Neapolitan (autonym: nnapulitano; Italian: napoletano) is the language of southern continental Italy including the city of Naples. It is named not after the city but after the Kingdom of Naples which once covered most of this area and of which Naples was the capital. On October 14 2008 a law by the Region of Campania stated that the Neapolitan language was to be protected. It has been recognized by UNESCO as a language and a heritage.
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Italic languages, Romance languages, Italo-Dalmatian languages
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