Armâneashti

Aromanian

Indo-European (Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance / Balkan Romance)

FamilyIndo-European (Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance / Balkan Romance) Speakers~250K (~100–350K) ScriptLatin (various orthographies); occasionally Greek script historically CountriesGreece, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia Official inNo official status; recognized minority language in North Macedonia (Vlachs) and protected/recognized to varying degrees elsewhere; classified as endangered Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3rup

Aromanian (also called Macedo-Romanian or Vlach) is an Eastern Romance language of the Indo-European family, closely related to Romanian, spoken by the Aromanian (Vlach) communities of the southern Balkans. It has roughly 100,000–350,000 speakers scattered across Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, with no single national homeland. Written mainly in the Latin alphabet using several competing orthographies, it retains many archaic Latin features and heavy Greek influence, and is classified as an endangered minority language.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Aromanian

Water

apã

ˈapə

Fire

foc

fok

Sun

soare

ˈso̯are

Moon

lunã

ˈlunə

Star

steauã

ˈste̯awə

Night

noapti

ˈnwapti

Rain

ploai

ˈplo̯ai

Snow

neauã

ˈne̯awə

Wind

vimtu

ˈvimtu

Earth

pãmãntu

pəˈmɨntu

Stone

cheatrã

ˈce̯atrə

Mountain

munti

ˈmunti

Sea

amari

aˈmari

Mother

mumã

ˈmumə

Father

tatã

ˈtatə

Daughter

hilje

ˈhiʎe

I

io

jo

You

tu

tu

We

noi

noj

Name

numã

ˈnumə

Person

om

om

Head

cap

kap

Eye

oclju

ˈokʎu

Ear

ureaclji

uˈrjakʎi

Nose

nari

ˈnari

Mouth

gurã

ˈɡurə

Tooth

dinti

ˈdinti

Tongue

limbã

ˈlimbə

Hand

mãnã

ˈmənə

Foot

cicior

tʃiˈtʃor

Heart

inimã

ˈinimə

Bone

os

os

Blood

sãndzi

ˈsɨndzi

Poop

cãcat

kəˈkat

Love

vreari

ˈvreari

Tree

arbur

ˈarbur

Dog

cãni

ˈkɨni

Cat

cãtushi

kəˈtuʃi

Fish

pescu

ˈpesku

Bird

pulju

ˈpuʎu

Butterfly

flituru

ˈflituru

Egg

ou

ow

Bear

ursã

ˈursə

Horse

cal

kal

House

casã

ˈkasə

Milk

lapti

ˈlapti

Honey

njari

ˈɲari

Salt

sare

ˈsare

Wine

yin

jin

Rice

urizu

uˈrizu

Chocolate

ciuculatã

tʃukuˈlatə

Iron

her

her

Wheel

aroatã

aˈro̯atə

Silk

mãtasi

məˈtasi

Book

carti

ˈkarti

Eat

mâcari

mɨˈkari

Drink

beari

ˈbeari

Sleep

dormu

ˈdormu

One

unu

ˈunu

Two

doi

doj

Three

trei

trej

Four

patru

ˈpatru

Five

tsintsi

ˈtsintsi

Hundred

sutã

ˈsutə

Hello

bunâ-vã ziuâ

ˈbunɨ vɨ ˈziwɨ

Thank you

haristo

hariˈsto

Good

bun

bun

New

nou

now

Red

arosh

aˈroʃ

White

albu

ˈalbu

Black

negru

ˈneɡru

Green

veardi

ˈve̯ardi

Blue

albastru

alˈbastru

Cuckoo

cuc

kuk

Computer

computer

Tea

ceai

tʃaj

Coffee

cafe

kaˈfe

Sugar

zahari

ˈzahari

Orange

purtucalã

purtuˈkalə

Ninety-nine

noauãdzãts shi noauã

noawədzəts ʃi noawə

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-European (Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance / Balkan Romance)

Meaning AromanianMegleno-RomanianRomanianInterlingueCorsicanSicilianNeapolitan
Water apã /ˈapə/ apâ /ˈapɨ/ apă /apə/ aqua /ˈakwa/ acqua /ˈakwa/ acqua /ˈakkwa/ acqua /ˈakkwə/
Fire foc /fok/ foc /fok/ foc /fok/ foy /foj/ focu /ˈfɔku/ focu /ˈfɔku/ fuoco /ˈfwɔkə/
Sun soare /ˈso̯are/ soari /ˈsoari/ soare /so̯are/ sole /ˈsole/ sole /ˈsɔle/ suli /ˈsuli/ sole /ˈsolə/
Moon lunã /ˈlunə/ lunâ /ˈlunɨ/ lună /lunə/ lune /ˈlune/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈlunə/
Star steauã /ˈste̯awə/ steauã /ˈste̯awə/ stea /ste̯a/ stelle /ˈstele/ stella /ˈstella/ stidda /ˈstɪɖːa/ stella /ˈstellə/
Night noapti /ˈnwapti/ noapti /ˈnwapti/ noapte /ˈno̯apte/ nocte /ˈnokte/ notte /ˈnɔtːe/ notti /ˈnɔtti/ notte /ˈnɔttə/
Rain ploai /ˈplo̯ai/ ploai /ploaj/ ploaie /ˈploaje/ pluvie /ˈpluvie/ pioggia /ˈpjɔdʒa/ chiuvuta /kjuˈvuta/ chiòve /ˈkjɔːvə/
Snow neauã /ˈne̯awə/ neauă /ˈne̯awə/ zăpadă /zəpadə/ nive /ˈnive/ neve /ˈneve/ nivi /ˈniːvi/ neve /ˈneːvə/
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