 In the Maddalena archipelago, the local dialect (called "Isulanu, Maddaleninu, Maddalenino") was brought by shepherds from Alta Rocca and Sartène in southern Corsica during immigration in the 17th to 18th centuries.Though influenced by Gallurese, it has maintained the original characteristics of Corsican.There are also numerous words of Genoese and Ponzese origin.