This is a Swadesh list for the variations of the so called Extreme-Southern Romance or Calabro-Sicilian language (ISO 639-3: scn)
| №
| English
| Siciliano Occidentale
| Centro-Occidentale (Agrigento)
| Metafonetico Centrale
| Metafonetico Sud-Orientale
| Non Metafonetico Orientale (Catania)
| Messinese
| Calabrese Meridionale
| Salentino
|
| 1
| I
| jò
| ji, jini, ija, jia, jee, eu, jiu, iu
| ia
| [[]]
| [[]]
| jò
| eu, iu
| jèu, jòu
|
| 2
| thou|
(singular)
| tu
| tu
| tu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| tu
| tu
| tie
|
| 3
| he
| iddhu
| iddhu
| iddhu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| iddhu
| iddhu, iju, iru
| iddhu
|
| 4
| we
| nuàutri
| nu
| nuatri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| nui
| nui
| nui
|
| 5
| you
(plural)
| vuàutri
| vu
| vuatri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vui
| vui
| vui
|
| 6
| they
| iddhi
| iddhi
| iddhi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| iddhi
| iddhi, iji, iri
| iddhi
|
| 7
| this
| chistu
| chistu
| chistu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| chistu
| chistu
| quistu
|
| 8
| that
| chiddhu
| chiddhu
| chiddhu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| chiddhu
| chiddhu, chiju, chiru
| quiddhu
|
| 9
| here
| ccà
| ccà, ccani
| ccà, ccani
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ccà
| ccà, ccana
| acquài
|
| 10
| there
| ddhà
| ddhà, ddhani
| ddhà, ddhani
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ddhà
| ddhà, jà, rà, ddhocu, jocu, rocu, ddhana, jana, rana
| addhài
|
| 11
| who
| cu'
| cu'
| cu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cui
| cui
| cine
|
| 12
| what
| chi
| chi
| chi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| chi
| chi
| ce
|
| 13
| where
| unni
| unni
| dunni
| [[]]
| [[]]
| unni
| duva, undi
| addhù, addhùnca
|
| 14
| when
| quannu
| quannu
| quannu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| quannu
| quandu
| quannu
|
| 15
| how
| comu
| comu
| comi, cùomu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| comu
| comu
| comu
|
| 16
| not
| 'un
| nun, 'un
| un
| [[]]
| [[]]
| no
| on
| nu(n)
|
| 17
| all
| tuttu
| tuttu
| tuttu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| tuttu
| tuttu
| tuttu
|
| 18
| many
| assai
| assà
| assai
| [[]]
| [[]]
| assai
| assai
| muti
|
| 19
| some
| quarchi, cocchi
| corchi, quarchi
| cocchi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cocchi
| quarchi
| quarche
|
| 20
| few
| picca
| picca
| picca
| [[]]
| [[]]
| picca
| pocu
| picca, picchi
|
| 21
| other
| àutru
| atru, àutru, àvutru, artru
| atru
| [[]]
| [[]]
| àutru
| àutru, atru, àvutru, artru
| àutru, addhu
|
| 22
| one
| unu
| unu, gunu
| unu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| unu
| unu
| unu
|
| 23
| two
| dui
| du'
| dui
| [[]]
| [[]]
| dui
| du', dui
| doi
|
| 24
| three
| tri
| tri, trini
| tri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| tri
| tri
| tre(te)
|
| 25
| four
| quattru
| quattru
| quattru
| [[]]
| [[]]
| quattru
| quattru
| quattru
|
| 26
| five
| cincu
| cincu
| cincu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cincu
| cincu
| cincu
|
| 27
| big
| 'ranni
| rranni
| ranni
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ranni
| randa
| granne
|
| 28
| long
| longu
| longu
| m. lùongu, f. longa
| [[]]
| [[]]
| longu
| longu
| longu
|
| 29
| wide
| largu
| [[]]
| largu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| laggu
| laggu
| largu, latu
|
| 30
| thick
| ncuttu
| [[]]
| ncuttu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| rossu
| russu
| ncuttu
|
| 31
| heavy
| pisanti
| [[]]
| pisanti
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pisanti
| pisanta
| pisante, craùsu
|
| 32
| small
| nicu
| pìcciulu
| nicu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| picciriddhu
| pìcciulu
| piccinnu
|
| 33
| short
| curtu
| curtu
| curtu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cuttu
| cuttu
| curtu
|
| 34
| narrow
| strittu
| [[]]
| strittu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| strittu
| strittu
| strittu
|
| 35
| thin
| siccu
| magru, màghiru, suttili
| siccu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| siccu
| siccu, magru
| finu, mazzu
|
| 36
| woman
| fìmmina
| fìmmina
| fìmmina
| [[]]
| [[]]
| fìmmina
| fìmmana
| fìmmina
|
| 37
| man
(adult male)
| cristianu
| [[]]
| chistianu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cristianu
| cristianu
| cristianu
|
| 38
| man
(human being)
| omu, pl. òmini
| [[]]
| ùomu, pl. ùomini
| [[]]
| [[]]
| omu
| omu, pl. òmini
| omu, pl. òmmini
|
| 39
| child
(a youth)
| addhevu
| [[]]
| carusìeddhu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| addheu
