Sardinians

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Sardinians are a distinct Romance-speaking ethnic group native to the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean, known for their unique language, culture, and notable longevity.

Aliases (1)

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Romance-speaking people
ethnic group
associatedWith Cannonau wine
Pecorino Sardo cheese
autonomousRegion Autonomous Region of Sardinia
blueZoneStatus recognized Blue Zone region
capitalCity Cagliari
continent Europe
country Italy
culturalIdentity distinct from mainland Italians
demographicRegion Barbagia
Ogliastra
central Sardinia
ethnonymFor people of Sardinia
geneticCharacteristic high frequency of certain genetic markers
relative genetic isolation
haveCulturalTrait cantu a tenore
cheese production
distinct traditional costumes
distinct traditional music
pastoral traditions
polyphonic singing
sheep herding
unique culinary traditions
wine production
haveDialect Campidanese Sardinian
Gallurese
Logudorese Sardinian
Nuorese Sardinian
Sassarese
historicalInfluence Aragonese rule
Byzantine rule
Carthaginian rule
House of Savoy
Nuragic civilization
Phoenician colonization
Roman rule
Spanish rule
knownFor high life expectancy
large proportion of centenarians
longevity
language Sardinian language
languageFamily Indo-European languages
Romance languages
locatedIn Mediterranean Sea
nativeTo Italy
Sardinia
recognizedAsMinority Italy
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
speakAlso Italian language

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sermo Vulgaris ("Sardinian")
ancestorOf
Popular Latin ("Sardinian")
developedInto
Antonio Gramsci ("Sardinian")
ethnicGroup
Southern Italy ("Sardinian")
hasRegionalLanguages
Corsicans
relatedEthnicGroup

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