bandare

Cimbrian

Etymology

Reduced form of bar (“we”) + andare (“other”); a calque of Venetian noàltri; compare also Italian noialtri, Spanish nosotros, French nous autres.

Pronoun

bandare

1. Synonym of bar (“we”)

   Bandare béllan bóol in khindarn.

   We love children.

   Bandare zeinan net zandare.

   We are not them.

See also

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

• “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