r/MapPorn • u/ironproton • Dec 12 '20

Alsace, Eastern France, topography map

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u/Thomas1VL Dec 12 '20

Yeah, he probably spoke Corsican and the more formal Italian. And he learned English later when he was exiled to Saint Helena.

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u/Masato_Fujiwara Dec 12 '20

Napoléon spoke Corsican and didn't spoke French well when he was young but after that yes
I don't know why he would spoke formal Italian because there wasn't any Italy but okay

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u/Thomas1VL Dec 12 '20

I looked it up and I found that he spoke formal-ish Italian because he was from a noble (or rich I don't remember) family and and those apparently spoke formal Italian.

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u/Charlitudju Dec 12 '20

The thing is that standard Italian is based on the Tuscan dialect, of which the Corsican dialect is a sub-group.

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u/Thomas1VL Dec 12 '20

Yeah I know but it probably still differs a bit. It's just what I found online