| ciòmu, pl. ciòma, picciulìddhu
| vagnone, streu, piccìnnu, carusièddhu, criaturu
|
| 40
| wife
| mugghieri
| muglieri, mugliari
| mujjeri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| mugghieri
| mugghiera
| mujere
|
| 41
| husband
| maritu
| [[]]
| maritu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| maritu
| maritu
| maritu
|
| 42
| mother
| matri
| matri
| matri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| matri
| mamma
| matre, gnura, mamma, mana
|
| 43
| father
| patri
| patri, tata
| patri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| patri
| patra
| sira
|
| 44
| animal
| armali
| armali, vestia, bestia
| armali
| [[]]
| [[]]
| animali
| animala, 'nimala, bestia
| animale, vèstia
|
| 45
| fish
| pisci
| pisci
| pisci
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pisci
| piscia
| pisce
|
| 46
| bird
| aceddhu
| aceddhu, anceddhu, oceddhu
| acìeddhu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| aceddhu
| oceddhu
| aceddhu
|
| 47
| dog
| cani
| cuani
| cani
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cani
| cana
| cane
|
| 48
| louse
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| chiattiddhu, pitucchiu
|
| 49
| snake
| uìsina
| vìspara
| vìsina
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| serpa
| serpe, serpente
|
| 50
| worm
| vermi
| [[]]
| vermi, pl. vìermi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| verma
| verme
|
| 51
| tree
| àrvulu
| àrbulu, àrvulu
| àrvulu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| àrvuru
| àrvulu
|
| 52
| forest
| voscu, pl. vòscura
| selva
| vùoscu, pl. vùoschira
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| foresta
| voscu
|
| 53
| stick
(of wood)
| [[]]
| vastuni
| vastuni, pl. vastuna
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vastuna, pl. vastuni
| mazza
|
| 54
| fruit
| [[]]
| fruttu
| fruttu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| fruttu, frutta
| fruttu
|
| 55
| seed
| simenza
| sumenza, simenza
| simenza
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| simenza
| simente, criddhu, cranièddhu
|
| 56
| leaf
| pàmpina
| pàmpina
| pàmpina
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pàmpina
| pàmpana, fugghiazza
|
| 57
| root
| ràdica
| ràdici
| ràdici, rràrica
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ràdici
| ràtica, derricata, raticata
|
| 58
| bark
(of tree)
| scorza
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| scorza
| scorza
|
| 59
| flower
| sciuri
| hiuri
| çiuri, pl. çiura
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| fhiura
| fiuru
|
| 60
| grass
| erva
| erba
| erva
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| erba
| erva
|
| 61
| rope
| corda
| corda
| corda
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| corda
| nzartu, corda
|
| 62
| skin
(of a person)
| peddhi
| peddhi
| peddhi, pl. pìeddhi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pella
| peddhe
|
| 63
| meat
(as in flesh)
| carni
| [[]]
| carni
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| carna
| carne
|
| 64
| blood
| sangu
| sangu
| sangu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| sangu
| sangu
|
| 65
| bone
| ossu, pl. ossa
| [[]]
| ùossu, pl. ossa
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ossu, pl. ossa
| ossu, pl. osse
|
| 66
| fat
(noun)
| [[]]
| sajimi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| grassu, sivu
| crassu, chiattu
|
| 67
| egg
| ovu, pl. ova
| ovu
| ùovu, pl. ova
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ovu, pl. ova
| òu, èu
|
| 68
| horn
| cornu, pl. corna
| cornu, cuòrnu, pl. corna
| cùornu, pl. corna
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cornu, pl. corna
| cornu
|
| 69
| tail
| cuda
| cuda
| cura
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cuda
| cuta
|
| 70
| feather
(rather not down)
| pinna
| pinna, piuma
| pinna
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pinna
| pinna
|
| 71
| hair
| capiddhu, pl. capiddhi
| [[]]
| capiddhu, pl. capiddhi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| capiddhu, pl. capiddhi
| capiddhu, pilu
|
| 72
| head
| testa
| testa
| testa
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| testa
| capu, càpura
|
| 73
| ear
| aricchiu
| aricchiu, auricchiu, guricchiu, oricchiu
| aricchï
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| rìcchia, pl. rìcchi
| rìcchia
|
| 74
| eye
| occhiu
| occhiu, uòcchiu, occiu
| ùocchiu, pl. ùocchï
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| occhiu
| ècchiu, òcchiu
|
| 75
| nose
| nasca
| nasu
| nasca, nasu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| nasca, nasu
| nasca, nasu
|
| 76
| mouth
| vucca
| vucca
| ucca
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vucca
