Neapolitan (Naples) - nnapulitano (Napule)
Neapolitan is not confined to the city of Naples, but is the traditional speech of much of South Italy. An obvious feature of Neapolitan is the doubling of some initial consonants for grammatical reasons. For example, pàne = bread and càso = cheese, but bread and cheese = pàne e ccàso.
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fràte |
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brother |
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1. |
sì |
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yes |
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1. |
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| 2. |
sòra |
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sister |
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2. |
no |
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no |
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2. |
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| 3. |
fìglio |
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son |
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3. |
pe’ ppiàcére |
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please |
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3. |
capì |
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To understand |
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4. |
gràzie |
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thank you |
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4. |
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| 5. |
pàte |
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father |
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5. |
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| 6. |
màmma |
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mother |
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1. |
dumméneca |
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Sunday |
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6. |
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2. |
lunnerì |
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Monday |
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7. |
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| 1. |
primmavèra |
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spring |
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3. |
marterì |
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Tuesday |
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| 2. |
stàte |
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summer |
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4. |
miercurì |
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Wednesday |
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