Wymysiöeryś
Wymysorys
Indo-European (Germanic, West)
Wymysorys (Wymysiöeryś) is a critically endangered Germanic language island in Wilamowice, southern Poland, with only ~50 mostly elderly speakers. Said to descend from Flemish, Frisian, or Bavarian colonists who arrived in the 13th century. Banned by post-WWII Polish authorities; revitalisation efforts since the 2000s by Tymoteusz Król.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Wymysorys
Water
wåda
/ˈvauda/
Fire
füjer
/ˈfyjer/
Sun
zóner
/ˈtsɔnɐ/
Moon
mün
/myn/
Mother
müter
/ˈmytɐ/
Father
foter
/ˈfɔtɐ/
Eat
asy
/ˈasɪ/
Drink
trynkn
/ˈtrɪŋkn/
Love
lib
/lib/
Heart
hȧrc
/hɐrts/
Tree
bům
/buːm/
House
hous
/hoʊs/
Dog
hund
/hund/
Cat
kåt
/kɔt/
Hand
hand
/hand/
Eye
oig
/oiɡ/
Hello
yti
/ˈytɪ/
Thank you
dynk śejn
/dɪnk ʃejn/
One
ejn
/ejn/
Good
gut
/ɡut/
Sources
- Wicherkiewicz (2003) — The Making of a Language
- Ethnologue 27: Wymysorys
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Germanic, West) languages
| Meaning | Wymysorys | Old High German | Early New High German (Luther-era) | Middle High German | Old Saxon | Swabian | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | wåda /ˈvauda/ | wazzar /ˈwatsar/ | Wasser /ˈvasːər/ | wazzer /ˈwatser/ | watar /ˈwatar/ | Wasser /vasə/ | וואַסער /vasər/ |
| Fire | füjer /ˈfyjer/ | fiur /fiur/ | Fewr /foɪ̯r/ | viur /viur/ | fiur /fiur/ | Feuer /foiɐ/ | פֿײַער /fajər/ |
| Sun | zóner /ˈtsɔnɐ/ | sunna /ˈsunna/ | Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ | sunne /ˈzunːə/ | sunna /ˈsunːa/ | Sonne /sonə/ | זון /zun/ |
| Moon | mün /myn/ | māno /ˈmaːno/ | Mond /moːnt/ | mâne /ˈmaːnə/ | māno /ˈmaːno/ | Mond /moːnd/ | לבֿנה /ləvɔnə/ |
| Mother | müter /ˈmytɐ/ | muoter /ˈmuotɛr/ | Mutter /ˈmʊtər/ | muoter /ˈmuoːtər/ | muoder /ˈmuodər/ | Mädder /mɛdɐ/ | מאַמע /mamə/ |
| Father | foter /ˈfɔtɐ/ | fater /ˈfatɛr/ | Vater /ˈfaːtər/ | vater /ˈfatər/ | fader /ˈfadər/ | Vadder /fadɐ/ | טאַטע /tatə/ |
| Eat | asy /ˈasɪ/ | ezzan /ˈetsan/ | essen /ˈɛsːən/ | ezzen /ˈetsən/ | etan /ˈetan/ | essa /ɛsə/ | עסן /ɛsn/ |
| Drink | trynkn /ˈtrɪŋkn/ | trinkan /ˈtrinkan/ | trincken /ˈtrɪŋkən/ | trinken /ˈtrinkən/ | drinkan /ˈdrinkan/ | drengga /dɾɛŋɡə/ | טרינקען /trɪŋkən/ |
| Love | lib /lib/ | minna /ˈminna/ | Liebe /ˈliːbə/ | minne /ˈminːə/ | minnea /ˈminːea/ | Liab /liə̯b/ | ליבע /libə/ |
| Heart | hȧrc /hɐrts/ | herza /ˈhertsa/ | Hertz /hɛrt͡s/ | herze /ˈhertsə/ | herta /ˈherta/ | Herz /hɛɐts/ | האַרץ /harts/ |
| Tree | bům /buːm/ | boum /boum/ | Bawm /baʊm/ | boum /boum/ | bōm /boːm/ | Baum /baum/ | בוים /bɔɪm/ |
| House | hous /hoʊs/ | hūs /huːs/ | Hauß /haʊs/ | hûs /huːs/ | hūs /huːs/ | Hous /haus/ | הויז /hɔɪz/ |
| Dog | hund /hund/ | hunt /hunt/ | Hund /hʊnt/ | hunt /hunt/ | hund /hund/ | Hond /hond/ | הונט /hunt/ |
| Cat | kåt /kɔt/ | kazza /ˈkatsa/ | Katze /ˈkat͡sə/ | katze /ˈkatsə/ | katta /ˈkatːa/ | Katz /kats/ | קאַץ /kats/ |
| Hand | hand /hand/ | hant /hant/ | Handt /hant/ | hant /hant/ | hand /hand/ | Hand /hand/ | האַנט /hant/ |
| Eye | oig /oiɡ/ | ouga /ˈouɡa/ | Aug /aʊk/ | ouge /ˈouɡə/ | ōga /ˈoːɡa/ | Aug /aʊɡ/ | אויג /ɔɪɡ/ |
| Hello | yti /ˈytɪ/ | heil /heil/ | Gott zum Gruß /ɡɔt t͡sʊm ɡruːs/ | gegrüezet /ɡəˈɡryːətsət/ | heil /heil/ | Grüß Gott /ɡryːs ɡɔt/ | שלום־עליכם /ʃoləm aleɪxəm/ |
| Thank you | dynk śejn /dɪnk ʃejn/ | danc /daŋk/ | Danck /daŋk/ | danc /daŋk/ | thank /θaŋk/ | Danggschee /daŋkʃeː/ | אַ דאַנק /a daŋk/ |
| One | ejn /ejn/ | ein /ein/ | eyn /aɪ̯n/ | ein /ein/ | ēn /eːn/ | oine /ɔinə/ | איינס /eɪns/ |
| Good | gut /ɡut/ | guot /ɡuot/ | gut /ɡuːt/ | guot /ɡuoːt/ | gōd /ɡoːd/ | guad /ɡuə̯d/ | גוט /ɡut/ |
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