▁Mid - S ou thern ▁vari eties ▁( d iale tt i ▁centro - mer id ionali ): ▁ ▁Middle ▁( d iale tt i ▁med iani ; ▁Central ▁March ig iano , ▁Um b rian , ▁Laz iale ). ▁ ▁Upper ▁Southern ▁( d iale tt i ▁alto - mer id ionali ; ▁March ig iano - Ab ru zz ese , ▁Mol is ano , ▁Ap ul ian , ▁Southern ▁Laz iale ▁and ▁Camp idan ian ▁including ▁Ne ap ol itan , ▁Northern ▁Luc ano - Cal ab res e ). ▁ ▁Ext reme ▁Southern ▁( d iale tt i ▁mer id ionali ▁est rem i ; ▁Sal ent ino , ▁Cal ab rian , ▁Sic ilian ). ▁ ▁S ardin ian ▁vari eties . ▁ ▁Rom ance ▁languages ▁( Ma iden ▁and ▁Par ry ) ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁classification ▁is ▁proposed ▁by ▁: ▁▁ ▁Northern ▁vari eties : ▁ ▁Northern ▁Ital o - R om ance : ▁ ▁' G allo - Ital ian ' ▁( P ied mont , ▁Lomb ard y , ▁Lig uria ▁and ▁Em ilia - R om agna ). ▁ ▁Ven et an . ▁ ▁Lad in . ▁ ▁Fri ul ian . ▁ ▁Central ▁and ▁Southern ▁vari eties : ▁ ▁T us can ▁( with ▁C ors ican ). ▁ ▁' Middle ▁Italian ' ▁dialect s ▁( Mar che , ▁Um b ria , ▁Laz io ). ▁ ▁Upper ▁southern ▁dialect s ▁( Ab ru z zo , ▁northern ▁P ug lia , ▁Mol