Ticinese dialect
Ticinese is a comprehensive denomination for the varieties of the Lombard language spoken in Canton Ticino and in the north of the Province of Varese.
The term Ticinesi refers to the citizens of Ticino or speakers of the language.
Ticinese koiné refers to a koiné form used by speakers of local dialects when communicating with speakers of other Western Lombard dialects of Ticino, the Grisons or Italian Lombardy.
Status
Ticinese is generally more lively than the Western Lombard varieties spoken in Italy, with a significant number of young speakers. Some radio and television programmes in Ticinese, mostly comedies are broadcast by the Italian language broadcasting company RTSI.A dictionary and some studies on the Ticinese variants are published by CDE – Centro di dialettologia e di etnografia, a cantonal research institution.
Examples
Some possible expressions and idioms:| English | Ticinese | Italiano |
| Delicious potatoes | Patati delizios | Patate deliziose |
| To be naive | Beev l'acqua dal cudee | Credere a tutto ed a tutti |
| One makes nothing out of nothing | Chi gha al goss al gha quaicoss, se l gha nagot al gha al goss da carez | Con niente si fa nulla |