Barese dialect (natively dialètte barése ; Italian : dialetto barese ) is an Italoromance dialect belonging to the southern intermediate group, spoken in the Apulia and Basilicata regions of Italy . Considered to be a variant of Naples dialect. Influences include Messapian , Oscan , Greek , Old French , Franco-Provençal and Spanish , creating one of the most distinct Italian dialects both phonetically and lexically.
13-457: Alberobello ( Italian: [ˌalberoˈbɛllo] ; literally "beautiful tree"; Barese : Ajarubbédde ) is a small town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari , Apulia , southern Italy . It has 10,237 inhabitants (2022) and is famous for its unique trullo buildings. The trulli of Alberobello have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Alberobello
26-410: A tavern and an oratory and started the urbanization of the forest with the construction of few small houses. The expansion of the urban area was helped by the abundance of limestone, karst and calcareous sedimentary, and by the permission of the count to build houses only with dry walls without the use of mortar, which would become the peculiar trulli . This obligation to have houses built with dry stones
39-527: A tribute. In 1481 the Counts of Conversano D'Acquaviva D'Aragona from 1481, owners of the territory of Alberobello, then imposed on the residents that they built their dwellings dry, without using mortars, so that they could be configured as precarious buildings and easily demolished. Having to use only stones, the peasants found in the round form with self-supporting domed roof the simplest configuration. The roofs were embellished with decorative pinnacles representing
52-617: Is also spoken in the western part of the province of Taranto , in some towns in the western part of the province of Brindisi and in the north eastern part of the Basilicata region. In the north of the Apulian region, the province of Foggia , the Foggian dialect is spoken and may be seen as a variant of the Bari dialect, although significantly influenced by Neapolitan dialects, while in the city of Taranto
65-511: Is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). A first occupation of the area started only in the early sixteenth century on the impulse of the Count of Conversano Andrea Matteo III Acquaviva d'Aragona. He allowed about forty peasant families from Noci to settle here and cultivate the land, with the obligation to give him a tenth of the crops. In 1635 his successor, Count Giangirolamo II (1600–1665) erected an inn with
78-480: The Berlin International Film Festival . Many local theatre companies produce light comedy shows in dialect, often focusing on the comic linguistic opportunities presented by the millions who left the region during the 20th century in search of work in northern Italy and overseas. The Lord's Prayer The Hail Mary The Salve Regina The Angel of God Prayers written according to
91-566: The Tarantino dialect is spoken, which is quite similar to the Bari dialect. In the Italian cinema of the Commedia all'Italiana , Barese has been made famous by actors such as Lino Banfi , Sergio Rubini , Gianni Ciardo , Dino Abbrescia , and Emilio Solfrizzi . There are also numerous films shot exclusively in Bari dialect: amongst the most notable is LaCapaGira which was admired by film critics at
104-903: The Province of Bari and surroundings many dialects exist which, while similar to Bari dialect, have various vocal differences. For example, the expression Che c'è? in standard Italian , meaning "What's the matter?" or "What's up?" is variously produced as: Meanwhile, the conjugation of verbs sees changes such as: Essere ("to be" in standard Italian) Essere ("to be" in Barese) Fare ("to do" or "to make" in standard Italian) Fare ("to do" or "to make" in Barese) Avere ("to have" in standard Italian) Avé ("to have" or "to have to" in Barese) Dino Abbrescia Dino Abbrescia (born Bernardo Abbrescia ; 18 August 1966)
117-555: The counts. On 22 June 1797, the first mayor Francesco Giuseppe Lippolis was elected. Alberobello is the only inhabited center with an entire district of trulli, and is considered to be the cultural capital of the trulli of the Itria Valley . The history of the trulli (from Ancient Greek τρούλλοι) is linked to the Prammatica De Baronibus, an edict of the 15th-century Kingdom of Naples that subjected every new settlement to
130-429: The following letters: In Barese the use of the accents is obligatory: The monosyllables do not need to be accented, with some notable exceptions, such as à (preposition), é (conjunction), mè (adverb), and some others. Examples: The accents are important and are often used to show the differences between words that are otherwise written in the same way, but which have different pronunciations. Examples: Within
143-638: The rules of the Seminar for studies and in-depth study of the Bari dialect of the Ancient World and Modern Times. The last prayer is written according to the oral tradition handed down in Gravina in Puglia . Note: ǝ (e mute) š (sc), č (ch), ň (gn), ų semivowel, k (hard c) Prayer written according to the studies of the expert of local history and local languages, the ruvestine Angelo Tedone The Barese alphabet comprises
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#1732852140405156-486: The signature of the architect ( master trullaro ). Alberobello is twinned with: During the Italian diaspora , a large number of Alberobellesi emigrated to Utica, New York . Bari dialect Assigning local dialects to strict geographical areas is often problematic. Regardless, the Bari dialect is used predominantly within the province of Bari in central Apulia, and in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani . It
169-573: Was an expedient of the count to avoid paying taxes to the Spanish viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples . The centre of Alberobello was built on the streets of the ancient river Cana, where is now the largo Giuseppe Martelotta. Alberobello remained a fief of the Acquaviva of Aragon until 27 May 1797, when King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon elevated the small village to the royal city, freeing it from the feudal servitude of
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