Numbers in Sicilian

Though it is often considered a dialect of Italian, linguists agree that Sicilian is in fact a language. Sicilian differs significantly from Italian in vocabulary, phonology and grammar. For comparison, here are the numbers from one to ten in Sicilian and Italian:

one unu uno
two dui due
three tri tre
four quattru quattro
five cincu cinque
six sei sei
seven setti sette
eight ottu otto
nine novi nove
ten deci dieci

Word-final e and o in Italian often correspond to i and u in Sicilian. This phenomenon is known as vowel raising. The numbers from one to ten illustrate that Sicilian and Italian are separate languages.