Sardu
Sardinian
Romance
Sardinian (sardu) is widely considered the most conservative Romance language, retaining many features closest to Vulgar Latin — including the preservation of /k/ before front vowels (kentu vs Italian cento). Spoken on the Italian island of Sardinia, it has 4 main dialect groups (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese, Sassarese-Gallurese) and is recognized regionally.
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87 core words in Sardinian
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| Meaning | Sardinian | Corsican | Interlingua | Sicilian | Venetian | Italian | Dante-era Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | abba /abba/ | acqua /ˈakwa/ | aqua /akwa/ | acqua /ˈakkwa/ | aqua /ˈakwa/ | acqua /ˈakkwa/ | acqua /ˈakːwa/ |
| Fire | fogu /foɣu/ | focu /ˈfɔku/ | foco /fɔko/ | focu /ˈfɔku/ | fogo /ˈfoɡo/ | fuoco /ˈfwɔːko/ | foco /ˈfɔko/ |
| Sun | sole /sole/ | sole /ˈsɔle/ | sol /sɔl/ | suli /ˈsuli/ | sol /sol/ | sole /ˈsoːle/ | sole /ˈsole/ |
| Moon | luna /luna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /ˈluna/ | łuna /ˈuna/ | luna /ˈluːna/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Star | isteddu /isˈteɖɖu/ | stella /ˈstella/ | stella /ˈstɛla/ | stidda /ˈstɪɖːa/ | stela /ˈstela/ | stella /ˈstɛlla/ | stella /ˈstella/ |
| Night | notte /ˈnɔtːe/ | notte /ˈnɔtːe/ | nocte /ˈnokte/ | notti /ˈnɔtti/ | note /ˈnɔte/ | notte /ˈnɔtte/ | notte /ˈnotte/ |
| Rain | proja /ˈproja/ | pioggia /ˈpjɔdʒa/ | pluvia /ˈpluvia/ | chiuvuta /kjuˈvuta/ | piova /ˈpjɔva/ | pioggia /ˈpjɔddʒa/ | piova /ˈpjɔːva/ |
| Snow | nie /nie/ | neve /ˈneve/ | nive /nive/ | nivi /ˈniːvi/ | neve /neve/ | neve /neːve/ | neve /ˈneve/ |
| Wind | bentu /ˈbɛntu/ | ventu /ˈventu/ | vento /ˈvento/ | ventu /ˈvɛntu/ | vento /ˈvento/ | vento /ˈvento/ | vento /ˈvɛnto/ |
| Earth | terra /ˈtɛrra/ | terra /ˈtɛrra/ | terra /ˈtɛra/ | terra /ˈtɛrra/ | tera /ˈtɛra/ | terra /ˈtɛrra/ | terra /ˈtɛrra/ |
| Stone | pedra /ˈpedra/ | petra /ˈpɛtra/ | petra /ˈpetra/ | petra /ˈpɛːtra/ | piera /ˈpjɛra/ | pietra /ˈpjɛːtra/ | pietra /ˈpjɛtra/ |
| Mountain | monte /ˈmɔnte/ | muntagna /munˈtaɲɲa/ | montania /monˈtania/ | muntagna /munˈtaɲɲa/ | montagna /monˈtaɲa/ | montagna /monˈtaɲːa/ | montagna /monˈtaɲɲa/ |
| Sea | mare /ˈmaɾe/ | mare /ˈmare/ | mar /mar/ | mari /ˈmari/ | mar /mar/ | mare /ˈmare/ | mare /ˈmare/ |
| Mother | mama /mama/ | mamma /ˈmamma/ | matre /matre/ | matri /ˈmatri/ | mare /ˈmare/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ | madre /ˈmaːdre/ |
| Father | babbu /babbu/ | babbu /ˈbabːu/ | patre /patre/ | patri /ˈpatri/ | pare /pare/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ | padre /ˈpaːdre/ |
| Daughter | fiza /ˈfidza/ | figliola /fiʎˈʎola/ | filia /ˈfilia/ | figghia /ˈfiɟɟa/ | fioła /ˈfjɔe̯a/ | figlia /ˈfiʎʎa/ | figlia /ˈfiʎʎa/ |
| I | deo /ˈdɛo/ | eiu /ˈɛju/ | io /ˈio/ | iu /ju/ | mi /mi/ | io /ˈio/ | io /ˈio/ |
