Valencià
Valencian
Romance
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
mà
/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 | Valencian | Catalan | Galician | Ladino | Spanish (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/ |
| Love | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /əmoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ |
| Heart | cor /kɔɾ/ | cor /kɔɾ/ | corazón /koɾasoŋ/ | korasón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ |
| Tree | arbre /aɾbɾe/ | arbre /aɾbɾə/ | árbore /aɾβoɾe/ | árvol /aɾvol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ |
| House | casa /kaza/ | casa /kazə/ | casa /kasa/ | kaza /kaza/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ |
| Dog | gos /ɣɔs/ | gos /ɡos/ | can /kaŋ/ | pero /pero/ | perro /peɾo/ | perro /peɾo/ | perro /peɾo/ |
| Cat | gat /ɣat/ | gat /ɡat/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɣato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ |
| Hand | mà /ma/ | mà /ma/ | man /maŋ/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ |
| Eye | ull /uʎ/ | ull /uʎ/ | ollo /oʎo/ | ojo /oʒo/ | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oxo/ |
| Hello | hola /ɔla/ | hola /ɔlə/ | ola /ɔla/ | shalom /ʃalom/ | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ |
| Thank you | gràcies /ɡɾasies/ | gràcies /ɡɾasiəs/ | grazas /ɡɾasas/ | grasias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ |
| One | un /un/ | un /un/ | un /uŋ/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ |
| Good | bo /bɔ/ | bo /bɔ/ | bo /bɔ/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ |
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