| Brigasc | |
|---|---|
| brigasc | |
| Native to | Italy,France |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 1,000)[citation needed] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-og |
Brigasc is adialect of theLigurian language. It is spoken inItaly andFrance.
The Brigasc dialect is spoken inLa Brigue (France) andBriga Alta (Italy) and some villages of the communes ofOrmea andTriora. It is very close toRoyasc dialect.
During theRenaissance theLigurian language was spoken in all the territories of theRepublic of Genoa: in the western area of this republic one of its groups (spoken mainly in the area between thePrincipality of Monaco andSanremo) was calledIntemelio.
The language spoken in the mountains aroundBriga was calledBrigasc and received some influence from the Occitan language.[1][2][3]
| Occitan[4] | Brigasc | Ligurian | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| labrena | labrena / cansëneštr | salamandra/scilvestru | salamandra | salamander |
| lhauç | jlaus o žlaus | lampu | lampo | flash |
| besson, gemel | 'binèe | binélu | gemello | twin |
| grolla | 'causée/cuusée | scarpa | scarpa | shoe |
| faudilh, faudal | fudìi | scussà | grembiule | |
| ren | ren | ninte - nièn | niente | nothing |
| quauquarren | cücren | cuarcosa - carcosa | qualcosa | something |
| luenh | lögn | luntàn | lontano | far |
| a raitz | arè | du tüttu | completamente | totally |
| Deineal, Chalendas | Dëneàa | Natale - Neà - Denâ | Natale | Christmas |
| bealera | beàa/bearera | béu | canaletto | |
| agulha | agüglia/agüya | aguggia | ago | needle |
| mai | ciü- mai | ciü | più | more |
| c(l)han, pl(h)an | cian | ciàn | piano | |
| fl(h)or | sciu(u) | sciùa | fiore | flower |
| cl(h)au | ciau | ciave | chiave | key |
| uelh | ögl/öy | öggiu | occhio | eye |
| pont | pont | punte | ponte | bridge |
| pòrc | porc | porcu | maiale | pig |
| muralha, mur | muragn | meàia/miâgia | muro | wall |
| escoba | dëvìa | spasùia/spasuìa | scopa | broom |
| sentièr | dëraira | senté | sentiero | path |
| fea, feia | fea | pégua | pecora | sheep |
| abelha | abeglia/abeya | ava/avia | ape | bee |
| aret | aré | mutòn/muntun | montone | ram |
| volp, rainard | vurp / rinard | gurpe/vurpe | volpe | fox |
| singlar | sëngriée | cinghiale | cinghiale | boar |
| ruaa | ruà | burgà | borgata | |
| femna, molher | femna | muié/mugê/dona | moglie | woman |
| òme | om | maìu/mâiu | marito | husband |
| marrit, chaitiu | marì | gramu | cattivo |
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