| You | tue /ˈtue/ | tù /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | ti /ti/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ |
| We | nois /ˈnois/ | noi /ˈnoi/ | nos /nos/ | nuàutri /nuˈawtri/ | noaltri /noˈaltri/ | noi /noi/ | noi /ˈnoi/ |
| Name | nòmine /ˈnɔmine/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nomine /ˈnomine/ | nomu /ˈnɔmu/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nome /ˈnome/ | nome /ˈnoːme/ |
| Person | persone /perˈsɔne/ | persona /perˈsona/ | persona /perˈsona/ | pirsuna /pirˈsuna/ | persona /perˈsona/ | persona /perˈsona/ | persona /perˈsona/ |
| Head | conca /ˈkoŋka/ | capu /ˈkapu/ | capite /ˈkapite/ | testa /ˈtɛsta/ | tèsta /ˈtɛsta/ | testa /ˈtɛsta/ | testa /ˈtɛsta/ |
| Eye | ogru /ˈoɣru/ | ochju /ˈɔcu/ | oculo /okulo/ | occhiu /ˈɔkkju/ | ocio /ɔtʃo/ | occhio /ˈɔkkjo/ | occhio /ˈɔkːjo/ |
| Ear | origa /ɔˈɾiɡa/ | arechja /aˈrɛca/ | aure /ˈawre/ | aricchia /aˈrikkja/ | récia /ˈretʃa/ | orecchio /oˈrekkjo/ | orecchio /oˈrɛkkjo/ |
| Nose | nasu /ˈnazu/ | nasu /ˈnazu/ | naso /ˈnazo/ | nasu /ˈnaːsu/ | naxo /ˈnazo/ | naso /ˈnaːzo/ | naso /ˈnaso/ |
| Mouth | bucca /ˈbukka/ | bocca /ˈbɔkka/ | bucca /ˈbuka/ | vucca /ˈvukka/ | boca /ˈboka/ | bocca /ˈbokka/ | bocca /ˈbokka/ |
| Tooth | dente /ˈdente/ | dente /ˈdɛnte/ | dente /ˈdente/ | denti /ˈdɛnti/ | dente /ˈdente/ | dente /ˈdɛnte/ | dente /ˈdente/ |
| Tongue | limba /ˈlimba/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈlinɡwa/ | léngua /ˈleŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ | lingua /ˈliŋɡwa/ |
| Hand | manu /manu/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | mano /mano/ | manu /ˈmanu/ | man /man/ | mano /ˈmaːno/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Foot | pei /pei/ | pede /ˈpɛde/ | pede /pede/ | pedi /ˈpɛdi/ | pìe /ˈpie/ | piede /ˈpjɛde/ | piede /ˈpjɛde/ |
| Heart | core /kore/ | core /ˈkɔre/ | corde /kɔrde/ | cori /ˈkɔri/ | cor /kɔr/ | cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ | core /ˈkɔre/ |
| Bone | ossu /ˈossu/ | ossu /ˈɔssu/ | osso /ˈosso/ | ossu /ˈɔssu/ | oso /ˈɔso/ | osso /ˈɔsso/ | osso /ˈɔsːo/ |
| Blood | sàmbene /ˈsambene/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sanguine /sanˈɡwine/ | sangu /ˈsaŋɡu/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ | sangue /ˈsaŋɡwe/ |
| Poop | cacca /ˈkakka/ | caca /ˈkaka/ | caca /ˈkaka/ | cacca /ˈkakka/ | caca /ˈkaka/ | cacca /ˈkakka/ | merda /ˈmɛrda/ |
| Love | amore /amore/ | amore /aˈmɔre/ | amor /amor/ | amuri /aˈmuri/ | amor /amor/ | amore /aˈmoːre/ | amore /aˈmore/ |
| Tree | àrbure /ˈarbure/ | arburu /ˈarburu/ | arbore /arbore/ | àrbulu /ˈarbulu/ | àlbaro /ˈalbaro/ | albero /ˈalbero/ | albero /ˈalbero/ |
| Dog | cane /kane/ | cane /ˈkane/ | can /kan/ | cani /ˈkani/ | can /kaŋ/ | cane /ˈkaːne/ | cane /ˈkane/ |
| Cat | gattu /ɡattu/ | ghjattu /ˈɟattu/ | catto /katto/ | jattu /ˈjattu/ | gato /ˈɡato/ | gatto /ˈɡatto/ | gatto /ˈɡatːo/ |
