Emiliàn-Rumagnòl
Emilian-Romagnol
Romance (Gallo-Italic)
Emilian-Romagnol covers two related Gallo-Italic varieties (Emilian and Romagnol) of the Po Valley. They share many features with neighboring Lombard and Piedmontese, marking them as part of the broader Gallo-Italic group. Each city has noticeable subdialect variation; Bologna, Modena, Parma, Reggio, and Ferrara have distinct urban Emilian forms.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Emilian-Romagnol
Water
aqua
/ˈakwa/
Fire
fôg
/foːk/
Sun
sòul
/sɔul/
Moon
lóna
/ˈlona/
Mother
mèder
/ˈmɛder/
Father
pèder
/ˈpɛder/
Eat
magnèr
/maˈɲɛːr/
Drink
bèvar
/ˈbɛvar/
Love
amôr
/aˈmoːr/
Heart
côr
/koːr/
Tree
àlber
/ˈalber/
House
cà
/kaː/
Dog
chèn
/kɛn/
Cat
gat
/ɡat/
Hand
mân
/maːn/
Eye
ôc
/oːtʃ/
Hello
ciao
/ˈtʃao/
Thank you
grazie
/ˈɡratsje/
One
ón
/uŋ/
Good
bón
/boŋ/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Romance (Gallo-Italic) languages
| Meaning | Emilian-Romagnol | Lombard | Friulian | Piedmontese | Venetian | Italian | Emilian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | aqua /ˈakwa/ | aqua /ˈaːkwa/ | aghe /ˈaɡe/ | eva /ˈeva/ | aqua /akwa/ | acqua /ˈakkwa/ | âcua /ˈakwa/ |
| Fire | fôg /foːk/ | fœg /føːk/ | fûc /fuːk/ | feu /føː/ | fogo /foɡo/ | fuoco /ˈfwɔːko/ | fôg /ˈfoɡ/ |
| Sun | sòul /sɔul/ | sô /soː/ | soreli /soˈreːli/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sole /ˈsoːle/ | sôl /ˈsoːl/ |
| Moon | lóna /ˈlona/ | lüna /ˈlyna/ | lune /ˈlune/ | lun-a /ˈlyna/ | łuna /ɫuna/ | luna /ˈluːna/ | lónna /ˈlonːa/ |
| Mother | mèder /ˈmɛder/ | mader /ˈmaːder/ | mari /ˈmaːri/ | mare /ˈmare/ | mare /mare/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ | mèder /ˈmɛdɛɾ/ |
| Father | pèder /ˈpɛder/ | pader /ˈpaːder/ | pari /ˈpaːri/ | pare /ˈpare/ | pare /pare/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ | pèder /ˈpɛdɛɾ/ |
| Eat | magnèr /maˈɲɛːr/ | mangià /maɲˈdʒaː/ | mangjâ /manˈɲaː/ | mangé /maɲˈdʒe/ | magnàr /maˈɲar/ | mangiare /manˈd͡ʒaːre/ | magnèr /maˈɲɛɾ/ |
| Drink | bèvar /ˈbɛvar/ | bev /bev/ | bevi /ˈbeːvi/ | bèive /ˈbɛive/ | bévar /ˈbevar/ | bere /ˈbeːre/ | bevvre /ˈbevːɾe/ |
| Love | amôr /aˈmoːr/ | amor /aˈmuːr/ | amôr /aˈmoːr/ | amor /aˈmur/ | amor /amor/ | amore /aˈmoːre/ | amôr /aˈmoːɾ/ |
| Heart | côr /koːr/ | cör /kør/ | cûr /kuːr/ | cheur /kør/ | cor /kɔr/ | cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ | côr /ˈkoːɾ/ |
| Tree | àlber /ˈalber/ | albar /ˈalbar/ | arbul /ˈarbul/ | àrbol /ˈarbol/ | àrboro /arboro/ | albero /ˈalbero/ | arbal /ˈaɾbal/ |
| House | cà /kaː/ | cà /kaː/ | cjase /ˈcaːse/ | ca /ka/ | caxa /ˈkaza/ | casa /ˈkaːsa/ | cà /ˈka/ |
| Dog | chèn /kɛn/ | can /kan/ | cjan /caŋ/ | can /kaŋ/ | can /kan/ | cane /ˈkaːne/ | can /ˈkan/ |
| Cat | gat /ɡat/ | gat /ɡat/ | gjat /ɟat/ | gat /ɡat/ | gato /ɡato/ | gatto /ˈɡatto/ | gât /ˈɡat/ |
| Hand | mân /maːn/ | man /maŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | man /man/ | mano /ˈmaːno/ | mân /ˈman/ |
| Eye | ôc /oːtʃ/ | öcc /øtʃ/ | voli /ˈvoli/ | euj /øj/ | ocio /ɔtʃo/ | occhio /ˈɔkkjo/ | ucc /ˈutʃ/ |
| Hello | ciao /ˈtʃao/ | ciao /ˈtʃaːo/ | mandi /ˈmandi/ | ciao /tʃao/ | ciao /tʃao/ | ciao /ˈt͡ʃaːo/ | cciô /ˈtʃoː/ |
| Thank you | grazie /ˈɡratsje/ | gràzie /ˈɡrasje/ | graziis /ˈɡraːt͡sjis/ | gràssie /ˈɡrasːie/ | grassie /ɡrasje/ | grazie /ˈɡratt͡sje/ | gràzie /ˈɡɾaːtsje/ |
| One | ón /uŋ/ | vün /vyŋ/ | un /uŋ/ | un /yŋ/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuːno/ | un /ˈun/ |
| Good | bón /boŋ/ | bun /buŋ/ | bon /boŋ/ | bon /buŋ/ | bon /bon/ | buono /ˈbwɔːno/ | bón /ˈbon/ |
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