Sicilian
Sicilianu
Sicilian is an Indo-European language spoken in Italy, by about 4.7 million people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Sicilian (sicilianu, pronounced [sɪʃɪˈljaːnʊ, sɪdʒɪˈljaːnʊ]; Italian: siciliano) is a Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands.
It belongs to the broader Extreme Southern Italian language group (Italian: italiano meridionale estremo).
Ethnologue (see below for more detail) describes Sicilian as being "distinct enough from Standard Italian to be considered a separate language", and it is recognized as a minority language by UNESCO. It has been referred to as a language by the Sicilian Region. It has the oldest literary tradition of the Italo-Romance languages.
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Words in Sicilian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | matri | |
| father | patri | |
| man | omu | |
| woman | fìmmina | |
| person | cristianu | |
| name | nomu | |
| friend | amicu | |
| eye | occhiu | |
| ear | aricchiu | |
| nose | nasu | |
| tooth | denti | |
| tongue | lingua | |
| hand | manu | |
| heart | cori | |
| head | testa | |
| blood | sancu | |
| skin | peddi | |
| breast | nennè | |
| liver | ficatu | |
| water | acqua | |
| fire | focu | |
| sun | suli | |
| moon | luna | |
| star | stidda | |
| sky | ariu | |
| rain | acqua | |
| snow | nivi | |
| wind | ventu | |
| stone | petra | |
| mountain | muntagna |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- CorsicanIndo-European54% alike
- SardinianIndo-European50% alike
- ItalianIndo-European49% alike
- Sassarese SardinianIndo-European48% alike
- NeapolitanIndo-European47% alike
- Campidanese SardinianIndo-European46% alike
Grammar
- Campidanese SardinianIndo-European95% alike
- CorsicanIndo-European94% alike
- LombardIndo-European93% alike
- GalicianIndo-European93% alike
- OccitanIndo-European92% alike
- PortugueseIndo-European91% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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