| Fish | pische /ˈpiske/ | pesciu /ˈpeʃu/ | pisce /ˈpiʃe/ | pisci /ˈpiʃi/ | pesse /ˈpese/ | pesce /ˈpeʃʃe/ | pesce /ˈpeʃʃe/ |
| Bird | puzone /puˈdzone/ | uccellu /utˈtʃɛllu/ | ave /ˈave/ | aceddu /aˈtʃɛɖːu/ | oxeło /oˈzeo/ | uccello /utˈtʃɛllo/ | uccello /utˈtʃɛlːo/ |
| Butterfly | cabagasu /kaβaˈɣazu/ | farfalla /farˈfalla/ | papilion /papiliˈon/ | parpagghiuni /parpaɟˈɟuni/ | pavegia /paˈvedʒa/ | farfalla /farˈfalla/ | farfalla /farˈfalla/ |
| Egg | ou /ˈou/ | ovu /ˈɔvu/ | ovo /ˈovo/ | ovu /ˈɔvu/ | vovo /ˈvɔvo/ | uovo /ˈwɔːvo/ | uovo /ˈwɔːvo/ |
| Bear | ursu /ˈursu/ | orsu /ˈorsu/ | urso /ˈurso/ | ursu /ˈursu/ | orso /ˈorso/ | orso /ˈorso/ | orso /ˈorso/ |
| Horse | cabaddu /kaˈbaɖɖu/ | cavallu /kaˈvallu/ | cavallo /kaˈvalo/ | cavaddu /kaˈvaɖːu/ | caval /kaˈval/ | cavallo /kaˈvallo/ | cavallo /kaˈvallo/ |
| House | domo /domo/ | casa /ˈkaza/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ | caxa /ˈkaza/ | casa /ˈkaːsa/ | casa /ˈkasa/ |
| Milk | latte /ˈlatte/ | latte /ˈlatte/ | lacte /ˈlakte/ | latti /ˈlatti/ | late /ˈlate/ | latte /ˈlatte/ | latte /ˈlatte/ |
| Honey | mele /ˈmɛle/ | mele /ˈmɛle/ | melle /ˈmɛle/ | meli /ˈmɛli/ | miel /mjɛl/ | miele /ˈmjɛːle/ | miele /ˈmjɛːle/ |
| Salt | sale /ˈsale/ | sale /ˈsale/ | sal /sal/ | sali /ˈsali/ | sal /sal/ | sale /ˈsale/ | sale /ˈsale/ |
| Wine | binu /ˈbinu/ | vinu /ˈvinu/ | vino /ˈvino/ | vinu /ˈvinu/ | vin /viŋ/ | vino /ˈvino/ | vino /ˈvino/ |
| Rice | risu /ˈrizu/ | risu /ˈrizu/ | ris /ris/ | risu /ˈrizu/ | rixo /ˈrizo/ | riso /ˈriːzo/ | — |
| Chocolate | ciculata /tʃikuˈlata/ | cicculata /tʃikkuˈlata/ | chocolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | cicculatti /tʃikkuˈlatti/ | ciocolata /tʃokoˈlata/ | cioccolato /tʃokkoˈlaːto/ | — |
| Iron | ferru /ˈferru/ | ferru /ˈfɛrru/ | ferro /ˈfɛrro/ | ferru /ˈfɛrru/ | fero /ˈfɛro/ | ferro /ˈfɛrro/ | ferro /ˈfɛrro/ |
| Wheel | roda /ˈroda/ | rota /ˈrɔta/ | rota /ˈrɔta/ | rota /ˈrɔːta/ | roda /ˈrɔda/ | ruota /ˈrwɔta/ | rota /ˈrɔta/ |
| Silk | seda /ˈsɛða/ | seta /ˈseta/ | seta /ˈseta/ | sita /ˈsita/ | seda /ˈseda/ | seta /ˈseːta/ | — |
| Book | libru /ˈliβɾu/ | libru /ˈlibru/ | libro /ˈlibro/ | libbru /ˈlibbru/ | libro /ˈlibro/ | libro /ˈliːbro/ | libro /ˈlibro/ |
| Eat | mandigare /mandiɡare/ | manghjà /manˈɟa/ | manducar /mandukar/ | manciari /manˈtʃari/ | magnàr /maˈɲar/ | mangiare /manˈdʒaːre/ | mangiare /manˈdʒare/ |
| Drink | bìere /ˈbiere/ | beie /ˈbeje/ | biber /biber/ | vìviri /ˈviviri/ | bévar /ˈbevar/ | bere /ˈbeːre/ | bevere /ˈbevere/ |
| Sleep | dormire /dorˈmire/ | durmì /durˈmi/ | dormir /dorˈmir/ | dòrmiri /ˈdɔrmɪrɪ/ | dormir /dorˈmir/ | dormire /dorˈmiːre/ | dormire /dorˈmire/ |
| One | unu /unu/ | unu /ˈunu/ | un /un/ | unu /ˈunu/ | un /un/ | uno /ˈuːno/ | uno /ˈuno/ |
| Two | duos /ˈduɔs/ | dui /ˈdui/ | duo /ˈduo/ | dui /ˈduɪ/ | do /do/ | due /ˈdue/ | due /ˈduːe/ |
| Three | tres /tres/ | trè /trɛ/ | tres /tres/ | tri /tri/ | tre /tre/ | tre /tre/ | tre /tre/ |
