In 2019, 53 percent of the Italian living in the South of the country declared to speak dialect either often or always. In the Center, 26 percent of interviewees affirmed to never speak any dialect, representing the part of Italy where dialects are less widespread.
On average, 45 percent of all Italian respondents declared to speak dialect either often or always.
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Istituto Ixè. (July 22, 2019). How often do you speak dialect? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1077447/frequency-of-dialect-use-by-macro-region-in-italy/
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