Estremeñu

Extremaduran

Indo-European (Romance, Italic, Iberian, Astur-Leonese)

FamilyIndo-European (Romance, Italic, Iberian, Astur-Leonese) Speakers~200K (UNESCO: definitely endangered) ScriptLatin CountriesSpain (Extremadura — Cáceres, Badajoz) Official inNo (Spanish is sole official); recognized regional cultural language Vitalitydefinitely-endangered ISO 639-3ext

Extremaduran (Estremeñu, also "castúo" in some informal uses) is an Astur-Leonese Romance variety transitional between Asturian (ast) and Spanish, spoken in the Extremadura region of western Spain. Most strongly preserved in northern Cáceres province (the "alta extremadura" zone). Heavily influenced by Spanish through centuries of dialect leveling, but retains characteristic Astur-Leonese features: aspirated h- (Latin f-) where Spanish has silent h, mid-vowel diphthongization, and distinctive pronunciation of -s as aspiration. UNESCO classifies it as definitely endangered. Extremaduran Wikipedia (2008) helped revitalize written use.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Extremaduran

Water

agua

/ˈaɣwa/

Fire

huegu

/ˈweɣu/

Sun

sol

/sɔl/

Moon

luna

/ˈluna/

Mother

mai

/mai/

Father

pai

/pai/

Eat

comel

/koˈmel/

Drink

bebel

/beˈβel/

Love

amol

/aˈmol/

Heart

curaçón

/kuɾaˈsɔn/

Tree

arbol

/ˈaɾβol/

House

casa

/ˈkasa/

Dog

perru

/ˈpɛru/

Cat

gatu

/ˈɣatu/

Hand

manu

/ˈmanu/

Eye

oju

/ˈohu/

Hello

salú

/saˈlu/

Thank you

gracias

/ˈɣɾasjas/

One

un

/un/

Good

bueno

/ˈbweno/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-European (Romance, Italic, Iberian, Astur-Leonese) languages

Meaning ExtremaduranFalaAsturianSpanish (Europe)MirandeseAragoneseGolden Age Spanish (Siglo de Oro)
Water agua /ˈaɣwa/ augua /ˈaɡwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ auga /ˈawɣa/ augua /ˈawɡwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/
Fire huegu /ˈweɣu/ lume /ˈlume/ fueu /ˈfweu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuogo /ˈfwoɣu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/
Sun sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/
Moon luna /ˈluna/ lúa /ˈlua/ lluna /ˈʎuna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/
Mother mai /mai/ mai /mai/ ma /ma/ madre /ˈmaðɾe/ mai /maj/ mai /maj/ madre /ˈmadɾe/
Father pai /pai/ pai /pai/ pa /pa/ padre /ˈpaðɾe/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ padre /ˈpadɾe/
Eat comel /koˈmel/ cumel /kuˈmel/ comer /koˈmeɾ/ comer /koˈmeɾ/ comer /koˈmeɾ/ minchar /minˈt͡ʃaɾ/ comer /koˈmeɾ/
Drink bebel /beˈβel/ bebel /beˈβel/ beber /beˈβeɾ/ beber /beˈβeɾ/ bubir /buˈβiɾ/ beber /beˈβeɾ/ beuer /beˈβeɾ/
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