| Sicilian |
| aSicilian Alphabet |
|---|
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iA, a - ( a )
aaB, b - ( bi )
aaC, c - ( ci )
aaD, d - ( di )
aaE, e - ( e )
aaF, f - ( effe )
aaG, g - ( gi )
aaH, h - ( acca )
aaI, i - ( i )
iJ, j - ( i lunga ) aa[ K, k - ( kappa ) ] aaL, l - ( elle ) aaM, m - ( emme ) aaN, n - ( enne ) aaO, o - ( o ) aaP, p - ( pi ) aaQ, q - ( qu ) iR, r - ( erre ) aaS, s - ( esse ) aaT, t - ( ti ) aaU, u -( u ) aaV, v - ( vu ) aaW, w - (doppia vu ) aaX, x ( icchese ) iaY, y - ( ípsilon ) iZ, z = ( zeta ) |
| a | iExample | iIPA (x) |
|---|---|---|
| aA, a | apatri (father) | aaa@ |
| aE, e | abedda (beautiful) | aae |
| aI, i | abatteria (battery) | aaiù |
| aO, o | atò (your) | aaù |
| aU, u | atuttu (all) | aauù |
| Vowels |
|---|
| a | iExample | iIPA (x) |
|---|---|---|
| aB, b | abagnu (bath) | aab |
| aC, c | aduci (sweet) | aatS |
| a | acicoria (cicory) | aak |
| a | achi (what) | aak |
| aD, d | adannu (harm) | aad |
| a | aiddu (harm) | aad |
| aF, f | afumu (smoke) | aaf |
| aG, g | agelu (frost) | aidZ |
| a | agattu (cat) | aag |
| a | aghiacciu (ice) | aag |
| a | aogni (every) | ainj |
| aH, h | ahannu (have) | isilent |
| aL, l | aluna(moon) | aal |
| aM, m | amiu (mine) | aim |
| Consonants |
|---|
| a | iExample | iIPA (x) |
|---|---|---|
| aN, n | anasu (nose) | aan |
| a | alongu (long) | aaN |
| aP, p | aponti (bridge) | aap |
| aQ, q | aàcqua(water) | aak |
| aR, r | arama(branch) | aar |
| aS, s | asulu(alone) | aas |
| a | asdegnu (frost) | aaz |
| a | achissu (that one) | aas |
| a | asciallu (shawl) | aaS |
| aT, t | atali (such) | aat |
| a | anenti (nothing) | aid |
| aV, v | avinu (wine) | aav |
| aZ, z | aziu(uncle) | aits |
| a | azona(zone) | aaz |
| Question Phrases |
|---|
| aaEnglish | aSicilian | aaItalian | aaJapanese (+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| aaDo you speak ...? | aaParra ...? | aaParla ...? | aa...go-o hanase masu-ka? |
| aaWhat time is it? | aaChi ura è? | aaChe ora é? | aa(Ima) Nanji desu-ka? |
| aaWhere is...? | aaUnna è ...? | aaDove si trova ...? | aa...wa doko desu-ka? |
| aaWhere is the bathroom(toilet)? | aaUnna è u cessu? | aaDove é il bagno? | aaToire-wa doko desu-ka? |
| aaHow do you say this in aaEnglish? |
aaComu si dici chistu in aasicilianu? |
aaCome si dice questo in aaItaliano? |
aaKore-wa 'Nihon-go' de nanto aaiimasu-ka? |
| aaHow much does it cost? | aaQuantu costa? | aaQuanto costa? | aaKore-wa ikura desu-ka? |
| aaDo you accept credit cards? | aaAccitati carti di creditu? | aaAccettate carte di credito? | aaKrejitto-kaado de kaemasu-ka? |
| aEnglish | aSicilian | aItalian |
|---|---|---|
| aa1st | aprimu | aprimo |
| aa2nd | asecunnu | asecondo |
| aa3rd | aterzu | aterzo |
| aa4th | aquartu | aquarto |
| aa5th | aquintu | aquinto |
| aa6th | asestu | asesto |
| aa7th | asettimu | asettimo |
| aa8th | aottavu | aottavo |
| aa9th | anonu | anono |
| aa10th | adecimu | adecimo |
| aa20th | avintesimu | aventesmo |
| aa30th | atrintesimu | atrentesimo |
| aa100th | acentesimu | acentesimo |
| aa1000th | amillesimu | amillesimo |
| aaaSicilian | aaaItalian |
|---|---|
| aaaariuportu | aaaAeroporto |
| aaabanca | aaaBanca |
| aaaponti | aaaPonte |
| aaachìèsa | aaaChiesa |
| aaaospitali | aaaOspedale |
| aaaalbergu | aaaAlbergo, Hotel |
| aaacollina | aaaCollina |
| aaalagu | aaaLago |
| aaamuntagna | aaaMontagna, aa Monte, Picco |
| aaametropolitana | aaaMetropolitana |
| aaamuseu | aaaMuseo |
| aaaoceanu | aaaOceano, Mare |
| aaafarmacia | aaaFarmacia |
| aaapulizzia, aa stazzioni di aa pulizzia |
aaaPolizia, aa Stazione di aa polizia |
| aaaristoranti | aaaRistorante |
