Sicilian language
Language of Sicily and its satellite islands
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| 2024 | Cademia Siciliana updated their orthographic proposal for the Sicilian language, collaborating with Google to bring Sicilian to Google Translate. |
| May 18 2021 |
Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato passed away, concluding his remarkable career as a multifaceted artist known for his innovative music and philosophical approach to art.
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| December 2020 |
The Godfather Part III
A recut version of the film, titled The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, was released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original version.
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| May 15 2018 | The Sicilian Region mandated the teaching of Sicilian in schools and officially referred to Sicilian as a language, not a dialect, in official communication. |
| 2017 | Arba Sicula published its latest issue of their bi-lingual annual journal, continuing their efforts to preserve and document the Sicilian language through stories, poems, and essays with English translations. |
| 2017 | The nonprofit organization Cademia Siciliana created an initial orthographic proposal to help normalize the written form of the Sicilian language. |
| 2012 | The regional government of Calabria promulgated a law recognizing and protecting the Calabrian dialects, including the Reggio Calabria dialect, as part of the region's linguistic heritage. |
| 2012 |
The Godfather Part III
Paramount and the Puzo estate settled their legal disputes, allowing publication of 'The Family Corleone' while Paramount retained film rights.
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