Asturianu

Asturian

Indo-European (Romance, Ibero-Romance, Astur-Leonese)

FamilyIndo-European (Romance, Ibero-Romance, Astur-Leonese) Speakers~100–450K (depending on definition) ScriptLatin CountriesSpain (Asturias, parts of León and Cantabria); also Miranda variety in Portugal Official inSpain (Asturias: 'protected' status, not co-official) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3ast

Asturian (asturianu, also bable) is a Romance language of the Astur-Leonese branch (sister to Spanish and Portuguese, descending separately from medieval Leonese), spoken in the autonomous community of Asturias in northern Spain plus parts of León and Cantabria, by 100K-450K speakers (estimates vary). The Mirandese variety in Portugal (mwl) is co-official there. Despite a millennium of literary tradition (medieval scriptoria), Spain's 1978 constitution did not grant Asturian co-official status; it has only "special protection" via Asturias's 1998 Law of Linguistic Use. The Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (1980) standardizes the modern orthography.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Asturian

Water

agua

ˈaɣwa

Fire

fueu

ˈfweu

Sun

sol

sol

Moon

lluna

ˈʎuna

Star

estrella

esˈtɾeʎa

Night

nueche

ˈnwetʃe

Rain

lluvia

ˈʎuβja

Snow

nieve

njeβe

Wind

vientu

ˈbjentu

Earth

tierra

ˈtjera

Stone

piedra

ˈpjeðɾa

Mountain

monte

ˈmonte

Sea

mar

maɾ

Mother

madre

ˈmaðɾe

Father

padre

ˈpaðɾe

Daughter

fía

ˈfia

I

yo

ʝo

You

tu

tu

We

nosotros

noˈsotɾos

Name

nome

ˈnome

Person

persona

peɾˈsona

Head

cabeza

kaˈβeθa

Eye

güeyu

ˈɡweʝu

Ear

oreya

oˈɾeʝa

Nose

nariz

naˈɾiθ

Mouth

boca

ˈboka

Tooth

diente

ˈdjente

Tongue

llingua

ˈʎiŋɡwa

Hand

mano

ˈmano

Foot

pie

pje

Heart

corazón

koɾaˈθon

Bone

güesu

ˈɡwesu

Blood

sangre

ˈsaŋɡɾe

Poop

caca

ˈkaka

Love

amor

aˈmoɾ

Tree

árbol

ˈaɾβol

Dog

perru

ˈperu

Cat

gatu

ˈɡatu

Fish

pexe

ˈpeʃe

Bird

páxaru

ˈpaʃaɾu

Butterfly

caparina

kapaˈɾina

Egg

güevu

ˈɡweβu

Bear

osu

ˈosu

Horse

caballu

kaˈβaʎu

House

casa

ˈkasa

Milk

lleche

ˈʎetʃe

Honey

miel

mjel

Salt

sal

sal

Wine

vinu

ˈbinu

Rice

arroz

aˈroθ

Chocolate

chicolate

tʃikoˈlate

Iron

fierro

ˈfjero

Wheel

rueda

ˈrweða

Silk

seda

ˈseða

Book

llibru

ˈʎiβɾu

Eat

comer

koˈmeɾ

Drink

beber

beˈβeɾ

Sleep

dormir

dorˈmir

One

ún

un

Two

dos

dos

Three

tres

tɾes

Four

cuatro

ˈkwatɾo

Five

cinco

ˈθiŋko

Hundred

cien

θjen

Hello

hola

ˈola

Thank you

gracies

ˈɡɾaθjes

Good

bonu

ˈbonu

New

nuevu

ˈnweβu

Red

bermeyu

beɾˈmeʝu

White

blancu

ˈblaŋku

Black

negru

ˈneɣɾu

Green

verde

ˈbeɾðe

Blue

azul

aˈθul

Cuckoo

cuquiellu

kuˈkjeʎu

Computer

ordenador

oɾðenaˈðoɾ

Wi-Fi

wifi

ˈwifi

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

té

te

Coffee

café

kaˈfe

Sugar

azucre

aˈθukɾe

Orange

naranxa

naˈɾaŋʃa

Ninety-nine

noventa y nueve

noˈβenta i ˈnweβe

Dopamine

dopamina

dopaˈmina

At sign

arroba

aˈroβa

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-European (Romance, Ibero-Romance, Astur-Leonese)

Meaning AsturianSpanishMexican SpanishColombian SpanishPeruvian SpanishBolivian SpanishEcuadorian Spanish
Water agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/
Fire fueu /ˈfweu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/
Sun sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/
Moon lluna /ˈʎuna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/
Star estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/
Night nueche /ˈnwetʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/ noche /ˈnotʃe/
Rain lluvia /ˈʎuβja/ lluvia /ˈʎuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ lluvia /ˈʎuβja/ lluvia /ˈʝuβja/
Snow nieve /njeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/ nieve /ˈnjeβe/
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