Vocabulary of Provençal (prouvençau)
Nouns, definite articles
Adjectives masculine, feminine
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mother |
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maire, la maire |
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father |
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paire, lou paire |
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sister |
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sorre, la sorre |
Car Diéu a tant ama lou mounde que i’a douna soun Fiéu soulet, per
que tout ome que crèi en éu noun perigue, mai ague la vido eternalo.
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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water |
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aigo, l’aigo |
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fire |
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fiò, lou fiò |
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sun |
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soulèu, lou soulèu |
Douno nous vuei noste pan de cade jour.
Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11
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cat |
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cat, lou cat |
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dog |
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chin, lou chin |
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horse |
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chivau, lou chivau |
Coumençamen de l’Evangèli de Jèsu-Crist, Fiéu de Diéu
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1
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white |
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blanc, blanco |
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black |
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negre, negro |
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red |
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rouge, roujo |
National languages in bold
Early Provençal
Old Provençal (950 - 1500)
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