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
31 core words in Valencian
Water
aigua
/ajɣwa/
Fire
foc
/fɔk/
Sun
sol
/sɔl/
Moon
lluna
/ʎuna/
Star
estrella
/esˈtɾeʎa/
Mother
mare
/maɾe/
Father
pare
/paɾe/
I
jo
/ˈdʒɔ/
You
tu
/ˈtu/
Name
nom
/ˈnɔm/
Eye
ull
/uʎ/
Hand
mà
/ma/
Heart
cor
/kɔɾ/
Love
amor
/amoɾ/
Tree
arbre
/aɾbɾe/
House
casa
/kaza/
Dog
gos
/ɡɔs/
Cat
gat
/ɣat/
Eat
menjar
/meɲˈdʒaɾ/
Drink
beure
/beuɾe/
One
un
/un/
Two
dos
/ˈdos/
Hello
hola
/ɔla/
Thank you
gràcies
/ɡɾasies/
Good
bo
/bɔ/
Cuckoo
cucut
/kuˈkut/
Computer
ordinador
/oɾðinaˈðoɾ/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Words compared
Compared with related Romance languages
| Meaning | Valencian | Catalan | Galician | Ladino | Spanish (Mexico) | Spanish (Andalusian) | Spanish (Colombia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 /sɔl/ | sol /sol/ |
| Moon | lluna /ʎuna/ | lluna /ʎunə/ | lúa /lua/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ |
| Star | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /əsˈtɾeʎə/ | estrela /esˈtɾela/ | estreya /esˈtɾeja/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ | estrella /ehˈtɾeʝa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ |
| 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/ |
| I | jo /ˈdʒɔ/ | jo /ˈʒɔ/ | eu /ˈew/ | yo /jo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ |
| You | tu /ˈtu/ | tu /ˈtu/ | ti /ˈti/ | tu /tu/ | tú /tu/ | tú /tu/ | tú /tu/ |
| Name | nom /ˈnɔm/ | nom /ˈnɔm/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ |
| Eye | ull /uʎ/ | ull /uʎ/ | ollo /oʎo/ | ojo /oʒo/ | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oho/ | ojo /oxo/ |
| Hand | mà /ma/ | mà /ma/ | man /maŋ/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ |
| Heart | cor /kɔɾ/ | cor /kɔɾ/ | corazón /koɾasoŋ/ | korasón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾasɔ̃/ | corazón /koɾason/ |
| Love | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /əmoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amɔh/ | amor /amoɾ/ |
| Tree | arbre /aɾbɾe/ | arbre /aɾbɾə/ | árbore /aɾβoɾe/ | árvol /aɾvol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβɔl/ | árbol /aɾβol/ |
| House | casa /kaza/ | casa /kazə/ | casa /kasa/ | kaza /kaza/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ |
| Dog | gos /ɡɔs/ | gos /ɡos/ | can /kaŋ/ | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ |
| Cat | gat /ɣat/ | gat /ɡat/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ |
| Eat | menjar /meɲˈdʒaɾ/ | menjar /mənʒa/ | comer /komeɾ/ | komer /komeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /komɛh/ | comer /komeɾ/ |
| Drink | beure /beuɾe/ | beure /bewɾə/ | beber /beβeɾ/ | bever /beveɾ/ | beber /beβeɾ/ | beber /beβɛh/ | beber /beβeɾ/ |
| One | un /un/ | un /un/ | un /uŋ/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ |
| Two | dos /ˈdos/ | dos /ˈdos/ | dous /ˈdows/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /doh/ | dos /dos/ |
| 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 /ɡɾasjah/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ |
| Good | bo /bɔ/ | bo /bɔ/ | bo /bɔ/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ |
| Cuckoo | cucut /kuˈkut/ | cucut /kuˈkut/ | cuco /ˈkukʊ/ | — | pijuy /piˈxwi/ | cuco /ˈkuko/ | garrapatero /ɡarapaˈteɾo/ |
| Computer | ordinador /oɾðinaˈðoɾ/ | ordinador /uɾðinəˈðo/ | ordenador /oɾðenaˈðoɾ/ | — | computadora /komputaˈðoɾa/ | ordenador /oɾðenaˈðoɾ/ | computador /komputaˈðoɾ/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsu.ʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsusi/ | sushi /ˈsusi/ |
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