Mentonasc dialect
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| Mentonasc | |
|---|---|
| Mentonnais, Mentonasque, Mentonasco | |
| Native to | France, Italy |
| Region | Menton, Roquebrune |
Native speakers | 4,000[citation needed] (2007) 3,000 in Menton & 1,000 in Roquebrune |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
 Occitan: mentonasc | |
Mentonasc (Occitan pronunciation:
Classification
Mentonasc is considered to be a transitional language; it is an intermediate language between
The Mentonasc dialect bears strong similarities with the common alpine dialects, such as,
).History
When the area of Menton was part of the
In the 19th century Mentonasc was used in the territories of the
When France annexed the Free Cities in 1861, Mentonasc began its decline, substituted by the French language.
Geographic distribution
The Mentonasc dialect is currently spoken by about 10% of the population in
), so this may change.Official status
No countries currently have Mentonasc as an official language.
Vocabulary
Below is a chart of some nouns and verbs found in French, translated into Mentonasc.
| French | Mentonasc |
|---|---|
| accôtement | bor dou camen, riba (n.f.) |
| accouchement | part (n.m.) |
| accoucher | partouri (v.) |
| accoucheuse | baila, couchusa, coumà (n.f.) |
| accouder | acoudâ, pountelâ (v.) |
| accoudoir | bras (n.m.) |
| accouplement | acoubiament (n.m.) |
| accoupler | acoubiâ (v.) |
| accourir | veni vitou (v.) |
| accoutrer | gimbrâ, arnesca (v.) |
| accoutumer | acousturiâ, abituâ (v.) |
| accrediter | acreditâ (v.) |
| accroc | set (n.m.), sgarahura(n.f.) (de langage) :sgarran (n.m.) |
| accrocher | acrouchâ, pendè, aganità (v.) |
| accroissement | creishament (n.m.) |
| accroitre | creishe (v.) |
| accroupir | acougounâ, cougounà (v.) |
| accueil | acueilh (n.m.) |
| accueillir | aculhi (v.) |
| acculer | aculà (v.) |
| accumulateur | acumulatoù (n.m.) |
| accumulation | amourounament, acumulacian (n.m.) |
| accumuler | amourounà, acumulà (v.) |
| accuser | acusà (v.) |
| acerbe | pougnent, aspre (adj.) |
| aceré | pounchû (adj.) |
| achalander | ashalandà (v.) |
| acharnement | acharnament (n.m.) |
| acharner | encagnâ, acharnâ (v.) |
| achat | acat (n.m.), coumpra (n.f.) |
| acheminer | encaminà, stradâ, adraiâ, enstradà (v.) |
| acheter | acatà, catà (v.) |
| achever | feni (v.) |
| acide | aigre (adj.) âchidou (n.m. ;adj) |
| acidité | aigrou, aigrura, achidità (nf) |
| acolyte | coumpars (n.m.) |
| acompte | acuenti (n.m.) |
| acoquiner | s’acouquinà (v.) |
| acoustique | acoustica (n.f.), acousticou (adj.) |
| acquérir | catâ, aquistà (v.) |
| acquisition | aquîst (n.m.) |
| acquitter | aquitâ, pagà (v.) |
| âcre | àsperou (adj.) |
| acrobate | acroubat (n.m.) |
| acropole | acroupolà (n.f.) |
| acte | atou (n.m.) |
| acteur (trice) | atoû (n.m.), atrisse (n.f.) |
| actif | ativou (adj.) |
| action | assian (n.f.) |
| actionner | assiounâ (v.) |
| activité | atività (n.f.) |
| actualité | atualitâ (n.f.) |
Literature
There are some texts and songs that have been published recently in Menton (most from the twentieth century.)
Among the various publications: A Lambrusca de Paigran (la Vigne vierge de Grand-père) by Jean-Louis Caserio, illustrations by M. and F. Guglielmelli, SAHM, Menton, 1987. Brandi Mentounasc, Livret de Poésies Bilingue by Jean Ansaldi, 2010. Ou Mentounasc per ou Bachelerà, le Mentonasque au Baccalauréat, by JL Caserio, 5th edition, 2008., etc.
Examples
[1] Video of the National Anthem of Menton being sung in Mentonasc
References
- Caserio, J. (2005, April 24). Lexiques français Mentonnais et Mentonnais Français. Retrieved February 10, 2016, from http://www.sahm06.com/spip.php?article14
- Dalbéra (1984) = Dalbéra, Jean-Philippe. Les parlers des Alpes Maritimes : étude comparative, essai de reconstruction [thesis], Toulouse: Université de Toulouse 2, 1984 [éd. 1994, London: Association Internationale d’Études Occitanes]
- Sumien (2009) = Sumien, Domergue. "Classificacion dei dialèctes occitans", Lingüistica Occitana 7, Septembre de 2009, p. 1-44. ISSN
- Venturini (1983) = Venturini, Alain. "Le parler mentonasque", Lou Sourgentin 56, April 1983
Notes
- ^ Dalbéra (1984)
- ^ Ermanno Amicucci. Nizza e l'Italia. Mondadori editore. Milan, 1939.
- ^ "Lexiques Français Mentonnais et Mentonnais Français". www.sahm06.com (in French). 2005-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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