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Southern Italian (Dialetti italiani meridionali) is a group of Italo-Western Romance dialects spoken in Southern Lazio, Southern Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, and Northern Calabria. Part of a language continuum, they are all are mutually intelligible and are often referred to as Neapolitan languages (based on Naples' historic role as capital of the region). According to Ethnologue, the dialects are grouped as Napoletano-Calabrese and are given the status of language.^[1] Some consider the dialects simply as Italian dialects affected by a samnite substratum.

The following are considered Southern Italian dialects^[2]:

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 '''Southern Italian''' (''Dialetti italiani meridionali'') is a group of [[Italo-Western languages|Italo-Western]] [[Romance languages|Romance]] dialects spoken in Southern [[Lazio]], Southern [[Marche]], [[Abruzzo]], [[Molise]], [[Campania]], [[Basilicata]], [[Apulia]], and Northern [[Calabria]].
-Part of a [[language continuum]], they are all are mutually intelligible and are often referred to as [[Neapolitan language]]s (based on [[Naples]]' historic role as capital of the region). Some consider the languages as [[Italian dialects]] affected by  a samnite [[substratum]].
+Part of a [[language continuum]], they are all are mutually intelligible and are often referred to as [[Neapolitan language]]s (based on [[Naples]]' historic role as capital of the region). According to [[Ethnologue]], the dialects are grouped as ''Napoletano-Calabrese'' and are given the status of language.<ref>[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=nap Ethnologue Napoletano-Calabrese]</ref> Some consider the dialects simply as [[Italian dialects]] affected by  a samnite [[substratum]].
 The following are considered Southern Italian dialects<ref>[http://www.italica.rai.it/principali/lingua/bruni/mappe/flash/regionalok.htm Pellegrini's groups]</ref>: