Vèneto

Venetian

Romance

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Venetian (Vèneto) is a Gallo-Italic Romance language of northeastern Italy, spoken by ~3.8M as the prestige and administrative language of the Republic of Venice (697-1797) which spread it across the Mediterranean and Adriatic. Notable for clitic subject doubling ("el can el magna"), retention of final unstressed vowels, and the lexicon Carlo Goldoni used in 18th-c. comedies. Distinct from Italian; a co-official regional language since 2007 in the Veneto region.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Venetian

Water

aqua

/akwa/

Fire

fogo

/foɡo/

Sun

sol

/sol/

Moon

łuna

/ɫuna/

Mother

mare

/mare/

Father

pare

/pare/

Eat

magnàr

/maˈɲar/

Drink

bévar

/ˈbevar/

Love

amor

/amor/

Heart

cor

/kɔr/

Tree

àrboro

/arboro/

House

caxa

/ˈkaza/

Dog

can

/kan/

Cat

gato

/ɡato/

Hand

man

/man/

Eye

ocio

/ɔtʃo/

Hello

ciao

/tʃao/

Thank you

grassie

/ɡrasje/

One

un

/un/

Good

bon

/bon/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Romance languages

Meaning VenetianInterlinguaCorsicanSicilianLadinoSardinianEmilian-Romagnol
Water aqua /akwa/ aqua /akwa/ acqua /akwa/ acqua /akkwa/ agua /aɣwa/ abba /abba/ aqua /ˈakwa/
Fire fogo /foɡo/ foco /fɔko/ focu /fɔku/ focu /fɔku/ fuego /fweɣo/ fogu /foɣu/ fôg /foːk/
Sun sol /sol/ sol /sɔl/ sole /sɔle/ suli /suli/ sol /sol/ sole /sole/ sòul /sɔul/
Moon łuna /ɫuna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ luna /luna/ lóna /ˈlona/
Mother mare /mare/ matre /matre/ mamma /mamma/ matri /matri/ madre /madɾe/ mama /mama/ mèder /ˈmɛder/
Father pare /pare/ patre /patre/ babbu /babːu/ patri /patri/ padre /padɾe/ babbu /babbu/ pèder /ˈpɛder/
Eat magnàr /maˈɲar/ manducar /mandukar/ manghjà /manɟa/ manciari /mantʃari/ komer /komeɾ/ mandigare /mandiɡare/ magnèr /maˈɲɛːr/
Drink bévar /ˈbevar/ biber /biber/ beie /beje/ vìviri /viviri/ bever /beveɾ/ bìere /ˈbiere/ bèvar /ˈbɛvar/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Venetian
Mi vògio provar un vestito che go visto ‌in na botega de fronte a l'hotel
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
Venetian
Mi vògio provar un vestito che go visto ‌in na botega de fronte a l'hotel

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