Moselle Franconian
Moselle Franconian is an Indo-European language spoken in Luxembourg, Germany, France, and Belgium. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Moselle Franconian (German: Moselfränkisch; Luxembourgish: Muselfränkesch) is a West Central German dialect, part of the Central Franconian languages area, that includes Luxembourgish, although it is seen as a separate language apart from German.
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Written down
All Mënsch kënnt fräi a mat deer selwechter Dignitéit an dene selwechte Rechter op d'Welt. Jiddereen huet säi Verstand a säi Gewësse krut an soll an engem Geescht vu Bridderlechkeet denen anere géintiwwer handelen.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Moselle Franconian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | Mamm | |
| father | Papp | |
| child | Kand | |
| woman | Fra | |
| name | Numm | |
| friend | Frënd | |
| eye | A | |
| ear | Ouer | |
| nose | Nues | |
| tooth | Zant | |
| tongue | Zong | |
| hand | Hand | |
| heart | Häerz | |
| head | Kapp | |
| blood | Blutt | |
| bone | Schank | |
| skin | Haut | |
| knee | Knéi | |
| liver | Liewer | |
| water | Waasser | |
| fire | Feier | |
| sun | Sonn | |
| moon | Äerdmound | |
| star | Stär | |
| sky | Himmel | |
| rain | Reen | |
| snow | Schnéi | |
| wind | Wand | |
| stone | Steen | |
| mountain | Bierg |
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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