Sardinians speak often putting the verb at the end of sentences
The other language where happens the same is the latin. Sardinian is considered by many linguists the most conservative among the romance languages and the closest one to the ancient latin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ttOElOOJI
As said in the previous post Groundskeeper Willie in Italy is dubbled with a Sardinian accent and not Scottish and obviously he speaks often putting the verb at the end of phrases as happened in this clip :D
Sardinia is the italian region with the highest forest surface and the the highest absorption of CO2
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Map by the Infc (Inventario nazionale delle foreste e dei serbatoi di carbonio)
The 50% of the territory is covered by forested areas, 1,213,250 hectares (12,132 km2).
The Corpo forestale e di vigilanza ambientale della Regione Sarda is the Sardinian Forestry Corps, that is autonomous by the italian forestry corps.
Sardinia is the Italian region mostly affected by forest fires during the summer.
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Sardinia's second largest city: fourth town in the world with the best climate
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Panoramic view of Sassari
According to a study published by Weatherwise in 2014 the city of Sassari (130,000 inhabitants) has one of the best weather in the world.
The 10 Best Weather Places in the World
"Located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea on northern Sardinia, Sassari experiences some of the most comfortable weather on the planet. The average annual daily high temperature for Sassari is 66.4°F, and the mean annual daily low temperature is 53°F. August, the warmest month, sees an average daily high temperature of 82°F and a mean nighttime low of 66°F. The coldest month in Sassari, January, experiences a daily average high of 54°F and a nighttime low of 43°F. Just under 27.5 inches of rain fall on Sassari annually, on average, with most falling from fall through early spring"
http://www.weatherwise.org/Archives/...best-full.html
Sardinia boasts the highest consumption of beer per capita in Italy
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Sardinia boasts the highest consumption of beer per capita in Italy, 60 liters per person per year, almost double the national average.
The Province of Nuoro has the highest consumption with an average of 100 liters per capita.
Ichnusa is the most known brand of beer produced in Sardinia.
The discovery of jars containing hops, in some island archaeological sites, evidence that beer was produced since the copper age.
Two japanese animes are set in Sardinia
Campione!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAuUF-3y8lU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tk_1I2NV4
Campione! (カンピオーネ! Kanpiōne!?, lit., "Champion!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Jō Taketsuki and illustrated by Sikorski. It has been published by Shueisha in their Super Dash Bunko imprint since September 2008. It has been adapted into a manga series published in Shueisha's Super Dash & Go!. A 13-episode anime television series, produced by Diomedéa aired in Japan on AT-X and Tokyo MX beginning in July 2012 and ended in September 2012. Sentai Filmworks released an English dub of the TV series in North America. The novel's story focuses on Godou Kusanagi, a retired baseball player, as he becomes a Campione after killing the god of war, Verethragna.
Tottoi - The secret of the Seals
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJPNbAx-_9s
Tottoi is an anime directed by Norifumi Kiozumi, in 1992, and produced by the Nippon Animation.
It tells the story of a group of boys that save from the poachers the last two specimens of Mediterranean Monk Seals, living on the Sardinian east coasts. The cartoon is set mainly in Cala Gonone, and in the Bue Marino's Grottos.
The first italian anthem was in sardinian language
The first italian anthem after the unification happened in 1861 was that one of the Kingdom of Sardinia, called Himnu Sardu Nationale (Sardinian National Anthem) or Cunservet Deus su Re (God protect the King), written in 1843.
Today this anthem is played in official occasions very rarely, for example when a sardinian is elected president of the italian republic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDmS8AoeimM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJwnM9eK1pQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waUuNrQP1LA
Lyrics in Sardinian Language:
Salvet su Regnu Sardu
Et gloria a s'istendardu
Cuncedat de su Re!
chi manchet in nois s'animu
chi languat su valore
Pro fortza o pro terrore
Non apas suspetu, o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...Unu o omni chentu intrepidos
A ferru et a mitralia
In vallu e in muralia
amus andare o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...Solu in sa morte cedere
Soliat su Sardo antigu
Né vivu a' s'inimigu
deo m'apa a dare, o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...De fidos et fort'omines
Si fizos nos bantamus
Bene nos provaramus
Fizos issoro, o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...De ti mostrare cupidu
Sa fide sua, s'amore
Sas venas in ardore
Sentit su Sardu, o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...Indica un adversariu
E horrenda da su coro
Scoppiat s'ira insoro
A unu tou cinnu, o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...Cumanda su chi piagati
Si bene troppu duru,
E nde sias tue seguru
chi at a esser fatu, o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...Sa forza qui mirabile
Là fuit a' su Romanu
E innanti a s'Africanu
Tue bideras, o Re.