| ucca, vucca
|
| 77
| tooth
(rather not molar)
| denti
| [[]]
| denti, pl. dìenti
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| denta
| dente
|
| 78
| tongue
| lingua
| lingua
| lingua
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| lingua
| lingua, ulenga
|
| 79
| fingernail
| ugnu, pl. ugna
| [[]]
| ugna
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ugna
| ugna
|
| 80
| foot
| pedi
| pedi
| peri, pl. pìeri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pedi
| pede
|
| 81
| leg
| 'amma
| gamma, jamma
| amma
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| gamba
| anca, jamma
|
| 82
| knee
| dinocchiu, pl. dinocchia
| gunocchiu, dinocchiu, pl. gunocchia, dinocchia
| dinùocchiu, pl. dinocchia
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| dinocchiu, pl. dinocchia
| shinùcchiu, pl. shinùcchia
|
| 83
| hand
| manu, pl. manu
| manu, pl. manu
| manu, pl. manu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| manu, pl. mani
| manu, pl. manu
|
| 84
| wing
| ala
| ala
| ala
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ala
| ala, sceddha
|
| 85
| belly
| panza
| viddhicu
| panza
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| panza, viddhicu
| panza, ventre
|
| 86
| guts
| vudeddha
| vudeddhu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vudeddha
| [[]]
|
| 87
| neck
| coddhu
| coddhu, cuòddhu
| cùoddhu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| coddhu
| coddhu, cannali
|
| 88
| back
| schinu
| [[]]
| munta
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| schiena
| cutursu, schinu
|
| 89
| breast
| minna
| pettu, pièttu
| mina
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pettu
| minna, mustaru
|
| 90
| heart
| cori
| cori
| cori
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cora
| core
|
| 91
| liver
| fìcatu
| fìcatu
| fìcatu
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| fìcatu
| fìcatu
|
| 92
| to drink
| bìviri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vivìra
| bìvere, bivire
|
| 93
| to eat
| manciari
| manzari
| manciari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| mangiara
| manciare
|
| 94
| to bite
| muzzicari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| muzzicara
| muzzicare
|
| 95
| to suck
| sucari
| sucari
| sucari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| sucara
| sucare, rufare
|
| 96
| to spit
| [[]]
| sputari
| sputari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| sputara
| sputare
|
| 97
| to vomit
| scraccari
| sbummicari
| lanzàrisi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vumbicara, vombicara, rovesciara
| vummicare, vumitare
|
| 98
| to blow
(as wind)
| sciusciari
| [[]]
| çiusciari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| fhiusciara
| rusciare
|
| 99
| to breathe
| sciatari
| hiatari
| suspirari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| hiatara
| rispirare
|
| 100
| to laugh
| rìdiri
| rìdiri
| rìdiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ridìra
| rìtere
|
| 101
| to see
| vìdiri
| vidiri
| vìdiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vidìra
| vìdere, vitìre
|
| 102
| to hear
| ntènniri
| [[]]
| ntènniri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| sentìra
| sintire, ntènnere
|
| 103
| to know
(a fact)
| sapiri
| assapiri, sapiri
| sapiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| sapira
| sapire
|
| 104
| to think
| pinsari
| pinzari
| pinzari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| pinzara
| pinzare, pensare
|
| 105
| to smell
(sense odor)
| sèntiri
| [[]]
| sèntiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| addurara
| ndurare, osimare
|
| 106
| to fear
| scantàrisi
| scantari
| scantàrisi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| scantàra
| timire
|
| 107
| to sleep
| dòrmiri
| dòrmiri
| dòrmiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| dormìra, rafulijara
| durmire
|
| 108
| to live
| vìviri
| vìviri
| campari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vivìra, campara
| campare
|
| 109
| to die
| mòriri
| [[]]
| mòriri, muriri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| morìra
| murire
|
| 110
| to kill
| ammazzari
| [[]]
| ammazzari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ammazzara
| accìdere
|
| 111
| to fight
| sciarriàrisi
| [[]]
| sciarriàrisi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
|
| 112
| to hunt
(transitive)
| cacciari
| cacciari
| cacciari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cacciara
| caccishare
|
| 113
| to hit
| [[]]
| bàttiri
| bàttiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vattìra
| ziccare, mbistire, dare nu corpu
|
| 114
| to cut
| tagghiari
