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The
Normans began a process of 'latinization' of Sicily by encouraging an immigration policy of their people, French (Norman, Provencal and Breton) and northern Italians (in particular from Piedmont and Liguria) with the granting of lands and privileges. The aim of the new Norman kings was to
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The migration of people from
Northern Italy to Sicily continued until the end of the 13th century. It is believed that the population of Northern Italy who immigrated to Sicily in these centuries was altogether about 200,000 people.
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as its basis, having been a fort manned by Provençal mercenaries in the early decades of the Norman conquest (bearing in mind that it took the
Normans 30 years to conquer the whole of the island).
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Map of Italy on the eve of the arrival of the
Normans. The Lombards of Sicily came to Sicily from their homeland, the Kingdom of Lombardy.
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Piedmont, part of the Ligurian hinterland of the west, and small portions of the western areas of Lombardy and Emilia.
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strengthen the "Latin stock", which in Sicily was a minority, compared to the more numerous Greek and Arab populations.
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Lombard colonisers were native northern Italians and should not be confused with the Germanic tribe the
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Beginning from the end of the 11th century were repopulated the central and eastern parts of the island, the
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In the case of San
Fratello, some linguists have suggested that the Gallic-Italic dialect present today has
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family, many
Lombard colonisers left their homeland, in the Aleramici's possessions in
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to distinguish them from the
Italians of the region who were known as
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390:"I PAESI della SICILIA dove si parla LOMBARDO"
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275:communities during this period, for example
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16:Linguistic minority living in Sicily, Italy
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368:(in Italian). Il Mulino. p. 137.
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435:Western dialects of Lombard language
416:. Ethnologue: Languages of the World
410:"Western Lombard dialects in Sicily"
45:Regions with significant populations
366:Le minoranze linguistiche in Italia
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155:, speaking an isolated variety of
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717:List of presidents of Sicily
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764:Derby di Sicilia (football)
627:War of the Sicilian Vespers
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330:The Society of Norman Italy
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745:List of people from Sicily
722:Sicilian Regional Assembly
558:Cities, towns and villages
346:, who were referred to as
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18:
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677:Allied invasion of Sicily
672:Dictatorship of Garibaldi
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667:1848 Sicilian revolution
870:Ethnic groups in Sicily
779:Norman-Sicilian culture
757:List of Sicilian dishes
364:Fiorenzo Toso (2008).
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161:Gallo-Italic of Sicily
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81:Gallo-Italic of Sicily
271:that developed large
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103:Related ethnic groups
682:Sicilian nationalism
19:For other uses, see
712:Elections in Sicily
647:Sicilian Parliament
498:metropolitan cities
261:province of Catania
218:which included the
147:minority living in
141:Lombardi di Sicilia
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702:Politics of Sicily
632:Lombards of Sicily
232:oppida Lombardorum
185:Adelaide del Vasto
133:Lombards of Sicily
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181:Roger I of Sicily
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216:Aleramici mark
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153:southern Italy
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657:Two Sicilies
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187:, member of
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26:Ethnic group
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731:Culture and
496:Provinces,
212:Val di Noto
814:Mount Etna
694:government
500:and places
420:2011-08-08
414:Ethnologue
348:longobardi
307:"Lombardo"
294:References
220:Monferrato
208:Val Demone
809:Triskeles
508:Agrigento
288:Provençal
245:Sperlinga
189:Aleramici
143:) are an
75:Languages
864:Category
851:Category
769:Language
733:heritage
642:Viceroys
637:Monarchs
543:Syracuse
429:See also
352:lombardi
344:Lombards
313:15 April
265:Syracuse
193:Piedmont
109:Italians
91:Religion
823:Economy
752:Cuisine
582:History
553:Islands
548:Trapani
533:Palermo
528:Messina
518:Catania
440:Normans
396:5 April
277:Paternò
273:Lombard
253:Nicosia
197:Liguria
167:History
137:Italian
85:Italian
21:Lombard
740:People
538:Ragusa
488:Sicily
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281:Butera
255:, and
241:Aidone
149:Sicily
65:Sicily
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804:Flags
774:Music
183:with
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398:2022
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