| Gallurese | |
| Nativename: | gadduresu |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ɡaɖːuˈrezu/ |
| Ethnicity: | Corsicans Sardinians |
| States: | Italy |
| Region: | Gallura (northern Sardinia) |
| Speakers: | 100,000 |
| Date: | 1999 |
| Ref: | e19 |
| Familycolor: | Indo-European |
| Fam2: | Italic |
| Fam3: | Latino-Faliscan |
| Fam4: | Latin |
| Fam5: | Romance |
| Fam6: | Italo-Western |
| Fam7: | Italo-Dalmatian |
| Fam8: | Italo-Romance |
| Fam9: | (unclassified) |
| Fam10: | Corsican |
| Minority: | ( Italy)[1] [2] |
| Iso3: | sdn |
| Glotto: | gall1276 |
| Glottorefname: | Gallurese Sardinian |
| Lingua: | 51-AAA-pd |
| Map: | Sardinia Language Map.png |
| Mapcaption: | Languages and dialects of Sardinia |
Gallurese (gadduresu) is a Romance dialect of the Italo-Dalmatian family spoken in the region of Gallura, northeastern Sardinia. Gallurese is variously described as a distinct southern dialect of Corsican or transitional language of the dialect continuum between Corsican and Sardinian. "Gallurese International Day" (Ciurrata Internaziunali di la Linga Gadduresa) takes place each year in Palau (Sardinia) with the participation of orators from other areas, including Corsica.[3] [4] [5]
Gallurese is generally considered a southern Corsican dialect, sharing close resemblance in morphology and vocabulary with the dialects of Sartene and Porto-Vecchio on Corsica, whereas its phonology and syntax are similar to those of Sardinian.[6] One third of Gallurese vocabulary is also influenced by Logudorese Sardinian, Catalan, and Spanish.
The Sassarese dialect, spoken in the area of Sassari, shares similar transitional traits between Tuscan, Corsican and Sardinian but, in comparison with Gallurese, is definitely closer to the Logudorese dialects of Sardinian.
The most ancient literary sources in Gallurese date back to the early 17th century, mainly as poetry and religious odes. Some late Middle Age fragments suggest that the formation of the language could be dated to the early 15th century. The origin and the development of Gallurese are debated. Max Leopold Wagner and Maurice Le Lannou argued that successive migration waves from Southern Corsica, promoted under the Aragonese rule to repopulate an area devastated by famine and pandemics, were crucial in the formation of a transitional language.
Gallurese is classified by some linguists as a dialect of Corsican,[7] [8] [9] and by others as a dialect of Sardinian.[10] In any case, a great deal of similarity exists between Southern Corsican dialects and Gallurese, while there is relatively more distance from the neighbouring Sardinian varieties.
Concluding the debate speech, the Sardinian linguist Mauro Maxia stated as follows:
The Regional Government of Sardinia has recognized Gallurese, along with Sassarese as separate languages, distinct from Sardinian.[11]
An excerpt from a hymn dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[12]