic variety of Lombardy and Italian-speaking Switzerland. Internally split between Western (Milan) and Eastern (Bergamo) groupings.DialectNeapolitanThe variety of Naples and surrounding Campania. Often classified as a distinct Italo-Romance language; a major literary and operatic medium.CompareLombard vs RomanescoAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Italian and the dialects within it.