Lingaz Ladin
Ladin
Indo-European (Romance, Gallo-Romance, Rhaeto-Romance)
Ladin (lingaz ladin, ladino dolomitano) is a Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in five valleys of the Italian Dolomites — Val Gardena (Gherdëina), Val Badia, Val di Fassa, Livinallongo (Fodom) and Ampezzo — by ~30K people. Together with Romansh (rm) of Switzerland and Friulian (fur) of northeast Italy, it forms the Rhaeto-Romance group, descending from the Latin of Roman colonists in Raetia (15 BCE). Recognized as a minority language under Italian Law 482/1999 and the Trentino-Alto Adige autonomous statute. Each of the five valleys has its own written variety; the SPELL standardization project (1988) created a unified pan-valley Ladin Dolomitan, which remains controversial.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Ladin
Water
ega
/ˈeɡa/
Fire
füch
/fyk/
Sun
surëdl
/suˈrəːdl/
Moon
löna
/ˈløːna/
Star
stëila
/ˈstəila/
Mother
uma
/ˈuma/
Father
pere
/ˈpere/
I
ie
/je/
You
tu
/tu/
Name
inom
/iˈnɔm/
Eye
uedl
/ˈwəːdl/
Hand
man
/maŋ/
Heart
cuer
/kweɾ/
Love
amor
/aˈmoɾ/
Tree
albe
/ˈalbe/
House
ciasa
/ˈʧaza/
Dog
cian
/ʧaŋ/
Cat
giat
/ʤat/
Eat
mangé
/manˈʤe/
Drink
bever
/ˈbever/
One
un
/un/
Two
doi
/dɔi/
Hello
bun de
/buŋ ˈde/
Thank you
dilan
/diˈlaŋ/
Good
bon
/boŋ/
Cuckoo
cuch
/kuk/
Computer
computer
/komˈpjuter/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Sources
- Ethnologue: lld
- Salvi (1997) Ladin (in Maiden & Parry, The Dialects of Italy)
- Istitut Cultural Ladin Micurà de Rü
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Romance, Gallo-Romance, Rhaeto-Romance) languages
| Meaning | Ladin | Friulian | Piedmontese | Tabarchino | Lombard | Interlingue | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ega /ˈeɡa/ | aghe /ˈaɡe/ | eva /ˈeva/ | ægua /ˈɛɡwa/ | aqua /ˈaːkwa/ | aqua /ˈakwa/ | acqua /ˈakkwa/ |
| Fire | füch /fyk/ | fûc /fuːk/ | feu /føː/ | feûgu /ˈføɡu/ | fœg /føːk/ | foy /foj/ | fuoco /ˈfwɔːko/ |
| Sun | surëdl /suˈrəːdl/ | soreli /soˈreːli/ | sol /sol/ | su /ˈsu/ | sô /soː/ | sole /ˈsole/ | sole /ˈsoːle/ |
| Moon | löna /ˈløːna/ | lune /ˈlune/ | lun-a /ˈlyŋa/ | lugna /ˈlyɲa/ | lüna /ˈlyna/ | lune /ˈlune/ | luna /ˈluːna/ |
| Star | stëila /ˈstəila/ | stele /ˈstɛle/ | stèila /ˈstɛjla/ | stella /ˈstɛlːa/ | stella /ˈstɛla/ | stelle /ˈstele/ | stella /ˈstɛlla/ |
| Mother | uma /ˈuma/ | mari /ˈmaːri/ | mare /ˈmare/ | maire /ˈmajre/ | mader /ˈmaːder/ | matre /ˈmatre/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ |
| Father | pere /ˈpere/ | pari /ˈpaːri/ | pare /ˈpare/ | paire /ˈpajre/ | pader /ˈpaːder/ | patre /ˈpatre/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ |
| I | ie /je/ | jo /jɔ/ | mi /mi/ | mi /mi/ | mì /mi/ | yo /jo/ | io /ˈio/ |
| You | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | ti /ti/ | ti /ti/ | tì /ti/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ |
| Name | inom /iˈnɔm/ | non /non/ | nòm /nɔm/ | nomme /ˈnɔmːe/ | nòmm /nɔm/ | nómine /ˈnomine/ | nome /ˈnome/ |
| Eye | uedl /ˈwəːdl/ | voli /ˈvoli/ | euj /øj/ | öggiu /ˈødʒu/ | öcc /øtʃ/ | ocul /oˈkul/ | occhio /ˈɔkkjo/ |
| Hand | man /maŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | mòn /mɔŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | mano /ˈmaːno/ |
| Heart | cuer /kweɾ/ | cûr /kuːr/ | cheur /kør/ | chêu /kø/ | cör /kør/ | cordie /ˈkordie/ | cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ |
| Love | amor /aˈmoɾ/ | amôr /aˈmoːr/ | amor /aˈmur/ | amù /aˈmu/ | amor /aˈmuːr/ | amore /aˈmore/ | amore /aˈmoːre/ |
| Tree | albe /ˈalbe/ | arbul /ˈarbul/ | àrbol /ˈarbol/ | âbu /ˈaːbu/ | albar /ˈalbar/ | árbor /ˈarbor/ | albero /ˈalbero/ |
| House | ciasa /ˈʧaza/ | cjase /ˈcaːse/ | ca /ka/ | cà /ka/ | cà /kaː/ | dom /dom/ | casa /ˈkaːsa/ |
| Dog | cian /ʧaŋ/ | cjan /caŋ/ | can /kaŋ/ | can /kaŋ/ | can /kan/ | cane /ˈkane/ | cane /ˈkaːne/ |
| Cat | giat /ʤat/ | gjat /ɟat/ | gat /ɡat/ | gatu /ˈɡatu/ | gat /ɡat/ | cat /kat/ | gatto /ˈɡatto/ |
| Eat | mangé /manˈʤe/ | mangjâ /manˈɲaː/ | mangé /maɲˈdʒe/ | mangià /manˈdʒa/ | mangià /maɲˈdʒaː/ | manjar /manˈʒar/ | mangiare /manˈdʒaːre/ |
| Drink | bever /ˈbever/ | bevi /ˈbeːvi/ | bèive /ˈbɛive/ | beive /ˈbejve/ | bev /bev/ | trincar /trinˈkar/ | bere /ˈbeːre/ |
| One | un /un/ | un /uŋ/ | un /yŋ/ | un /uŋ/ | vün /vyŋ/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuːno/ |
| Two | doi /dɔi/ | doi /doj/ | doi /dui/ | dui /ˈdui/ | duu /dy/ | du /du/ | due /ˈdue/ |
| Hello | bun de /buŋ ˈde/ | mandi /ˈmandi/ | ciao /tʃao/ | ciau /tʃaw/ | ciao /ˈtʃaːo/ | salute /saˈlute/ | ciao /ˈtʃaːo/ |
| Thank you | dilan /diˈlaŋ/ | graziis /ˈɡraːtsjis/ | gràssie /ˈɡrasːie/ | graçie /ˈɡrasje/ | gràzie /ˈɡrasje/ | mersí /merˈsi/ | grazie /ˈɡrattsje/ |
| Good | bon /boŋ/ | bon /boŋ/ | bon /buŋ/ | bon /buŋ/ | bun /buŋ/ | bon /bon/ | buono /ˈbwɔːno/ |
| Cuckoo | cuch /kuk/ | cuc /kuk/ | coco /ˈkuku/ | — | cùcch /ˈkuk/ | cucú /kuˈku/ | cuculo /ˈkuːkulo/ |
| Computer | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computator /komputaˈtor/ | computer /komˈpju.ter/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | — | sushi /ˈsuʃ.ʃi/ |
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