Language

Neapolitan

Neapolitan is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in Italy.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Neapolitan

Portions of Scripture are reported in Neapolitan.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Neapolitan is spoken

  • Italy

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About Neapolitan

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
nap
Glottocode
neap1235
Also known as
Continental Southern Italian · Napoletano · Napoletano-Calabrese · Napoletano-Calabrese: Northern Calabrese-Lucano

Dialects and varieties 9

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Neapolitan as a whole.

  • MolisanoNo known Scripture
  • Napoletano-Calabrese: CampanoNo known Scripture
  • Napoletano-Calabrese: CosentinoNo known Scripture
  • Napoletano-Calabrese: LucanoNo known Scripture
  • Napoletano-Calabrese: NapoletanoNo known Scripture
  • Napoletano-Calabrese: Northern Calabrese-LucanoNo known Scripture
  • Napoletano-Calabrese: PuglieseNo known Scripture
  • Napoletano: CastelmezzanoNo known Scripture
  • South LucanianNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.