Conservet Deus su Re...Sa forza qui tant'atteros
Podesit superare
Facherat operare
Uno tuo cinnu, o Re.
Cunservet Deus su Re...Sos fidos fortes homines
Abbaida tue contentu
chi an a esse in onzi eventu
cales jà fuint, o Re.
Conservet Deus su Re
Salvet su Regnu Sardu
Et gloria a s'istendardu
Concedat de su Re!
Sardinia has its own aircraft carrier
Meridiana, previously known as Alisarda, is an arline headquartered in Olbia, Sardinia. It operates domestic and even intercontinental flights.
The company was set up with the name of Alisarda on March 29, 1963 by the prince Aga Khan IV with the aim of promoting luxury tourism in Sardinia. Scheduled flights commenced in 1964.
In 1989, 35% of new stock was released to new shareholders to strengthen the company and the name Meridiana was adopted on 3 May 1991. The first international services were operated later in 1991 to Barcelona, Paris, London and Frankfurt.
At the end of February 2010, Meridiana fly was inaugurated, the second largest carrier in Italy, from the merger of two air transport players: Eurofly, a company specialized in charter services to long haul holiday destinations and Meridiana, scheduled carrier with an extensive national and European network, with the primary objective of connecting the main Italian airports with the two largest islands Sardinia and Sicily.
In October 2011 Meridiana Fly also completely acquired the properties of Air Italy, a chartered Italian carrier which definitively joined the group and now operates connections on behalf of Meridiana.
On 16 January 2013 The Board of Directors of Meridiana S.p.A. acknowledged the agreement for the purchase by Meridiana S.p.A. of all the Meridiana fly ordinary shares held by the former shareholders of Air Italy Holding S.r.l. Today the group is run by Meridiana S.p.A. Holding which controls 89% of Meridiana fly including 100% of Air Italy, the remaining part is quoted to the Milan Stock Exchange but a tender offer has recently launched to delist the company.
The Board of Directors of Meridiana fly named Board Member Roberto Scaramella, who is also the Aviation Director of AKFED, as the new CEO. A similar resolution has also been passed by the Board of Directors of Air Italy.[
In April 2013, when Air Italy merged was completed, Meridiana Fly changed its brand name, back to the shorter Meridiana.
At mid 2013, Meridiana offered different flights and leisure type destinations: with regard to the national and international short and medium haul scheduled flights, from the main Italian airports, it is possible to reach Sardinia (Olbia, Alghero and Cagliari), Sicily and Naples as well as major holiday destinations in the Mediterranean or in Egypt such as the Canary Islands, Greece and the Red Sea while the main long range destinations, mainly serviced from Milan Malpensa and/or Rome Fiumicino, are the Maldives, Mauritius, Kenya, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Cuba, Santo Domingo and Brazil.
In 2014 the airline is continuing in its brand repositioning plan launching international flights to Moscow DME,London Gatwick, Kiev, Tel Aviv and Nice from Naples and to Bruxelles, Geneva, London LGW, Tel Aviv, Nice,Hamburg, Paris CDG, Moscow DME and Kiev from Olbia; reconfirming its leadership in Sardinia and its focus on Naples, Catania, Milan Linate and Verona airport for domestic italian flights. On May 16 it has been launched the new frequent flyer program called Meridiana Club in partnership with Avios, British Airways and Iberia.
The airports of Olbia - Costa Smeralda, Cagliari, Catania, Naples and Verona with Milan and Rome are the airports of reference in Italy.
Meridiana has a fleet of 27 aircraft consisting of 10 McDonnell Douglas MD82, 7 Airbus A320, 3 Boeing 737-700, 2 Boeing 737-300 WL, 2 Boeing 737-800, 1 Boeing 767-200, 2 Boeing 767-300.
https://www.meridiana.it/Home/Index/en
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