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Vastese is an Abruzzese dialect of Neapolitan language spoken in the town of Vasto. It is not spoken in towns nearby.

History
The endonym — the name its speakers use for the language — is . This term is known to have originated in the sixth century AD. ==Demography==
Demography
Today Vastese is spoken monolingually only by residents of Vasto in their 80s and 90s, bilingually by many residents in their 70s, and many middle-aged residents are passive speakers, while most younger residents have no comprehension. The Vasto Club in Australia is a club organized for migrants to Australia from Vasto. ==Phonology==
Phonology
Vastese has more vowel distinctions than Italian. It has vowels that are not in Italian, such as the open front unrounded vowel . Vastese uses an open back rounded vowel for the start of the word . It also uses the mid central vowel . Vastese also uses several diphthongs not used in Italian such as , , and . ==References==
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