Žemaitiu kalba
Samogitian
Indo-European (Baltic, East)
Samogitian (Žemaitiu kalba, "Lowlander's language") is the principal regional Baltic language of northwestern Lithuania (Žemaitija). Traditionally classified as a dialect of Lithuanian, but its phonological and lexical divergence is substantial — including the preservation of archaic features lost in Standard Lithuanian (e.g., the diphthong ou < *ā). Multiple writing standards have been proposed; the Pabrėža (2009) orthography is now the most widely used. Samogitian Wikipedia (2006) was one of the first regional-language Wikipedias and helped revitalise written Samogitian.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Samogitian
Water
vondou
/vɔndɔu/
Fire
ognės
/ɔɡneːs/
Sun
saulė
/sauleː/
Moon
mienou
/mʲeːnɔu/
Star
žvaigždė
/ʒvaɪɡʒdeː/
Mother
mama
/mama/
Father
tievs
/tʲieːvs/
I
aš
/aʃ/
You
tŭ
/tʊ/
Name
vards
/vards/
Eye
akės
/akʲeːs/
Hand
ronka
/rɔŋka/
Heart
šėrdės
/ʃʲeːrdʲeːs/
Love
meilė
/mʲɛileː/
Tree
medis
/mʲɛdʲɪs/
House
noms
/nɔms/
Dog
šou
/ʃɔu/
Cat
katė
/katʲeː/
Eat
valgītė
/vaɫɡʲiːteː/
Drink
gertė
/ɡʲɛrteː/
One
vins
/vʲɪns/
Two
du
/dʊ/
Hello
labs
/labs/
Thank you
ačiū
/atʃuː/
Good
gers
/ɡʲɛrs/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Baltic, East) languages
| Meaning | Samogitian | Lithuanian | Latvian | Old Prussian | Bulgarian | Latgalian | Swedish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | vondou /vɔndɔu/ | vanduo /vɐnˈduɔ/ | ūdens /uːdɛns/ | undan /undan/ | вода /vɔda/ | iudiņs /ˈiudʲinʲtsʲ/ | vatten /vatːɛn/ |
| Fire | ognės /ɔɡneːs/ | ugnis /uɡʲˈnʲɪs/ | uguns /uɡuns/ | panno /panːo/ | огън /ɔɡɤn/ | guņs /ˈɡunʲtsʲ/ | eld /ɛld/ |
| Sun | saulė /sauleː/ | saulė /ˈsaʊlʲeː/ | saule /saulɛ/ | saule /saule/ | слънце /slɤntsɛ/ | saule /ˈsaulʲæ/ | sol /suːl/ |
| Moon | mienou /mʲeːnɔu/ | mėnulis /mʲeːˈnʊlʲɪs/ | mēness /meːnɛs/ | menins /menins/ | луна /luna/ | mienesnīks /ˈmʲienʲesnʲiːks/ | måne /moːnɛ/ |
| Star | žvaigždė /ʒvaɪɡʒdeː/ | žvaigždė /ʒvɐɪɡʒˈdʲeː/ | zvaigzne /ˈzvaɪɡzne/ | lauxnos /ˈlauksnɔs/ | звезда /zvɛzˈda/ | zvaigzne /ˈzvaiɡznʲæ/ | stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ |
| Mother | mama /mama/ | motina /ˈmoːtʲɪnɐ/ | māte /maːtɛ/ | mūti /muːti/ | майка /majka/ | muote /ˈmuotʲæ/ | mamma /mamːa/ |
