Estremeñu
Extremaduran
Indo-European (Romance, Italic, Iberian, Astur-Leonese)
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
31 core words in Extremaduran
Water
agua
/ˈaɣwa/
Fire
huegu
/ˈweɣu/
Sun
sol
/sɔl/
Moon
luna
/ˈluna/
Star
estrella
/ehˈtɾeʎa/
Mother
mai
/mai/
Father
pairi
/ˈpajɾi/
I
yo
/ʝo/
You
tú
/tu/
Name
nombri
/ˈnombɾi/
Eye
oju
/ˈohu/
Hand
manu
/ˈmanu/
Heart
curaçón
/kuɾaˈsɔn/
Love
amol
/aˈmol/
Tree
arbol
/ˈaɾβol/
House
casa
/ˈkasa/
Dog
perru
/ˈpɛru/
Cat
gatu
/ˈɣatu/
Eat
comel
/koˈmel/
Drink
bebel
/beˈβel/
One
un
/un/
Two
dos
/dos/
Hello
salú
/saˈlu/
Thank you
gracias
/ˈɣɾasjas/
Good
bueno
/ˈbweno/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Romance, Italic, Iberian, Astur-Leonese) languages
| Meaning | Extremaduran | Spanish | Golden Age Spanish (Siglo de Oro) | Asturian | Fala | Paraguayan Spanish | Aragonese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | augua /ˈaɡwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ | augua /ˈawɡwa/ |
| Fire | huegu /ˈweɣu/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fueu /ˈfweu/ | lume /ˈlume/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ |
| Sun | sol /sɔl/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sɔl/ | sol /ˈsol/ | sol /sol/ |
| Moon | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | lluna /ˈʎuna/ | lúa /ˈlua/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Star | estrella /ehˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ | estrela /esˈtɾela/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ | estrela /esˈtɾela/ |
| Mother | mai /mai/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ | madre /ˈmadɾe/ | ma /ma/ | mai /mai/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ | mai /maj/ |
| Father | pairi /ˈpajɾi/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ | padre /ˈpadɾe/ | pa /pa/ | pai /pai/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ | pai /paj/ |
| I | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ | eu /ew/ | yo /ʝo/ | yo /ʝo/ |
| You | tú /tu/ | tú /tu/ | tú /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | vos /bos/ | tu /tu/ |
| Name | nombri /ˈnombɾi/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ |
| Eye | oju /ˈohu/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ | ojo /ˈoʃo/ | güeyu /ˈɡweʝu/ | ollu /ˈoʎu/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ | güello /ˈɣweʎo/ |
| Hand | manu /ˈmanu/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mau /mau/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Heart | curaçón /kuɾaˈsɔn/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | coraçón /koɾaˈtson/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ | curaçón /kuɾaˈsɔn/ | corazón /koɾaˈson/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ |
| Love | amol /aˈmol/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ |
| Tree | arbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | arbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ |
| House | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ |
| Dog | perru /ˈpɛru/ | perro /ˈpero/ | perro /ˈpero/ | perru /ˈperu/ | can /kan/ | perro /ˈpero/ | can /kan/ |
| Cat | gatu /ˈɣatu/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatu /ˈɡatu/ | gatu /ˈɣatu/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gato /ˈɡato/ |
| Eat | comel /koˈmel/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | cumel /kuˈmel/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ | minchar /minˈtʃaɾ/ |
| Drink | bebel /beˈβel/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beuer /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | bebel /beˈβel/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ |
| One | un /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ | ún /un/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | un /un/ |
| Two | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ | dous /dows/ | dos /dos/ | dos /dos/ |
| Hello | salú /saˈlu/ | hola /ˈola/ | Dios os guarde /djos os ˈɡwaɾde/ | hola /ˈola/ | salú /saˈlu/ | hola /ˈola/ | hola /ˈola/ |
| Thank you | gracias /ˈɣɾasjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾatsjas/ | gracies /ˈɡɾaθjes/ | gracias /ˈɣɾasjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ |
| Good | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bonu /ˈbonu/ | bõ /bõ/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ |
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