Sathmar Swabian
Sathmar Swabian is an Upper Swabian dialect of High German spoken in Romania in Satu Mare by the Sathmar Swabians,[1] who are among the few Danube Swabians who are in fact Swabian. Many speakers now live in Germany, but some remain in Romania.
Sample words
| Sathmar Swabian[2] | Swabian in Germany | Standard German | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | i, e | ich | I |
| du | du | du | you (singular) |
| mir, mr | wir | we | |
| dees | des | dies | this |
| daß | daß | dass | that (conjunction) |
| wear | wer | we | |
| wa, waa | was | what | |
| it (itt, itte) | nedd | nicht | not |
| alles | älles | alles | everything (all) |
| vie | viel | many |
References
- ↑ Helmut Berner, Die Mundart der Sathmarer Schwaben nebst einigen ihrer Besonderheiten
- ↑ words from: Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
External links
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