| Father | tievs /tʲieːvs/ | tėvas /ˈtʲeːvɐs/ | tēvs /teːvs/ | tāws /taːws/ | баща /bɐʃˈta/ | tāvs /ˈtaːvs/ | pappa /papːa/ |
| I | aš /aʃ/ | aš /ɐʃ/ | es /æs/ | as /as/ | аз /as/ | es /ˈæs/ | jag /jɑːɡ/ |
| You | tŭ /tʊ/ | tu /tʊ/ | tu /tu/ | tū /tuː/ | ти /ti/ | tu /ˈtu/ | du /dʉː/ |
| Name | vards /vards/ | vardas /ˈvɐrdɐs/ | vārds /vaːrds/ | emnes /ˈemnes/ | име /ˈime/ | vuords /ˈvuorts/ | namn /namn/ |
| Eye | akės /akʲeːs/ | akis /ɐˈkʲɪs/ | acs /ats/ | ackis /akis/ | око /ɔkɔ/ | acs /ˈatsʲ/ | öga /øːɡa/ |
| Hand | ronka /rɔŋka/ | ranka /rɐŋˈkɐ/ | roka /ruɔka/ | rancko /ranko/ | ръка /rɤka/ | rūka /ˈruːka/ | hand /hand/ |
| Heart | šėrdės /ʃʲeːrdʲeːs/ | širdis /ˈʃʲɪrdʲɪs/ | sirds /sirds/ | sīran /siːran/ | сърце /sɤrtsɛ/ | sirds /ˈsʲirtsʲ/ | hjärta /ˈjæʈːa/ |
| Love | meilė /mʲɛileː/ | meilė /ˈmʲɛɪlʲeː/ | mīlestība /miːlɛstiːba/ | milīt /miliːt/ | любов /ljubɔf/ | mīleiba /ˈmʲiːlʲeiba/ | kärlek /ɕæːɭɛk/ |
| Tree | medis /mʲɛdʲɪs/ | medis /ˈmʲɛdʲɪs/ | koks /kuɔks/ | garrin /ˈɡarin/ | дърво /dɤrvɔ/ | kūks /ˈkuːks/ | träd /trɛːd/ |
| House | noms /nɔms/ | namas /ˈnamɐs/ | māja /maːja/ | butt /butː/ | къща /kɤʃtɐ/ | sāta /ˈsaːta/ | hus /hʉːs/ |
| Dog | šou /ʃɔu/ | šuo /ʃuɔ/ | suns /suns/ | sūns /suːns/ | куче /kutʃɛ/ | suņs /ˈsunʲtsʲ/ | hund /hɵnd/ |
| Cat | katė /katʲeː/ | katė /ˈkatʲeː/ | kaķis /kacis/ | katto /katːo/ | котка /kɔtka/ | kačs /ˈkatʃs/ | katt /katː/ |
| Eat | valgītė /vaɫɡʲiːteː/ | valgyti /ˈvɐlɡʲiːtʲɪ/ | ēst /eːst/ | īst /iːst/ | ям /jam/ | ēst /ˈæːsʲtʲ/ | äta /ɛːta/ |
| Drink | gertė /ɡʲɛrteː/ | gerti /ˈɡʲɛrtʲɪ/ | dzert /dzɛrt/ | poūton /poʊton/ | пия /pijɐ/ | dzert /ˈdzʲærtʲ/ | dricka /drɪkːa/ |
| One | vins /vʲɪns/ | vienas /ˈvʲɪɛnɐs/ | viens /viɛns/ | ains /ains/ | един /ɛdin/ | vīns /ˈvʲiːnts/ | en /eːn/ |
| Two | du /dʊ/ | du /dʊ/ | divi /ˈdivi/ | dwai /dwai/ | две /dvɛ/ | divi /ˈdʲivʲi/ | två /tvoː/ |
| Hello | labs /labs/ | labas /ˈlabɐs/ | sveiki /svɛiki/ | kaīls /kaiːls/ | здравей /zdravɛj/ | vasals /ˈvasals/ | hej /hɛj/ |
| Thank you | ačiū /atʃuː/ | ačiū /ˈɐtʃʲuː/ | paldies /paldiɛs/ | dīnkun /diːnkun/ | благодаря /blaɡɔdarʲa/ | paļdis /ˈpalʲdʲis/ | tack /takː/ |
| Good | gers /ɡʲɛrs/ | geras /ˈɡʲɛrɐs/ | labs /labs/ | labs /labs/ | добър /dɔbɤr/ | lobs /ˈlɔps/ | bra /brɑː/ |
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