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
20 core words in Aragonese
Water
augua
/ˈawɡwa/
Fire
fuego
/ˈfweɣo/
Sun
sol
/sol/
Moon
luna
/ˈluna/
Mother
mai
/maj/
Father
pai
/paj/
Eat
minchar
/minˈt͡ʃaɾ/
Drink
beber
/beˈβeɾ/
Love
amor
/aˈmoɾ/
Heart
corazón
/koɾaˈθon/
Tree
árbol
/ˈaɾβol/
House
casa
/ˈkasa/
Dog
can
/kan/
Cat
gato
/ˈɡato/
Hand
mano
/ˈmano/
Eye
güello
/ˈɣweʎo/
Hello
hola
/ˈola/
Thank you
gracias
/ˈɡɾaθjas/
One
un
/un/
Good
bueno
/ˈbweno/
Words compared
Compared with related Romance (Iberian, Pyrenean) languages
| Meaning | Aragonese | Asturian | Spanish (Europe) | Golden Age Spanish (Siglo de Oro) | Old Spanish | Extremaduran | Mirandese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | augua /ˈawɡwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | auga /ˈawɣa/ |
| Fire | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fueu /ˈfweu/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | huegu /ˈweɣu/ | fuogo /ˈfwoɣu/ |
| Sun | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sɔl/ | sol /sɔl/ |
| Moon | luna /ˈluna/ | lluna /ˈʎuna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Mother | mai /maj/ | ma /ma/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ | madre /ˈmadɾe/ | madre /ˈmaðre/ | mai /mai/ | mai /maj/ |
| Father | pai /paj/ | pa /pa/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ | padre /ˈpadɾe/ | padre /ˈpaðre/ | pai /pai/ | pai /paj/ |
| Eat | minchar /minˈt͡ʃaɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comel /koˈmel/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ |
| Drink | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beuer /beˈβeɾ/ | bever /beˈveɾ/ | bebel /beˈβel/ | bubir /buˈβiɾ/ |
| Love | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amol /aˈmol/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ |
| Heart | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | coraçón /koɾaˈt͡son/ | coraçón /koɾaˈt͡son/ | curaçón /kuɾaˈsɔn/ | coraçon /koɾaˈt͡soŋ/ |
| Tree | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbor /ˈaɾβoɾ/ | arbol /ˈaɾβol/ | arble /ˈaɾβle/ |
| House | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkaza/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkaza/ |
| Dog | can /kan/ | perru /ˈperu/ | perro /ˈpero/ | perro /ˈpero/ | can /kan/ | perru /ˈpɛru/ | perro /ˈperu/ |
| Cat | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatu /ˈɡatu/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatu /ˈɣatu/ | gato /ˈɡatu/ |
| Hand | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Eye | güello /ˈɣweʎo/ | güeyu /ˈɡweʝu/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ | ojo /ˈoʃo/ | ojo /ˈoʒo/ | oju /ˈohu/ | uolho /ˈuoʎu/ |
| Hello | hola /ˈola/ | hola /ˈola/ | hola /ˈola/ | Dios os guarde /djos os ˈɡwaɾde/ | salud /saˈlud/ | salú /saˈlu/ | olá /oˈla/ |
| Thank you | gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ | gracies /ˈɡɾaθjes/ | gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾat͡sjas/ | mercedes /meɾˈt͡seðes/ | gracias /ˈɣɾasjas/ | oubrigado /owβɾiˈɣadu/ |
| One | un /un/ | ún /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ | un /un/ | un /uŋ/ |
| Good | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bonu /ˈbonu/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bono /ˈbono/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | buono /ˈbwonu/ |
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