Ligurian - ligure


Ligurian is a Gallo-Italic language with considerable similarities to French and Italian. It is spoken in the Mediterranean coastal regions from Monaco via Genoa to La Spézia in Italy. It was the mother tongue of Christopher Columbus.

1. fræ    brother        1. si    yes        1.   
2. seu    sister        2. na    no        2.   
3. figgio    son        3. pe piaxei    please        3. Accapî    To understand
4. figgia    daughter        4. graçie    thank you        4.   
5. poæ    father                  5.   
6. moæ    mother        1. doménega    Sunday        6.   
          2. lunesdì    Monday        7.   
1. primmaveia    spring        3. mätesdì    Tuesday          
2. stæ    summer        4. mäcordì    Wednesday        1. (mì) son    I am
3. ötunno    autumn        5. zeuggia    Thursday        2. (t’) ê    you are
4. inverno    winter        6. venardî    Friday          
          7. sabbo    Saturday        3. (l’) é    he is
1. cavallo    horse                  (l’) é    she is
2. can    dog        1. çittæ    town          
3. gatto    cat        2. paise    village        1. (noi) sémmo    we are
4. vacca    cow        3. via    street        2. (voi) séi    you are (plural)
5. töo    bull        4. ciassa    square          
6. pòrco    pig        5. ponte    bridge        3. (lô) són    they are
7. pëgoa    sheep        6.    house          
8.    wolf        7. giardin    garden          
9. ratto    mouse        8. gexa    church          
10. öxello    bird        9. scheua    school        1. un, unna    one (msc., fem.)
11. òca    goose        10. staçión    station        2. doì, doe    two (msc., fem.)
12. pescio    fish                  3. trei, træ    three (msc., fem.)
                    4. quattro    four


9. Poæ nòstro che sei inti çê, che o vòstro nomme o segge santificòu. 10. Che vegne o vòstro regno, se fasse a vòstra voentæ comme in çê, coscì in tæra. 11. O pan nòstro quotidian dæne ancheu, 12. e perdonæ a noiätri i nòstri débiti, comme noiâtri perdonemmo i nòstri debitoî, 13. e no ne lasciæ cazze inta tentaçion ma libeæne da-o mâ.

9 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6


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