Neapolitan

Neapolitan is a Romance language spoken in Naples. Neapolitan and standard Italian are generally mutually comprehensible, though they have notable grammatical differences.

Map of Neapolitan language speakers.
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Map of Neapolitan language speakers.

Basic stats

Total speakers: 7.5 million

Main Countries: Italy

Alternate names: Neapolitan-Calabrese

ISO 639-3 Code: nap


Language Sample


Some proverbs in Neapolitan:

Chi tène belli denare sempe conta, chi tène bella mugliera sempe canta
He who has much money is always important, he who has a pretty wife always sings

'A femmena aggraziata vo' essere priata
The gorgious woman takes a lot of persuading to let her love to be won

Nun c'è sabbato senza sole, nun c'è femmena senz'ammore
It does not exist a saturday without sun, it does not exist woman without love

Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Neapolitan:

  • For Consumers

(Coming soon)

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