Picard

Indo-European

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Picard (autonymously Picard, popularly known as Ch'ti from the Romance pronoun "tu" → "ch'ti") is an Oïl Romance language closely related to French, spoken by around 700,000 people in northern France and southern Belgium (Hainaut). Linguistically, Picard preserves features of Old Northern French that were lost in Standard French — most famously the retention of Latin /k/ before /a/ (Latin cattus → Picard cat vs French chat), the preservation of Latin /-iu/ word-finally (Latin senum → Picard senieu vs French sénior), and a different vowel system. The 2008 French film "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis" (Welcome to the Sticks) brought significant national attention to Picard culture and made the dialect a recognizable cultural icon. Despite this profile, the language has been losing intergenerational transmission since World War II, with speakers now skewed older and more rural.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Picard

Water

iau

jo

Fire

fu

fy

Sun

solèl

sɔlɛl

Moon

lune

lyn

Star

étole

etɔl

Night

nuit

nɥi

Rain

pleuve

plœv

Snow

nèges

nɛʒ

Wind

vint

vɛ̃

Earth

tère

tɛːʁ

Stone

pière

pjɛʁ

Mountain

montanne

mɔ̃tan

Sea

mèr

mɛʁ

Mother

mère

mɛʁ

Father

père

pɛʁ

Daughter

fille

fij

I

ej

əʒ

You

te

tə

We

nous

nu

Name

nom

nɔ̃

Person

personne

pɛʁsɔn

Head

tiête

tjɛt

Eye

oeul

œl

Ear

eureille

œʁɛj

Nose

nez

ne

Mouth

bouque

buk

Tooth

dint

dɛ̃

Tongue

langue

lɑ̃ɡ

Hand

main

mɛ̃

Foot

pié

pje

Heart

cœur

kœʁ

Bone

os

ɔs

Blood

sang

sɑ̃

Poop

brin

bʁɛ̃

Love

amour

amuʁ

Tree

abre

abʁ

Dog

kien

kjɛ̃

Cat

cat

ka

Fish

pichon

piʃɔ̃

Bird

oizo

wazo

Butterfly

paviole

pavjɔl

Egg

uë

y

Bear

ors

ɔʁs

Horse

kvau

kvo

House

mason

masɔ̃

Milk

lait

lɛ

Honey

miel

mjɛl

Salt

sé

se

Wine

vin

vɛ̃

Rice

riz

ʁi

Chocolate

chucolat

ʃykɔla

Iron

fer

fɛʁ

Wheel

roue

ʁu

Silk

soé

swɛ

Book

live

liv

Eat

minger

mɛ̃ʒe

Drink

boère

bwɛʁ

Sleep

dormir

dɔʁˈmi

One

un

œ̃

Two

deus

dø

Three

troé

tʁwɛ

Four

quate

kat

Five

chinq

ʃɛ̃k

Hundred

chint

ʃɛ̃

Hello

bojour

bɔʒuʁ

Thank you

merci

mɛʁsi

Good

bon

bɔ̃

New

nouvieu

nuvjø

Red

rouche

ʁuʃ

White

blanc

blɑ̃

Black

noér

nwɛʁ

Green

vert

vɛʁ

Blue

bleu

blø

Cuckoo

cocou

kuˈku

Computer

ordinateu

ɔʁdinatø

Coffee

café

kafe

Sugar

chuque

ʃyk

Orange

orinje

ɔʁɛ̃ʒ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-European

Meaning PicardLuxembourg FrenchSenegalese FrenchIvorian FrenchHaitian FrenchFrenchAfrican French
Water iau /jo/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/
Fire fu /fy/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/
Sun solèl /sɔlɛl/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/
Moon lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/
Star étole /etɔl/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/
Night nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/
Rain pleuve /plœv/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/
Snow nèges /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/
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