Sassarese (
Sassaresu or
Turritanu) is an
Italo-Dalmatian language and transitional between
Corsican and
Sardinian. It is regarded as a
Corsican–
Sardinian language because of
Sassari's historic ties (and neighborhood) with
Tuscany and
Corsica. Despite the heavy Sardinian influences (especially in the vocabulary and phonetics), it still keeps its
Tuscan roots, which closely relate it to
Gallurese. The latter is regarded as a Corsican dialect despite the geographic location, although this attribution is a matter of controversy. It can be considered a transitional language between
Italo-Dalmatian languages and
Sardinian. It has several similarities to
Italian and in particular the old dialects of Italian from
Tuscany.