Sardinian language

Sardinian
Sardinian
Sardu
Native to	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Ethnicity	Sardinians
Native speakers	(~1 million cited 1993-2007)
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Sardinian; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	Sardinia
Regulated by	Limba Sarda Comuna
Language codes
ISO 639-1	sc
ISO 639-2	srd
ISO 639-3	srd
Linguasphere	51-AAA-s +(Corso-Sardinian) 51-AAA-pd & -pe
	Languages and dialects of Sardinia. Sardinian is spoken in all the orange-coloured areas.

Sardinian (Sardu, Limba or Lingua sarda) is a Romance language. It is native to the island of Sardinia, a Mediterranean island and autonomous region of Italy. About 1.2 million people speak Sardinian. The main dialects are Campidanese (Campidanian), Gallurese (Gallurian), Logudorese (Logudorian), and Sassarese (Sassarian). The standard version of the language is called Limba Sarda Comuna.

Sardinian is often seen as the closest language to Latin. It fought for decades to get basic recognition by the Italian government.