| [[]]
| tajjari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| tagghiara
| tajare, furfecare
|
| 115
| to split
| spàrtiri, siparari
| [[]]
| spàrtiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| spartìra
| scucchiare, spàrtere
|
| 116
| to stab
(or stick)
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cutiddhiari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| mpizzare nu curtieddhu
|
| 117
| to scratch
(an itch)
| [[]]
| 'rattari
| manciari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| grattara
| crattare
|
| 118
| to dig
| [[]]
| [[]]
| scavari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| scavara
| [[]]
|
| 119
| to swim
| natari
| natari
| natari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| natara
| natare
|
| 120
| to fly
| vulari
| [[]]
| vulari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| vulara
| vulare
|
| 121
| to walk
| caminari
| [[]]
| caminari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| caminara, tacchiara
| camenare, taccunishare
|
| 122
| to come
| vèniri
| viniri
| vèniri, viniri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| venira
| venire, vinire
|
| 123
| to lie
(as on one's side)
| curcàrisi
| curcari, curcuàri, pusari
| curcàrisi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| curcara
| curcare
|
| 124
| to sit
| assittàrisi
| [[]]
| assittàrisi
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| assettàra]
| ssittare
|
| 125
| to stand
| stari addritta
| [[]]
| stari addritta
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| stara tisu, stara drittu
| stare tisu, stare rittu
|
| 126
| to turn
(change direction)
| vutari
| [[]]
| vutari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| votara
| vutare
|
| 127
| to fall
(as in drop)
| calari
| [[]]
| calari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| calara, tumbara
| catire, ntummare
|
| 128
| to give
| dari
| dari
| dari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| dara, dunara
| dare, dunare
|
| 129
| to hold
(in one's hand)
| tèniri
| [[]]
| tèniri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| tenira
| tenire, tinire
|
| 130
| to squeeze
| strìnciri
| strìnciri
| strìnciri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| stringira
| spràngere, cazzare
|
| 131
| to rub
| [[]]
| [[]]
| stricari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| stricara
| stricare, striculare, friculare
|
| 132
| to wash
| lavari
| lavari
| lavari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| lavara
| lavare
|
| 133
| to wipe
| stuiari
| [[]]
| stuiari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| stuiara
| friculare
|
| 134
| to pull
| tirari
| [[]]
| tirari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| tirara
| tirare
|
| 135
| to push
| ammuttari
| primiri
| ammuttari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| spingira, mbuttara
| spìngere, spingire
|
| 136
| to throw
| lanzari
| tirari, jittari
| ittari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| jettara, juntara
| minare, jatecare, jentulishare, shettare, lanzare
|
| 137
| to tie
| [[]]
| ligari
| liari, icari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| ligara
| liare, mbalzare
|
| 138
| to sew
| cùsiri
| [[]]
| cùsiri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cusira
| cùsere, cusire
|
| 139
| to count
| cuntari
| cuntari
| cuntari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cuntara
| cuntare
|
| 140
| to say
| diri
| [[]]
| diri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| dira
| dicire
|
| 141
| to sing
| cantari
| cantari
| cantari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| cantara
| cantare
|
| 142
| to play
| jucari
| jucari
| jucari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| jucara
| shucare
|
| 143
| to float
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| calleggiare, nsummare
|
| 144
| to flow
| [[]]
| [[]]
| scùrriri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| scurrira
| scùrrere
|
| 145
| to freeze
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| chitrare, shelare
|
| 146
| to swell
| unciari
| gunchiari, vunciari
| unchiari
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| unchiare, onfiare
|
| 147
| sun
| suli
| [[]]
| suli
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| sula
| sule
|
| 148
| moon
| luna
| luna
| luna
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| luna
| luna
|
| 149
| star
| stiddha
| astru, stiddha
| stiddha
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| stella
| stiddha
|
| 150
| water
| acqua
| acqua
| acqua
| [[]]
| [[]]
| [[]]
| acqua
| acqua
|
| 151
| to rain
| chiòviri
| chiòviri, ciòviri
| chiòviri
| [[]]
| [[]]
| <