| aaagabinetto, aa cessu |
aaaToilettes, aa Bagni, Servizi |
| aaasciumi | aaaFiume |
| aaascola | aaaScuola |
| aaanegozziu | aaaNegozio |
| aaastrata, via | aaaStrada, Via |
| aaaturri | aaaTorre |
| aaachiazza | aaaPiazza |
| aaavalli, vaddi | aaaValle |
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Sicilian (sicilianu, siciliana) - a Romance language originally derived from Latin - is spoken in Sicily and in parts of Calabria and Puglia in southern Italy. In Sicily the majority of Sicilians are bilingual in Sicilian and Italian. Sicilian is not a dialect of Italian language and has its many own dialects such as Western Sicilian, Metafonetica, Ennese, Eastern Nonmetafonetica and so on. Over the years Sicilian has been influenced by many different languages, including Greek, Latin, Arabic, French, Lombard, Provençal, German, Catalan, Spanish and Italian. Today Sicilian is used mainly as a home language and unfortunately has no official status even in Sicily. |
| aaaSicilian | aaaItalian |
|---|---|
| aaapani | aaaPane |
| aaabivanna | aaaBevanda |
| aaacaffè | aaaCaffé |
| aaaté | aaaTé |
| aaasuccu | aaaSucco |
| aaaacqua | aaaAcqua |
| aaabirra | aaaBirra |
| aaavinu | aaaVino |
| aaasali | aaaSale |
| aaapipi | aaaPepe |
| aaacarni | aaaCarne |
| aaamanzu | aaaManzo |
| aaamaiali | aaaMaiale |
| aaagaddina | aaaPollame |
| aaapisci | aaaPesce |
| aaaverduri | aaaLegumi, Verdura |
| aaafrutta | aaaFrutta |
| aaapatati | aaaPatata |
| aaainsalati | aaaInsalata |
| aaagelatu | aaaGelato |
| aaaculazioni | aaaPrima colazione |
| aaapranzu | aaaPranzo |
| aaacena | aaaCena |
| aaaSicilian | aaaItalian |
|---|---|
| aaasinistra | aaaSinistra |
| aaadestra | aaaDestra |
| aaarittu | aaa(Sempre) Diritto |
| aaasu | aaaIn alto, Su |
| aaaluntanu | aaaLontano |
| aaavicinu | aaaVicino |
| aaalo(u)ngu | aaaLungo |
| aaacurtu | aaaCorto, Breve |
| aaaSicilian | aaaItalian |
|---|---|
| aaaduminica | aaadomenica |
| aaaluneddì | aaalunedí |
| aaamarteddì | aaamartedí |
| aaamercoleddì | aaamercoledí |
| aaagioveddì | aaagiovedí |
| aaavenerddì | aaavenerdí |
| aaasabbatu | aaasabato |
| aaajinnaru | aaagennaio |
| aaafivraru | aaafebbraio |
| aaamarzu | aaamarzo |
| aaaaprili | aaaaprile |
| aaamaggiu | aaamaggio |
| aaagiugnu | aaagiugno |
| aaalugliu | aaaluglio |
| aaaagustu | aaaagosto |
| aaasettembri | aaasettembre |
| aaaottubbri | aaaottobre |
| aaanovembri | aaanovembre |
| aaadicembri | aaadicembre |
| aaaprimavera | aaaprimavera |
| aaal'estati | aaaestate |
| aaaautunnu | aaaautunno |
| aaainvernu | aaainverno |
| aaajornu | aaaGiorno |
| aaasimana | aaaSettimana |
| aaamisi | aaaMese |
| aaaannu | aaaAnno |
| aaaoggi | aaaOggi |
| aaaaieri | aaaIeri |
| aaadumani | aaaDomani |
| aEnglish | aSicilian | aJapanese (+) |
|---|---|---|
| iBlack | iniuru | iKuro - (iro) |
| iBlue | iazzurru, iblu |
iAo - (iro) |
| iBrown | imarruni | iCha - (iro) |
| iGold | ioru | iKin - (iro) |
| iGreen | ivirdi | iMidori - (iro) |
| iRed | irussu | iAka - (iro) |
| iPurple | iviola | iMurasaki i- (iro) |
| iWhite | ibiancu | iShiro - (iro) |
| iYellow | igiallu | iKi - (iro) |
| aEnglish | aSicilian | aJapanese (+) |
|---|---|---|
| aSun | isuli | iTaiyoo |
| iMoon | iluna | iTsuki |
| iStar | istidda | iHoshi |
| iSky | icelu | iSora |
| iCloud | inuvu(o)la | iKumo |
| iRain | ipioggia | iAme |
| iWind | iventu | iKaze |
| iThunder | itronu | iKaminari |
| iStorm | itimpesta | iArashi |
| aaSicilian | aaItalian |
|---|---|
| iinglisi | iInglese |
| ifrancisi | iFrancese |
| itedescu | iTedesco |
| ispagnuolu | iSpagnolo |
| icinisi | iCinese |
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