Community voices
After discovering our landscapes, historical stories and local specialities, we invite you to get to know us even better. Our traditions, sayings, nursery rhymes and songs will welcome you and reveal much about who we are.
It all begins with our dialect, which is primarily influenced by Neapolitan. However, its present form is the result of centuries of linguistic history, preserving traces of Latin, Oscan, Gallo-Italic languages and even Spanish, inherited from the period of Spanish rule over the Kingdom of Naples. Rich and layered, our dialect reflects the identity, history and cultural heritage of our community.
Let's speak Faucianese
Rommini: master
Pieri mmaculi: comfortable shoes
Cuocicarna: brazier
Tè lieggiu: take it easy
Luciferna: cat
Na ‘ntecchia: small amount
Proverbs and sayings
“Spass’ è piazza
e tribbulu è casa”
A saying used to describe someone who appears cheerful, entertaining and carefree when out in public, but who becomes unreasonable and bad-tempered once back at home.
Local expressions
“‘U vinu fa sangue e
‘a fatica fa ittà ‘ru sangue”
Wine gives strength, work demands
sacrifice.
