I hesitate to disagree with Otfried, but as far as I can see all his
evidence points strongly in the direction of *not* translating
"Lombardicum" as "Italian".
Steven Botterill
Associate Professor of Italian Literature & Romance Philology
Graduate Adviser, Department of Italian Studies
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