Valencià

Valencian

Romance

FamilyRomance Speakers~2.4M ScriptLatin CountriesSpain (Valencian Community) Official inSpain (Valencian Community, co-official)

Valencian (Valencià) is the standard variety of Catalan spoken in the Valencian Community (~2.4M speakers), codified by the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Unlike Central Catalan it does not reduce unstressed a/e to schwa (keeping clear [a] and [e]) and preserves a distinct open/closed vowel system with its own morphology and vocabulary; politically often named separately, it is linguistically a variety of Catalan.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Valencian

Water

aigua

/ajɣwa/

Fire

foc

/fɔk/

Sun

sol

/sɔl/

Moon

lluna

/ʎuna/

Mother

mare

/maɾe/

Father

pare

/paɾe/

Eat

menjar

/menʒaɾ/

Drink

beure

/beuɾe/

Love

amor

/amoɾ/

Heart

cor

/kɔɾ/

Tree

arbre

/aɾbɾe/

House

casa

/kaza/

Dog

gos

/ɣɔs/

Cat

gat

/ɣat/

Hand

/ma/

Eye

ull

/uʎ/

Hello

hola

/ɔla/

Thank you

gràcies

/ɡɾasies/

One

un

/un/

Good

bo

/bɔ/

Words compared

Compared with related Romance languages

Meaning ValencianCatalanGalicianLadinoSpanish (Costa Rica)Spanish (Nicaragua)Spanish (Bolivia)
Water aigua /ajɣwa/ aigua /ajɣwə/ auga /awɣa/ agua /aɣwa/ agua /aɣwa/ agua /aɣwa/ agua /aɣwa/
Fire foc /fɔk/ foc /fɔk/ lume /lume/ fuego /fweɣo/ fuego /fweɣo/ fuego /fweɣo/ fuego /fweɣo/
Sun sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/
Moon lluna /ʎuna/ lluna /ʎunə/ lúa /lua/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/
Mother mare /maɾe/ mare /maɾə/ nai /naj/ madre /madɾe/ madre /maðɾe/ madre /maðɾe/ madre /maðɾe/
Father pare /paɾe/ pare /paɾə/ pai /paj/ padre /padɾe/ padre /paðɾe/ padre /paðɾe/ padre /paðɾe/
Eat menjar /menʒaɾ/ menjar /mənʒa/ comer /komeɾ/ komer /komeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/
Drink beure /beuɾe/ beure /bewɾə/ beber /beβeɾ/ bever /beveɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/
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