The Irpinian dialect, or Irpino, is the dialect of
Neapolitan language
Neapolitan (Exonym and endonym, autonym: ; ) is a Romance language of the Italo-Romance languages, Italo-Romance group spoken in most of continental Southern Italy. It is named after the Kingdom of Naples, which once covered most of the area, ...
spoken in almost all of the
comuni
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in the
Province of Avellino
The province of Avellino () is a province in the Campania
Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea ...
in the
Italian region of
Campania
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. It differs from other varieties in certain phrases, pronunciation and the use of definite articles. The dialect is heavily influenced by its geographical neighbours. For example, in the northern area of Avellino, there are some undertones of the
Beneventan dialect; and the
Arianese dialect, spoken in
Ariano Irpino along the border with Apulia, has distinct
Pugliese influences.
Dialects of Neapolitan
Province of Avellino
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