In Bari the language is very different from napolitan and Italian in general. Tomorrow in Italian is domani, in Barese it’s crau. Wine in Italian is vino, in Barese it’s mirre. Father in Italian is padre, in Barese it’s uataun. Some of these words come from synonyms of words in Latin for instance vino comes from the Latin vinum, while mirre comes from the Latin mirrum. However in Latin both meant wine. Other influences are old Norman French, Greek and ancient Illyrian languages from across the Adriatic.

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