Corsu
Corse
Romance (Italo-Dalmatian)
Corsican (Corsu) is an Italo-Romance language with ~150K speakers — primary regional language of Corsica (France) plus Sardinia's northern Maddalena Archipelago and Gallura (Sassarese-related dialects). Closer to Tuscan-Italian than to Sardinian (with which it shares only geography), with three main dialects: Northern (Cismonte) closer to Tuscan, Southern (Pumonte) more conservative, and Sardinian-Corsican Gallurese as an intermediate. The 1768 sale of Corsica from Genoa to France brought a slow shift toward French; Corsican gained regional protection only in 1991 with the creation of the Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, and a co-official-language proposal failed in the French Constitutional Court 2014. UNESCO classifies as definitely endangered. Cultural revival through paghjella polyphonic singing (UNESCO heritage 2009) and Riacquistu literary movement since the 1970s.
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20 mots essentiels en Corse
Eau
acqua
/akwa/
Feu
focu
/fɔku/
Soleil
sole
/sɔle/
Lune
luna
/luna/
Mère
mamma
/mamma/
Père
babbu
/babːu/
Manger
manghjà
/manɟa/
Boire
beie
/beje/
Amour
amore
/amɔre/
Cœur
core
/kɔre/
Arbre
arburu
/arburu/
Maison
casa
/kaza/
Chien
cane
/kane/
Chat
ghjattu
/ɟattu/
Main
manu
/manu/
Œil
ochju
/ɔcu/
Bonjour
salute
/salute/
Merci
grazie
/ɡratsje/
Un
unu
/unu/
Bon
bonu
/bɔnu/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Romance (Italo-Dalmatian) apparentées
| Sens | Corse | Sicilien | Sarde | Interlingua | Vénitien | Italien (époque de Dante) | Napolitain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | acqua /akwa/ | acqua /akkwa/ | abba /abba/ | aqua /akwa/ | aqua /akwa/ | acqua /ˈakːwa/ | acqua /akkwə/ |
| Feu | focu /fɔku/ | focu /fɔku/ | fogu /foɣu/ | foco /fɔko/ | fogo /foɡo/ | foco /ˈfɔko/ | fuoco /fwɔkə/ |
| Soleil | sole /sɔle/ | suli /suli/ | sole /sole/ | sol /sɔl/ | sol /sol/ | sole /ˈsole/ | sole /solə/ |
| Lune | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | łuna /ɫuna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /lunə/ |
| Mère | mamma /mamma/ | matri /matri/ | mama /mama/ | matre /matre/ | mare /mare/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ | mamma /mammə/ |
| Père | babbu /babːu/ | patri /patri/ | babbu /babbu/ | patre /patre/ | pare /pare/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ | pate /patə/ |
| Manger | manghjà /manɟa/ | manciari /mantʃari/ | mandigare /mandiɡare/ | manducar /mandukar/ | magnàr /maˈɲar/ | mangiare /manˈd͡ʒare/ | mangià /mandʒa/ |
| Boire | beie /beje/ | vìviri /viviri/ | bìere /ˈbiere/ | biber /biber/ | bévar /ˈbevar/ | bevere /ˈbevere/ | vevere /vevərə/ |
| Amour | amore /amɔre/ | amuri /amuri/ | amore /amore/ | amor /amor/ | amor /amor/ | amore /aˈmore/ | ammore /ammorə/ |
| Cœur | core /kɔre/ | cori /kɔri/ | core /kore/ | corde /kɔrde/ | cor /kɔr/ | core /ˈkɔre/ | core /korə/ |
| Arbre | arburu /arburu/ | àrbulu /arbulu/ | àrbure /ˈarbure/ | arbore /arbore/ | àrboro /arboro/ | albero /ˈalbero/ | àrvero /arvərə/ |
| Maison | casa /kaza/ | casa /kasa/ | domo /domo/ | casa /kasa/ | caxa /ˈkaza/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | casa /kasə/ |
| Chien | cane /kane/ | cani /kani/ | cane /kane/ | can /kan/ | can /kan/ | cane /ˈkane/ | cane /kanə/ |
| Chat | ghjattu /ɟattu/ | jattu /jattu/ | gattu /ɡattu/ | catto /katto/ | gato /ɡato/ | gatto /ˈɡatːo/ | jatto /jattə/ |
| Main | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | mano /mano/ | man /man/ | mano /ˈmano/ | mano /manə/ |
| Œil | ochju /ɔcu/ | occhiu /ɔkkju/ | ogru /ˈoɣru/ | oculo /okulo/ | ocio /ɔtʃo/ | occhio /ˈɔkːjo/ | uocchio /wɔkkjə/ |
| Bonjour | salute /salute/ | salutamu /salutamu/ | salude /salude/ | salute /salute/ | ciao /tʃao/ | salute /saˈlute/ | uè /wɛ/ |
| Merci | grazie /ɡratsje/ | grazii /ɡrattsii/ | gràtzias /ˈɡrattsjas/ | gratias /ɡratias/ | grassie /ɡrasje/ | mercede /merˈt͡ʃede/ | grazie /ɡratsjə/ |
| Un | unu /unu/ | unu /unu/ | unu /unu/ | un /un/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuno/ | uno /unə/ |
| Bon | bonu /bɔnu/ | bonu /bɔnu/ | bonu /bonu/ | bon /bon/ | bon /bon/ | buono /ˈbwɔno/ | buono /bwɔnə/ |
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