Armâneashti
Aromanian
Indo-European (Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance / Balkan Romance)
Aromanian (also called Macedo-Romanian or Vlach) is an Eastern Romance language of the Indo-European family, closely related to Romanian, spoken by the Aromanian (Vlach) communities of the southern Balkans. It has roughly 100,000–350,000 speakers scattered across Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, with no single national homeland. Written mainly in the Latin alphabet using several competing orthographies, it retains many archaic Latin features and heavy Greek influence, and is classified as an endangered minority language.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Aromanian
Water
apâ
/ˈapɨ/
Fire
foc
/fok/
Sun
soare
/ˈso̯are/
Moon
lunâ
/ˈlunɨ/
Star
steauã
/ˈste̯awə/
Mother
mumâ
/ˈmumɨ/
Father
tatâ
/ˈtatɨ/
I
io
/jo/
You
tu
/tu/
Name
numã
/ˈnumə/
Eye
oclju
/ˈokʎu/
Hand
mânâ
/ˈmɨnɨ/
Heart
inimâ
/ˈinimɨ/
Love
vreari
/ˈvreari/
Tree
arbur
/ˈarbur/
House
casâ
/ˈkasɨ/
Dog
câni
/ˈkɨni/
Cat
cãtushã
/kɨˈtuʃɨ/
Eat
mâcari
/mɨˈkari/
Drink
beari
/ˈbeari/
One
unu
/ˈunu/
Two
doi
/doj/
Hello
bunâ-vã ziuâ
/ˈbunɨ vɨ ˈziwɨ/
Thank you
haristo
/hariˈsto/
Good
bun
/bun/
Cuckoo
cuc
/kuk/
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance / Balkan Romance) languages
| Meaning | Aromanian | Megleno-Romanian | Romanian | Interlingue | Chavacano | Old Italian (Dantesque) | Old Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | apâ /ˈapɨ/ | apâ /ˈapɨ/ | apă /apə/ | aqua /ˈakwa/ | agua /ˈaɡwa/ | acqua /ˈakːwa/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ |
| Fire | foc /fok/ | foc /fok/ | foc /fok/ | foy /foj/ | fuego /ˈfweɡo/ | foco /ˈfɔko/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ |
| Sun | soare /ˈso̯are/ | soari /ˈsoari/ | soare /so̯are/ | sole /ˈsole/ | sol /sol/ | sole /ˈsole/ | sol /sol/ |
| Moon | lunâ /ˈlunɨ/ | lunâ /ˈlunɨ/ | lună /lunə/ | lune /ˈlune/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Star | steauã /ˈste̯awə/ | steauã /ˈste̯awə/ | stea /ste̯a/ | stelle /ˈstele/ | estrella /esˈtɾeja/ | stella /ˈstella/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ |
| Mother | mumâ /ˈmumɨ/ | mumâ /ˈmumɨ/ | mamă /mamə/ | matre /ˈmatre/ | nana /ˈnana/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ | madre /ˈmaðre/ |
| Father | tatâ /ˈtatɨ/ | tatâ /ˈtatɨ/ | tată /tatə/ | patre /ˈpatre/ | tata /ˈtata/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ | padre /ˈpaðre/ |
| I | io /jo/ | io /jo/ | eu /jew/ | yo /jo/ | yo /jo/ | io /ˈio/ | yo /jo/ |
| You | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /ˈtu/ | tú /tu/ |
| Name | numã /ˈnumə/ | numi /ˈnumi/ | nume /ˈnume/ | nómine /ˈnomine/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ | nome /ˈnoːme/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ |
| Eye | oclju /ˈokʎu/ | ocl /okl/ | ochi /okʲ/ | ocul /oˈkul/ | ojo /ˈoho/ | occhio /ˈɔkːjo/ | ojo /ˈoʒo/ |
| Hand | mânâ /ˈmɨnɨ/ | mâna /ˈmɨna/ | mână /mɨnə/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Heart | inimâ /ˈinimɨ/ | inima /ˈinima/ | inimă /inimə/ | cordie /ˈkordie/ | corazón /koraˈson/ | core /ˈkɔre/ | coraçón /koɾaˈtson/ |
| Love | vreari /ˈvreari/ | ublami /ˈublami/ | iubire /jubire/ | amore /aˈmore/ | ama /ˈama/ | amore /aˈmore/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ |
| Tree | arbur /ˈarbur/ | lemnu /lemnu/ | copac /kopak/ | árbor /ˈarbor/ | árbol /ˈaɾbol/ | albero /ˈalbero/ | árbor /ˈaɾβoɾ/ |
| House | casâ /ˈkasɨ/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casă /kasə/ | dom /dom/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /ˈkaza/ |
| Dog | câni /ˈkɨni/ | câni /ˈkɨni/ | câine /kɨine/ | cane /ˈkane/ | perro /ˈpeɾo/ | cane /ˈkane/ | can /kan/ |
| Cat | cãtushã /kɨˈtuʃɨ/ | mâța /ˈmɨtsa/ | pisică /pisikə/ | cat /kat/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatto /ˈɡatːo/ | gato /ˈɡato/ |
| Eat | mâcari /mɨˈkari/ | mâcari /mɨˈkari/ | a mânca /a mɨnka/ | manjar /manˈʒar/ | come /koˈme/ | mangiare /manˈdʒare/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ |
| Drink | beari /ˈbeari/ | beari /ˈbeari/ | a bea /a be̯a/ | trincar /trinˈkar/ | bebe /beˈbe/ | bevere /ˈbevere/ | bever /beˈveɾ/ |
| One | unu /ˈunu/ | unu /ˈunu/ | unu /unu/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /ˈuno/ |
| Two | doi /doj/ | doi /doj/ | doi /doj/ | du /du/ | dos /dos/ | due /ˈduːe/ | dos /dos/ |
| Hello | bunâ-vã ziuâ /ˈbunɨ vɨ ˈziwɨ/ | ubavu /uˈbavu/ | salut /salut/ | salute /saˈlute/ | buenas /ˈbwenas/ | salute /saˈlute/ | salud /saˈlud/ |
| Thank you | haristo /hariˈsto/ | hăirau /hɨiˈrau/ | mulțumesc /multsumesk/ | mersí /merˈsi/ | gracias /ˈɡɾasjas/ | mercede /merˈtʃede/ | mercedes /meɾˈtseðes/ |
| Good | bun /bun/ | bunu /ˈbunu/ | bun /bun/ | bon /bon/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ | buono /ˈbwɔno/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ |
| Cuckoo | cuc /kuk/ | cuc /kuk/ | cuc /kuk/ | cucú /kuˈku/ | — | cucco /ˈkukko/ | cuco /ˈkuko/ |
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