LL-L "Language samples" 2002.06.26 (05) [E]
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From: Glenn Simpson <westwylam at YAHOO.CO.UK>
Subject: Language Samples
The modern Northumbrian language sample - I'm fascinated by some of the
similarities between my language & others. It would be great if some of
this could be put together in some sort of publication.
ENGLISH - Northumbrian
001: I, me - I, me
002: you - yhay
003: we - we
004: this - this
005: that - thet, thad
006: who - wee
007: what - whet
008: not - not, nod
009: all - aal
010: many - menny
011: one - wern
012: two - two
013: big - muckle
014: long - lang
015: small - smaal
016: woman - wumin
017: man - man
018: person - porson
019: fish - fish
020: bird - bord
021: dog - dog, durg
022: louse - louse, loose
023: tree - tree
024: seed - seed
025: leaf - leaf
026: root - ruoot
027: bark - bark
028: skin - kin
029: flesh - flesh
030: blood - blood, blurd
031: bone - bane, burn
032: grease / oil - oil
033: egg - egg
034: horn - horn
035: tail - tail
036: feather - feather, feathah
037: hair - hi'er
038: head - heed
039: ear - ear, lug
040: eye - eye
041: nose - nose,
042: mouth - mooth
043: tooth - tooth, tuith
044: tongue - tongue
045: claw - claa
046: foot - foot
047: knee - knee
048: hand - hand, hend
049: belly - belly, gut, kite
050: neck - neck
051: breast(s) - breast, breest
052: heart - heart, hairt
053: liver - liver, livah
054: to drink - tu drink
055: to eat - tu eat
056: to bite - tu bite
057: to see - tu see
058: to hear - tu heor
059: to know - tu knaa
060: to sleep - tu sleep
061: to die - tu die
062: to kill - tu kill
063: to swim - tu swim
064: to fly - tu flee
065: to walk - tu waalk
066: to come - tu cyum or howay (come along)
067: to lie (down) - tu lie
068: to sit - tu sit, sid
069: to stand - tu stand, stan
071: to say - tu saya
072: sun - surn
073: moon - moon
074: star - star
075: water - watter, wattah
076: rain - rain
077: stone - sturn, stane
078: sand - sand, san
079: earth - orth
080: cloud - cloud, clood
081: smoke - smurk, smooke
082: fire - fire
083: ash - esh
084: burn - born
085: path - peth
086: mountain - moontin
087: red - reed
088: green - green
089: yellow - yella
090: white - white
091: black - black
092: night - neet
093: hot, warm - hot, het / waarm
094: cold - caad, cowld
095: full - full
096: new - new
097: good - gurd
098: round - roond
099: dry - dry
100: name - nyem
Glenn Simpson
Northumbrian Language Society
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language samples
Thanks, Glenn!
I've added your list to the page:
http://www.sassisch.net/rhahn/lowlands/swadesh.htm
Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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From: Holger Weigelt <platt at HOLGER-WEIGELT.DE>
Subject: LL-L "Language samples" 2002.06.25 (05) [E]
>From: "Leonard Okhotchinski" <ok_lennie at hotmail.com>
>Subject: LL-L "Numerals" 2002.06.25 (03) [E]
>
>>It was with great interest that I read the letter of Luc Hellinckx and
>>his
>>various expressions, and also the responses that his letter generated.
>>
>>With the same aim in mind as Luc, that is to choose universal words that
>>highlight the subtle differences between the lowlands languages, I have
>>decided to compile a list of numbers, as these words are generally quite
>>similar.
>
>I'm afraid this might be self-evident, but I can't help wondering if a
>standard Swadesh list is available for Lowlands languages. It would be
>very much in line with what a lot of people here seem to be doing.
>Regards,
>Leonard Okhotchinski
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>From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Numerals
>
>Dear Leonard,
>
>Excellent idea, the Swadesh list, Leonard! Thanks! I am not aware of
>there being a comparative "Lowlandic" one, but it should be easy enough
>to create one, should sufficient help be forthcoming. I can provide the
>Northern Low Saxon (Low German) and German items. Additions in any
>varieties or sub-varieties would be welcome. It would be great to
>eventually add this to our "language exhibit."
>
>Regards,
>Reinhard/Ron
Hello Leonard, hello Ron !
No doubt such a comparative list can be helpful for several purposes but
I
think it can also mislead because it doesn't mention that in distinct
languages a word can undergo a different developement. For example: In
Eastern Friesland Low Saxon the word for skin is "hu:d" but we also have
the word "skin" and this is exactly the same word as in English but it
has
developed a modified meaning (= dandruff, scurf, peeled skin). Somewhere
on
the table I read the word "vent" for "man, male person". This word
(fent)
also exists in EFLS but it means "boy".
According to the situation, the intention of the speaker etc. there are
several possibilities for example to express "to kill" or "to murder"
but
most of them aren't one word but expressions that can be considered to
be
phraseologisms. This is true for a lot of other expressions, too. But
these
won't ever been picked up into such a comparative list (don't explain
why -
I know) but they are very characteristic for the language (especially
the
non-standardized languages.
Nevertheless I'll mail a EFLS version of the list.
Regards
Holger
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From: Glenn Simpson <westwylam at YAHOO.CO.UK>
Subject: Numerals
Dear all
Northumbrian numbahs (numbers) -
ENGLISH FRISIAN DUTCH LOW SAXON GERMAN
North'd
1 one ien een een eins wern
2 two twa twee twee zwei two
3 three drie dree drei three
4 four vier vier fower
5 five vijf fuenf five
6 six zes zoess sechs six
7 seven zeven sieben siven
8 eight acht acht eyght
9 nine negen neun nine
10 ten tien zehn ten
11 eleven elf elf
eliven
12 twelve twaalf twoelf zwoelf
twelve
13 thirteen dertien dreizehn
thortee
14 fourteen veertien vierzehn
fowteen
15 fifteen vijftien fuenfzehn
fifteen
16 sixteen zestien sechzehn
sixteen
17 seventeen zeventien siebzehn
siventeen
18 eighteen achttien achtzehn
eyghteen
19 nineteen negentien neunzehn
nineteen
20 twenty twintig zwanzig
twenie
30 thirty dertig dreissig
thorty
40 forty veertig vierzig
fowty
50 fifty vijftig fuenfzig
fifty
60 sixty zestig sechzig
sixty
70 seventy zeventig siebzig
siventy
80 eighty tachtig achtzig
eyghty
90 ninety negentig neunzig
ninety
100 hundred honderd hundert
hundrid
Tek care,
Glenn Simpson
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