Sardu

Sardinian

Romance

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Sardinian (sardu) is widely considered the most conservative Romance language, retaining many features closest to Vulgar Latin — including the preservation of /k/ before front vowels (kentu vs Italian cento). Spoken on the Italian island of Sardinia, it has 4 main dialect groups (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese, Sassarese-Gallurese) and is recognized regionally.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Sardinian

Water

abba

/abba/

Fire

fogu

/foɣu/

Sun

sole

/sole/

Moon

luna

/luna/

Mother

mama

/mama/

Father

babbu

/babbu/

Eat

mandigare

/mandiɡare/

Drink

bìere

/ˈbiere/

Love

amore

/amore/

Heart

core

/kore/

Tree

àrbure

/ˈarbure/

House

domo

/domo/

Dog

cane

/kane/

Cat

gattu

/ɡattu/

Hand

manu

/manu/

Eye

ogru

/ˈoɣru/

Hello

salude

/salude/

Thank you

gràtzias

/ˈɡrattsjas/

One

unu

/unu/

Good

bonu

/bonu/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Romance languages

Meaning SardinianCorsicanInterlinguaSicilianVenetianLatinOld Italian (Dantesque)
Water abba /abba/ acqua /akwa/ aqua /akwa/ acqua /akkwa/ aqua /akwa/ aqua /akʷa/ acqua /ˈakːwa/
Fire fogu /foɣu/ focu /fɔku/ foco /fɔko/ focu /fɔku/ fogo /foɡo/ ignis /iŋnis/ foco /ˈfɔko/
Sun sole /sole/ sole /sɔle/ sol /sɔl/ suli /suli/ sol /sol/ sōl /soːl/ sole /ˈsole/
Moon luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ łuna /ɫuna/ lūna /luːna/ luna /ˈluna/
Mother mama /mama/ mamma /mamma/ matre /matre/ matri /matri/ mare /mare/ māter /maːter/ madre /ˈmaːdre/
Father babbu /babbu/ babbu /babːu/ patre /patre/ patri /patri/ pare /pare/ pater /pater/ padre /ˈpaːdre/
Eat mandigare /mandiɡare/ manghjà /manɟa/ manducar /mandukar/ manciari /mantʃari/ magnàr /maˈɲar/ edere /edere/ mangiare /manˈd͡ʒare/
Drink bìere /ˈbiere/ beie /beje/ biber /biber/ vìviri /viviri/ bévar /ˈbevar/ bibere /bibere/ bevere /ˈbevere/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Sardinian
Deo chelzo proare unu bestire chi apo bidu ‌in una butega in fache de s'albergu
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 看到的 那套西装
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with closely-related languages

Jo vull provar-me un vestit que vaig veure en una botiga davant de l'hotel
Je voudrais essayer un costume que j' ai vu dans un magasin en face de l'hôtel
Eu quero probar un traxe que vin nunha tenda fronte ao hotel
Io voglio provare un abito che ho visto ‌in un negozio di fronte all'hotel
Sardinian
Deo chelzo proare unu bestire chi apo bidu ‌in una butega in fache de s'albergu

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