Aragonés
Aragonese
Romance (Iberian, Pyrenean)
Aragonese (Aragonés) is the surviving Romance language of the central Pyrenees in the historical kingdom of Aragon, an intermediate variety between Spanish, Catalan, and Occitan. Heavily marked by its medieval scripta — used in royal charters of the Crown of Aragon — it is now critically endangered, with perhaps 25,000 active speakers concentrated in the Pyrenean valleys of Hecho, Ansó, Chistau, and Ribagorza. Revitalization efforts have run since the 1970s under the Estudio de Filología Aragonesa.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Aragonese
Water
augua
/ˈawɡwa/
Fire
fuego
/ˈfweɣo/
Sun
sol
/sol/
Moon
luna
/ˈluna/
Star
estrela
/esˈtɾela/
Mother
mai
/maj/
Father
pai
/paj/
I
yo
/ʝo/
You
tu
/tu/
Name
nombre
/ˈnombɾe/
Eye
güello
/ˈɣweʎo/
Hand
mano
/ˈmano/
Heart
corazón
/koɾaˈθon/
Love
amor
/aˈmoɾ/
Tree
árbol
/ˈaɾβol/
House
casa
/ˈkasa/
Dog
can
/kan/
Cat
gato
/ˈɡato/
Eat
minchar
/minˈtʃaɾ/
Drink
beber
/beˈβeɾ/
One
un
/un/
Two
dos
/dos/
Hello
hola
/ˈola/
Thank you
gracias
/ˈɡɾaθjas/
Good
bueno
/ˈbweno/
Cuckoo
cuculo
/kuˈkulo/
Computer
ordinador
/oɾðinaˈðoɾ/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Dopamine
dopamina
/dopaˈmina/
Words compared
Compared with related Romance (Iberian, Pyrenean) languages
| Meaning | Aragonese | Asturian | Spanish | Golden Age Spanish (Siglo de Oro) | Extremaduran | Paraguayan Spanish | Old Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | augua /ˈawɡwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ |
| Fire | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fueu /ˈfweu/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | huegu /ˈweɣu/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ |
| Sun | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sɔl/ | sol /ˈsol/ | sol /sol/ |
| Moon | luna /ˈluna/ | lluna /ˈʎuna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Star | estrela /esˈtɾela/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /ehˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ |
| Mother | mai /maj/ | ma /ma/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ | madre /ˈmadɾe/ | mai /mai/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ | madre /ˈmaðre/ |
| Father | pai /paj/ | pa /pa/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ | padre /ˈpadɾe/ | pairi /ˈpajɾi/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ | padre /ˈpaðre/ |
| I | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /jo/ |
| You | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tú /tu/ | tú /tu/ | tú /tu/ | vos /bos/ | tú /tu/ |
| Name | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombri /ˈnombɾi/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ |
| Eye | güello /ˈɣweʎo/ | güeyu /ˈɡweʝu/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ | ojo /ˈoʃo/ | oju /ˈohu/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ | ojo /ˈoʒo/ |
| Hand | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Heart | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | coraçón /koɾaˈtson/ | curaçón /kuɾaˈsɔn/ | corazón /koɾaˈson/ | coraçón /koɾaˈtson/ |
| Love | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amol /aˈmol/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ |
| Tree | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | arbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbor /ˈaɾβoɾ/ |
| House | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkaza/ |
| Dog | can /kan/ | perru /ˈperu/ | perro /ˈpero/ | perro /ˈpero/ | perru /ˈpɛru/ | perro /ˈpero/ | can /kan/ |
| Cat | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatu /ˈɡatu/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatu /ˈɣatu/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ |
| Eat | minchar /minˈtʃaɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comel /koˈmel/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ |
| Drink | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beuer /beˈβeɾ/ | bebel /beˈβel/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | bever /beˈveɾ/ |
| One | un /un/ | ún /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ |
| Two | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ |
| Hello | hola /ˈola/ | hola /ˈola/ | hola /ˈola/ | Dios os guarde /djos os ˈɡwaɾde/ | salú /saˈlu/ | hola /ˈola/ | salud /saˈlud/ |
| Thank you | gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ | gracies /ˈɡɾaθjes/ | gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾatsjas/ | gracias /ˈɣɾasjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾasjas/ | mercedes /meɾˈtseðes/ |
| Good | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bonu /ˈbonu/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ |
| Cuckoo | cuculo /kuˈkulo/ | cuquiellu /kuˈkjeʎu/ | cuco /ˈkuko/ | cuclillo /kuˈkliʎo/ | — | piririta /piɾiˈɾita/ | cuco /ˈkuko/ |
| Computer | ordinador /oɾðinaˈðoɾ/ | ordenador /oɾðenaˈðoɾ/ | ordenador /oɾðenaˈðoɾ/ | ábaco /ˈabako/ | — | — | ábaco /ˈabako/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsusi/ | escabeche /eskaˈbetʃe/ | — | — | cecial /tseˈtsjal/ |
| Dopamine | dopamina /dopaˈmina/ | dopamina /dopaˈmina/ | dopamina /dopaˈmina/ | — | — | — | — |
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