The Salentino dialect is the traditional vernacular of the southern Italian provinces of Lecce, Brindisi and part of Taranto known more commonly as the Salento; the extreme southern part of the region of Puglia or the 'heel' of the Italian peninsula. For socio-political reasons Salentino is usually considered a dialect of Italian, since speakers don't consider themselves as anything but ethnic Italians, though linguists classify it as a dialect of the separate Sicilian (or 'Extreme Southern Ital… (More on Salentino)