Piemontèis
Piedmontese
Indo-European (Romance, Italo-Western, Gallo-Italic)
Piedmontese (Piemontèis) is a Gallo-Italic Romance language of the Indo-European family, spoken mainly in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, with emigrant communities in Argentina. It has roughly 1–2 million speakers and is written in the Latin script. Though it has a literary tradition dating back centuries and is recognized as a regional language by Piedmont's regional council, it is not officially recognized by the Italian state and is classified as endangered by UNESCO.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Piedmontese
Water
eva
/ˈeva/
Fire
feu
/føː/
Sun
sol
/sol/
Moon
lun-a
/ˈlyŋa/
Star
stèila
/ˈstɛjla/
Mother
mare
/ˈmare/
Father
pare
/ˈpare/
I
mi
/mi/
You
ti
/ti/
Name
nòm
/nɔm/
Eye
euj
/øj/
Hand
man
/maŋ/
Heart
cheur
/kør/
Love
amor
/aˈmur/
Tree
àrbol
/ˈarbol/
House
ca
/ka/
Dog
can
/kaŋ/
Cat
gat
/ɡat/
Eat
mangé
/maɲˈdʒe/
Drink
bèive
/ˈbɛive/
One
un
/yŋ/
Two
doi
/dui/
Hello
ciao
/tʃao/
Thank you
gràssie
/ˈɡrasːie/
Good
bon
/buŋ/
Cuckoo
coco
/ˈkuku/
Computer
computer
/komˈpjuter/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Romance, Italo-Western, Gallo-Italic) languages
| Meaning | Piedmontese | Lombard | Tabarchino | Ligurian | Friulian | Venetian | Ladin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | eva /ˈeva/ | aqua /ˈaːkwa/ | ægua /ˈɛɡwa/ | ægoa /ɛɡwa/ | aghe /ˈaɡe/ | aqua /akwa/ | ega /ˈeɡa/ |
| Fire | feu /føː/ | fœg /føːk/ | feûgu /ˈføɡu/ | fêugo /føɡu/ | fûc /fuːk/ | fogo /foɡo/ | füch /fyk/ |
| Sun | sol /sol/ | sô /soː/ | su /ˈsu/ | sô /suː/ | soreli /soˈreːli/ | sol /sol/ | surëdl /suˈrəːdl/ |
| Moon | lun-a /ˈlyŋa/ | lüna /ˈlyna/ | lugna /ˈlyɲa/ | lùn-a /lyna/ | lune /ˈlune/ | łuna /ɫuna/ | löna /ˈløːna/ |
| Star | stèila /ˈstɛjla/ | stella /ˈstɛla/ | stella /ˈstɛlːa/ | stella /ˈstelːa/ | stele /ˈstɛle/ | stela /ˈstela/ | stëila /ˈstəila/ |
| Mother | mare /ˈmare/ | mader /ˈmaːder/ | maire /ˈmajre/ | moæ /mwɛ/ | mari /ˈmaːri/ | mare /mare/ | uma /ˈuma/ |
| Father | pare /ˈpare/ | pader /ˈpaːder/ | paire /ˈpajre/ | poæ /pwɛ/ | pari /ˈpaːri/ | pare /pare/ | pere /ˈpere/ |
| I | mi /mi/ | mì /mi/ | mi /mi/ | mi /mi/ | jo /jɔ/ | mi /mi/ | ie /je/ |
| You | ti /ti/ | tì /ti/ | ti /ti/ | ti /ti/ | tu /tu/ | ti /ti/ | tu /tu/ |
| Name | nòm /nɔm/ | nòmm /nɔm/ | nomme /ˈnɔmːe/ | nomme /ˈnomme/ | non /non/ | nome /ˈnome/ | inom /iˈnɔm/ |
| Eye | euj /øj/ | öcc /øtʃ/ | öggiu /ˈødʒu/ | euggio /ødʒu/ | voli /ˈvoli/ | ocio /ɔtʃo/ | uedl /ˈwəːdl/ |
| Hand | man /maŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | mòn /mɔŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | man /maŋ/ | man /man/ | man /maŋ/ |
| Heart | cheur /kør/ | cör /kør/ | chêu /kø/ | chêu /køː/ | cûr /kuːr/ | cor /kɔr/ | cuer /kweɾ/ |
| Love | amor /aˈmur/ | amor /aˈmuːr/ | amù /aˈmu/ | amô /amuː/ | amôr /aˈmoːr/ | amor /amor/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ |
| Tree | àrbol /ˈarbol/ | albar /ˈalbar/ | âbu /ˈaːbu/ | ærbo /ɛrbu/ | arbul /ˈarbul/ | àrboro /arboro/ | albe /ˈalbe/ |
| House | ca /ka/ | cà /kaː/ | cà /ka/ | câza /kaːza/ | cjase /ˈcaːse/ | caxa /ˈkaza/ | ciasa /ˈʧaza/ |
| Dog | can /kaŋ/ | can /kan/ | can /kaŋ/ | can /kaŋ/ | cjan /caŋ/ | can /kan/ | cian /ʧaŋ/ |
| Cat | gat /ɡat/ | gat /ɡat/ | gatu /ˈɡatu/ | gatto /ɡatu/ | gjat /ɟat/ | gato /ɡato/ | giat /ʤat/ |
| Eat | mangé /maɲˈdʒe/ | mangià /maɲˈdʒaː/ | mangià /manˈdʒa/ | mangiâ /mandʒaː/ | mangjâ /manˈɲaː/ | magnàr /maˈɲar/ | mangé /manˈʤe/ |
| Drink | bèive /ˈbɛive/ | bev /bev/ | beive /ˈbejve/ | béive /bejve/ | bevi /ˈbeːvi/ | bévar /ˈbevar/ | bever /ˈbever/ |
| One | un /yŋ/ | vün /vyŋ/ | un /uŋ/ | un /uŋ/ | un /uŋ/ | un /un/ | un /un/ |
| Two | doi /dui/ | duu /dy/ | dui /ˈdui/ | dôi /ˈdui/ | doi /doj/ | do /do/ | doi /dɔi/ |
| Hello | ciao /tʃao/ | ciao /ˈtʃaːo/ | ciau /tʃaw/ | ciâo /tʃaː/ | mandi /ˈmandi/ | ciao /tʃao/ | bun de /buŋ ˈde/ |
| Thank you | gràssie /ˈɡrasːie/ | gràzie /ˈɡrasje/ | graçie /ˈɡrasje/ | graçie /ɡrasje/ | graziis /ˈɡraːtsjis/ | grassie /ɡrasje/ | dilan /diˈlaŋ/ |
| Good | bon /buŋ/ | bun /buŋ/ | bon /buŋ/ | bon /buŋ/ | bon /boŋ/ | bon /bon/ | bon /boŋ/ |
| Cuckoo | coco /ˈkuku/ | cùcch /ˈkuk/ | — | cùcco /ˈkuku/ | cuc /kuk/ | cucù /kuˈku/ | cuch /kuk/ |
| Computer | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
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