bandare
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
Reduced form of bar (“we”) + andare (“other”); a calque of Venetian noàltri; compare also Italian noialtri, Spanish nosotros, French nous autres.
Pronoun edit
bandare
- Synonym of bar (“we”)
- Bandare béllan bóol in khindarn.
- We love children.
- Bandare zeinan net zandare.
- We are not them.
See also edit
Cimbrian personal pronouns
| nominative | accusative | dative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ich | mich | miar | |
| 2nd person singular | familiar | du | dich | diar |
| polite | iart | ach | òich | |
| 3rd person singular | m | èar, ar | in, en | iime |
| f | zi, ze | iar | ||
| n | es, is | es, 's | iime | |
| 1st person plural | bar, bandare |
zich | izàndarn | |
| 2nd person plural | iart, iartàndare, artàndare |
òich, ach | ogàndarn | |
| 3rd person plural | ze, zòi, zandare |
zich | innàndarn | |
Further reading edit
- “bandare” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo