A Fala

Fala

Indo-European

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Fala (A Fala de Xálima, "the speech of Xálima", or "the third Spanish language") is an Iberian Romance language of the Galician-Portuguese branch spoken in the Vall de Xálima of northwestern Cáceres province, Extremadura, Spain (the three "Lugares de Fala" villages: San Martín de Trevejo, Eljas, Valverde del Fresno). Fala has a complex genealogical relationship with Galician (gl) and Portuguese (pt), with strong evidence for a 13th-century Leonese reconquista resettlement bringing northwest Iberian Romance varieties to this Extremaduran outpost. Spain recognized Fala as a regional cultural heritage language in 2001. Distinct from Extremaduran (ext) — a Spanish-Asturian transition variety also of Cáceres but in different valleys. Each of the three Fala villages has its own variety: Xalimegu (San Martín), Lagarteiru (Eljas), Mañegu (Valverde del Fresno).

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Fala

Water

augua

/ˈaɡwa/

Fire

lume

/ˈlume/

Sun

sol

/sɔl/

Moon

lúa

/ˈlua/

Star

estrela

/esˈtɾela/

Mother

mai

/mai/

Father

pai

/pai/

I

eu

/ew/

You

tu

/tu/

Name

nome

/ˈnome/

Eye

ollu

/ˈoʎu/

Hand

mau

/mau/

Heart

curaçón

/kuɾaˈsɔn/

Love

amor

/aˈmoɾ/

Tree

arbol

/ˈaɾβol/

House

casa

/ˈkasa/

Dog

can

/kan/

Cat

gatu

/ˈɣatu/

Eat

cumel

/kuˈmel/

Drink

bebel

/beˈβel/

One

un

/un/

Two

dous

/dows/

Hello

salú

/saˈlu/

Thank you

gracias

/ˈɣɾasjas/

Good

/bõ/

Cuckoo

cucu

/ˈkuku/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-European languages

Meaning FalaExtremaduranAragoneseAsturianOld SpanishPortuguese (Mozambique)Spanish
Water augua /ˈaɡwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ augua /ˈawɡwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ agua /ˈaɣwa/
Fire lume /ˈlume/ huegu /ˈweɣu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fueu /ˈfweu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/
Sun sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sol/
Moon lúa /ˈlua/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ lluna /ˈʎuna/ luna /ˈluna/ lua /ˈluɐ/ luna /ˈluna/
Star estrela /esˈtɾela/ estrella /ehˈtɾeʎa/ estrela /esˈtɾela/ estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/
Mother mai /mai/ mai /mai/ mai /maj/ ma /ma/ madre /ˈmaðre/ mãe /mɐ̃j/ madre /ˈmaðɾe/
Father pai /pai/ pairi /ˈpajɾi/ pai /paj/ pa /pa/ padre /ˈpaðre/ pai /paj/ padre /ˈpaðɾe/
I eu /ew/ yo /ʝo/ yo /ʝo/ yo /ʝo/ yo /jo/ eu /ew/ yo /ʝo/
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