Sicilians
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Total population | |
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11 million (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Sicily – ~ 5 million | |
Languages | |
Sicilian, Italian, Gallo-Italic of Sicily, Arbëresh | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Italians, Maltese and Greeks |
Sicilians (Sicilian: Siciliani) are the people native to the island of Sicily, an autonomous region of Italy.
Sicilians are a people of mixed origin, as a result of the island's history. They have their own language many still speak, Sicilian. After the unification of Italy, Sicilians have been part of the country living in an autonomous region, which is also the fourth most populated of all Italy's regions.