Sicilians
Sicilians (Sicilian: Siciliani) are the people native to the island of Sicily, an autonomous region of Italy.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 11 million (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sicily – ~ 5 million | |
| Languages | |
| Sicilian, Italian, Gallo-Italic of Sicily, Arbëresh | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Other minority religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Italians, Maltese and Greeks |
Sicilians are the native people living in the island of Sicily. They are usually bilingual, Sicilian and Italian language are both spoken in the island. After the unification of Italy, Sicilians have been part of the country living in an autonomous region, which is also the fourth most populated of all Italy's regions.
Sicilians Media
Sicily prehellenic topographic map
La Martorana, also known as Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (Saint Mary of the Admiral), is a church in Palermo (Sicily, Italy). The church is annexed to the next-door church of San Cataldo and overlooks the Piazza Bellini in central Palermo.
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. Frederick was known as stupor mundi (wonder of the world) to his contemporaries, regarded by Nietzsche as the first European and by many historians as the first modern ruler
Sicilians in traditional dress
The city of Palermo in 2005
Principal Component Analysis of the Italian population
Dialetti parlati in Sicilia
Dialects of the Sicilian language
Bilingual road signs, in Italian and Arbëresh, in Piana degli Albanesi
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