Vocabulary of Francoprovençal (arpetan)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           mâre, la mâre, mâres
2.    father           pâre, lo pâre, pâres
3.    sister           suèr, la suèr, suèrs


Perqué Diou ha tant vourgù bén ar mount, qu’a l ha dounà so Fill unic, per
que quiounqué cré en el perissé pâ, mà qu’a l abbia la vita éternella.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           éga, l’éga
2.    fire           fuè, lo fuè
3.    sun           solèy, lo solèy


Dona nos la nostre pan quotidian enchoy.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           chat, lo chat, chats
2.    dog           chin, lo chin, chins
3.    horse           cheval, lo cheval, chevôs


1.    white           blanc, blanche
2.    black           nêr, nêre
3.    red           rojo, roge

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