Istriot – The Articles

THE ARTICLES in Istriot:

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	El, L’, ‘L	La, L’
Plural	I	Le

1. El and La become l’ before a vowel.
2. El becomes ‘l after a vowel.

 

EXAMPLES:

El cuor – The heart

I cuori – The hearts

L’uspadal – The hospital

I uspadali – The hospitals

La càvara – The goat

Le càvare – The goats

 

 

 

Istriot

Classification: Indo-European – Romance – Western Romance – Italo-Dalmatian – Istriot

Number of speakers: About 1,000 speakers, only 400 of which are native speakers.

Countries where it is spoken: Croatia

Varieties:

• Bumbaro
• Vallese
• Rovignese
• Sissanese
• Fasanese
• Gallesanese

Language Awareness Index (explain): 0.5

Example:

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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

 

CONTENT:

ARTICLE ON ISTRIOT (by Pietro Cociancich, in Italian)

Grammar:

• Articles

Vocabulary:

• The Family
• The Numbers
• The Week
• The Months

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