| Four | bator /ˈbattor/ | quattru /ˈkwatːru/ | quatro /ˈkwatro/ | quattru /ˈkwattru/ | quatro /ˈkwatro/ | quattro /ˈkwattro/ | quattro /ˈkwatːro/ |
| Five | chimbe /ˈkimbe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ | cincu /ˈtʃiŋku/ | sìnque /ˈsiŋkwe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ | cinque /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ |
| Hundred | chentu /ˈkentu/ | centu /ˈtʃɛntu/ | cento /ˈtʃento/ | centu /ˈtʃɛntu/ | sento /ˈsento/ | cento /ˈtʃɛnto/ | cento /ˈtʃɛnto/ |
| Hello | salude /salude/ | salute /saˈlute/ | salute /salute/ | salutamu /salutamu/ | ciao /tʃao/ | ciao /ˈtʃaːo/ | salute /saˈlute/ |
| Thank you | gràtzias /ˈɡrattsjas/ | grazie /ˈɡratsje/ | gratias /ɡratias/ | grazii /ˈɡrattsii/ | grassie /ɡrasje/ | grazie /ˈɡrattsje/ | mercede /merˈtʃede/ |
| Good | bonu /bonu/ | bonu /ˈbɔnu/ | bon /bon/ | bonu /ˈbɔnu/ | bon /bon/ | buono /ˈbwɔːno/ | buono /ˈbwɔno/ |
| New | nou /ˈnou/ | novu /ˈnɔvu/ | nove /ˈnove/ | novu /ˈnɔvu/ | novo /ˈnovo/ | nuovo /ˈnwɔːvo/ | novo /ˈnɔvo/ |
| Red | ruju /ˈruːju/ | rossu /ˈrossu/ | rubie /ˈrubie/ | russu /ˈrussu/ | róso /ˈroso/ | rosso /ˈrosso/ | rosso /ˈrosso/ |
| White | biancu /ˈbjaŋku/ | biancu /ˈbjaŋku/ | blanc /blaŋk/ | biancu /ˈbjaŋku/ | bianco /ˈbjaŋko/ | bianco /ˈbjaŋko/ | bianco /ˈbjaŋko/ |
| Black | nieddu /ˈnieddu/ | neru /ˈneru/ | nigre /ˈniɡre/ | nìuru /ˈniuru/ | negro /ˈneɡro/ | nero /ˈnero/ | nero /ˈnero/ |
| Green | birde /ˈbirde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | virdi /ˈvɪrdɪ/ | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ | verde /ˈverde/ |
| Blue | biaittu /bjaˈittu/ | turchinu /turˈkinu/ | blau /blau/ | azzolu /adˈdzɔlu/ | — | blu /blu/ | — |
| Cuckoo | cucu /ˈkuku/ | cuccu /ˈkukku/ | cucu /ˈkuku/ | cuccu /ˈkukku/ | cucù /kuˈku/ | cuculo /ˈkuːkulo/ | cucco /ˈkukko/ |
| Computer | computer /komˈpjuter/ | urdinatore /urdinaˈtore/ | computator /komputaˈtor/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | abbaco /abˈbaːko/ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | — | — | — | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi /ˈwaifai/ | — |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃʃi/ | tonnina /tonˈniːna/ |
| Tea | te /te/ | tè /tɛ/ | the /te/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | — |
| Coffee | cafè /kaˈfɛ/ | caffè /kafˈfɛ/ | caffe /ˈkafe/ | cafè /kaˈfɛ/ | cafè /kaˈfɛ/ | caffè /kafˈfɛ/ | — |
| Sugar | tzùcaru /ˈtsukaru/ | zuccheru /ˈdzukkeru/ | sucro /ˈsukro/ | zuccuru /ˈtsukkuru/ | sùcaro /ˈsukaro/ | zucchero /ˈdzukkero/ | — |
| Orange | aranzu /aˈrandzu/ | aranciu /aˈrantʃu/ | orange /oˈrandʒe/ | aranciu /aˈrantʃu/ | naranza /naˈraŋsa/ | arancia /aˈrantʃa/ | arancia /aˈrantʃa/ |
| Dopamine | dopamina /dopaˈmina/ | — | dopamina /dopaˈmina/ | dupamina /dupaˈmiːna/ | — | dopamina /dopaˈmiːna/ | — |
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