Not only that, but the unification joined peoples speaking something like 50 different “dialects” of Italian. I’m not a linguist but the way I understand it, they evolved separately from Latin into a bunch of relatively similar languages. Something like 2% of the country spoke Italian Italian when the kingdom was unified.
My grandparents were from opposite ends of Italy and argued over which was the correct dialect their whole lives.
Not only that, but the unification joined peoples speaking something like 50 different “dialects” of Italian. I’m not a linguist but the way I understand it, they evolved separately from Latin into a bunch of relatively similar languages. Something like 2% of the country spoke Italian Italian when the kingdom was unified.
My grandparents were from opposite ends of Italy and argued over which was the correct dialect their whole lives.