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PROPOSED SYSTEMS
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Recently there have been attempts to standardize and simplify the script, e.g. by using x for [z] and a single s for [s]; then one would write baxa for ("she kisses") and basa for ("low"). Another recent convention is to use l for the "soft... |
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TRADITIONAL SYSTEM
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Venetian does not have an official writing system, but it is traditionally written using the Latin alphabet - sometimes with the addition of a couple of letters and/or diacritics for the sounds that do not exist in Italian, such as ç/zh for /?/. Othe... |
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SAMPLE ETYMOLOGICAL LEXICON
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As a direct descent of regional spoken Latin, the Venetian lexicon derives its vocabulary substantially from Latin and (in more recent times) from Tuscan, so that most of its words are cognate with the corresponding words of Italian. Venetian include... |
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SOUND SYSTEM
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Venetian has some sounds not present in Italian, an interdental voiceless fricative [?] spelled ç or z(h) and similar to English th in thing and thought, to Castilian Spanish c(e, i)/z (as in cero, cien, zapato), Modern Greek ? (theta), and Icelandic... |
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SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
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Subordinate clauses have double introduction ("whom that", "when that", "which that", "how that"), as in Old English:Italian: So di chi parli ("(I) know about whom (you) speak"). Venetian: So de chi che te parla (lit. "(I) know about whom that you-sp... |
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CONTINUING ACTION
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Another peculiarity of the language is the use of the phrase eser drìo (a) (literally, "behind to") to indicate continuing action:Italian: Mio padre sta parlando ("My father is speaking"). Venetian: Mé pare 'l xe drìo(invià) parlàr (lit. "My father h... |
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REGIONAL VARIANT
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The main regional variants and sub-variants of Venetian areCentral (Padua, Vicenza, Polesine), with about 1,500,000 speakers. Eastern/Coastal (Venice, Trieste, Grado, Istria, Fiume). Western (Verona, Trento). North-Central (Treviso, most of Pordenone... |
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VENETIAN LANGUAGE CLASSIFICATION
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Venetian descends partly from Vulgar Latin - like all other Romance languages, including Italian and the other Italian dialects. However, in the traditional classification of Romance languages it is considered part of the Italo-Romance group.Accordin... |
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AUXILIARY VERBS
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Reflexive tenses use the auxiliary verb aver ("to have"), as in English, German, and Spanish; instead of essar ("to be"), which would be normal in Italian. The past participle is invariable, unlike Italian:Italian: (Tu) ti sei lavato (lit. "(You) you... |
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INTERROGATIVE INFLECTION
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Venetian also has a special interrogative verbal flexion used for direct questions, which also incorporates a redundant pronoun:Italian: (Tu) eri sporco? ("Were you dirty?").Venetian: (Ti) jèristu onto? or even (Ti) xèrito sporco? (lit. "You were-you... |
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