The Sardinian language has five main varieties:
- Nuorese
- Gallurese
- Sassarese
- Logudorese
- Campidanese
Every geographic zone of Sardinia had a historical evolution with different linguistic influences that characterize still today the different varieties of the Sardinian language. Sounds and musicality are constant.
The Sardinian language is considered the most characteristic of Latin languages; in fact, while the other neo-Latin tongues have been elaborated during the centuries, the Sardinian one in its isolation, preserves the original peculiarity of the original languages - Greek and Latin.
The year 1700 marks the passage of Sardinia from the Spanish dominion to the Piedmonts and in the first half of the century persists a bilingual situation: people speak Sardinian and Spanish. Later people are obliged to use Italian as the official language and simultaneously the use of Latin diminuished. The interest for the Sardinian language continues also in the 18th century while Italian spread all over the country. The real inversion of tendency begins after 1861 with the Italian unity. Meanwhile Italian becomes more and more ufficial. The dialect, however, was still diffused. Sardinian means various dialectal forms excluding the dialects of Alghero, Catalan linguistics ilse, and of Carloforte and Calasetta, Genoan linguistics isle.
Go here if you want to hear the "pronounciation" of the SARDINIAN Dialects;
http://www.mondosardegna.net/eng/linguasarda/linguasarda.htm
Some examples;
http://www.mondosardegna.net/all-lang/linguasarda/linguasarda.php?LANG=eng&f=numeri/cento&word=Hundred
http://www.mondosardegna.net/all-lang/linguasarda/linguasarda.php?LANG=eng&f=numeri/tre&word=Three
http://www.mondosardegna.net/all-lang/linguasarda/linguasarda.php?LANG=eng&f=varie/cielo&word=The%20sky
note; the THIRD selection "Nuoro" is the famous Logudorese dialect of Sardinia.^
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Check this out too, the SARDINIAN dictionary.
http://www.ditzionariu.org/home.asp
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Sardinain;
Sardinian: ----sardu
hello:------ "bona die"
good-bye:------ "adiosu"
bye-bye: -----"a nois bider"
please:------- "pro pragher"
thank you: ------"gràtzias or gratsias"
that one: ------"cussu"
how much?: -----"cantu"
English: -----"Ingresu"
yes: ------"eia"
no: ----"no"
sorry:-----"mi dispraghidu"
Mr----babbài/cosínu
Miss-----bachiàna/dona
what time is it?-----Ke ora est?
I don’t understand: "Non cumprenno"
I don’t speak Sardinian: "Non faeddo su sardu"
hello, and generic toast: "saludos"
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Classical-Latin language;
Latin-----lingua Latina
hello----ave!
goodbye----- vale!
please------ si placet
thank you---- gratias (tibi ago)
that one----- ille/ illa/ illud
how much?------ quot?
yes--ita, sic & aio
no-------non, nullo modo
sorry------ignosce mihi
Mr------senior
Miss---seniora
Excuse me----me excusate
I don’t understand---- non comprehendo
what time is it?-----quota hora est?
where's the bathroom?------- ubi sunt latrinae?
generic toast------- salutem!
Do you speak English?------ loquerisne anglice?
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Spanish Language;
Spanish----Español o Castellano
hello---- hola/buenos dias
good morning------------ buenos días
goodbye------- adiós
please--- por favor
thank you------- gracias {/ˈgraθjas//ˈgrasjas/ }
sorry----- perdón
Mr----señor
Miss----señora
Excuse me----disculpa/e, excusame & perdone
that one---- ése (masculine) ésa (feminine)
that yonder----- aquél (masculine) aquella (feminine)
how much?------¿cuánto?
English-----inglés
yes------ sí
no----- no
I don’t understand------ no comprendo/no entiendo
what time is it?-----que hora es?
generic toast-----salud
- Nuorese
- Gallurese
- Sassarese
- Logudorese
- Campidanese
Every geographic zone of Sardinia had a historical evolution with different linguistic influences that characterize still today the different varieties of the Sardinian language. Sounds and musicality are constant.
The Sardinian language is considered the most characteristic of Latin languages; in fact, while the other neo-Latin tongues have been elaborated during the centuries, the Sardinian one in its isolation, preserves the original peculiarity of the original languages - Greek and Latin.
The year 1700 marks the passage of Sardinia from the Spanish dominion to the Piedmonts and in the first half of the century persists a bilingual situation: people speak Sardinian and Spanish. Later people are obliged to use Italian as the official language and simultaneously the use of Latin diminuished. The interest for the Sardinian language continues also in the 18th century while Italian spread all over the country. The real inversion of tendency begins after 1861 with the Italian unity. Meanwhile Italian becomes more and more ufficial. The dialect, however, was still diffused. Sardinian means various dialectal forms excluding the dialects of Alghero, Catalan linguistics ilse, and of Carloforte and Calasetta, Genoan linguistics isle.
Go here if you want to hear the "pronounciation" of the SARDINIAN Dialects;
http://www.mondosardegna.net/eng/linguasarda/linguasarda.htm
Some examples;
http://www.mondosardegna.net/all-lang/linguasarda/linguasarda.php?LANG=eng&f=numeri/cento&word=Hundred
http://www.mondosardegna.net/all-lang/linguasarda/linguasarda.php?LANG=eng&f=numeri/tre&word=Three
http://www.mondosardegna.net/all-lang/linguasarda/linguasarda.php?LANG=eng&f=varie/cielo&word=The%20sky
note; the THIRD selection "Nuoro" is the famous Logudorese dialect of Sardinia.^
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Check this out too, the SARDINIAN dictionary.
http://www.ditzionariu.org/home.asp
------------------------Survival phrases--------------------------------
Sardinain;
Sardinian: ----sardu
hello:------ "bona die"
good-bye:------ "adiosu"
bye-bye: -----"a nois bider"
please:------- "pro pragher"
thank you: ------"gràtzias or gratsias"
that one: ------"cussu"
how much?: -----"cantu"
English: -----"Ingresu"
yes: ------"eia"
no: ----"no"
sorry:-----"mi dispraghidu"
Mr----babbài/cosínu
Miss-----bachiàna/dona
what time is it?-----Ke ora est?
I don’t understand: "Non cumprenno"
I don’t speak Sardinian: "Non faeddo su sardu"
hello, and generic toast: "saludos"
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Classical-Latin language;
Latin-----lingua Latina
hello----ave!
goodbye----- vale!
please------ si placet
thank you---- gratias (tibi ago)
that one----- ille/ illa/ illud
how much?------ quot?
yes--ita, sic & aio
no-------non, nullo modo
sorry------ignosce mihi
Mr------senior
Miss---seniora
Excuse me----me excusate
I don’t understand---- non comprehendo
what time is it?-----quota hora est?
where's the bathroom?------- ubi sunt latrinae?
generic toast------- salutem!
Do you speak English?------ loquerisne anglice?
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Spanish Language;
Spanish----Español o Castellano
hello---- hola/buenos dias
good morning------------ buenos días
goodbye------- adiós
please--- por favor
thank you------- gracias {/ˈgraθjas//ˈgrasjas/ }
sorry----- perdón
Mr----señor
Miss----señora
Excuse me----disculpa/e, excusame & perdone
that one---- ése (masculine) ésa (feminine)
that yonder----- aquél (masculine) aquella (feminine)
how much?------¿cuánto?
English-----inglés
yes------ sí
no----- no
I don’t understand------ no comprendo/no entiendo
what time is it?-----que hora es?
generic toast-----salud