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Showing posts with label llanito. Show all posts
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I am sorry for not having updated this blog, lately I have been very busy. I am thinking of converting this blog into a website and this blog will be able to expand.
Thank you for all the support.

Quiero pedirles perdón por no haber actualizado este blog, recientemente he estado muy ocupado. Estoy pensando en convertir este blog en un sitio web y así este blog podrá expandirse.
Gracias por todo el apoyo.

The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Tipá

This would be the how the word Tipá came about:

TIPAD (ti'pad)
(Haketía for 'teapot')

EVOLVED INTO 

TIPÁ (ti'pa)
(the final 'd' is omitted)

The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Quequi

This would be the how the word Quequi came about:

CAKE (ˈkʰeɪkʰ)

EVOLVED INTO 

QUEQUI ('keki)
(the 'ei' sound in 'cake' has been simplified into an 'e' and a 'i' has emerged at the end of the word)

The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Mevli

This would be the how the word Mevli came about:
(The word 'mevli' is one of the only words which have entered Llanito from Balearic Catalan (Minorcans came to Gibraltar during the 18th century))

MÈRVIL (mεr'βiɫ)
(Balearic Catalan for a 'marble')

EVOLVED INTO

MEVLI ('mevli) / ('meβli)
(the open 'è' becomes a closed 'e')
(the 'r' is dropped)
(the 'l' and 'i' switch places)

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The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Maot

This would be the how the word Maot came about:

MA'OT מאות ('maʔot)
(Hebrew for small change)
(Haquetía for small change)


EVOLVED INTO 

MAOT ('maot)
(the 'glottal stop' represented by the ' is lost)
(the meaning evolves from 'small change' to 'money in general')

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The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Mama

This would be the how the word Mama came about:

MAMAGRANDE (mama'grande)
(Genoese for grandmother)

EVOLVED INTO 

MAMA ('mama)
('grande' is dropped)

[this is one of the ways we address our grandmothers in Gibraltar]

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The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Tetanegra

This would be the how the word Tetanegra came about:

TESTA NÈIGRA (ˈtesta 'nɛigra)
(Genoese word for a 'white sea bream')

EVOLVED INTO 

TETANEGRA ('tetaneɣra)
(the 's' dropped)
(the 'èi' is simplified and turns to an 'e')
(the 'g' is softened)

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The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Shuni

This would be the how the word Shuni came about:
Shuni is one of the most mysterious words in Llanito, due to the fact that it has a German origin.


SHÖN ('ʃøːn)
(German for 'beautiful' 'nice')

EVOLVED INTO 

SHUNI ('ʃuni)
(the 'ö' sound becomes a 'u')
(an 'i' is added to the of the word)
(the meaning changes to 'cute')

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REFERENCES
Chiappe, M. (2005, December). Gibraltar y el Yanito II. Tres Orillas, 5-6, 55-58.

The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Safi

This would be the how the word Safi came about:


AFI صافي (ˈsˤa:fi:) 

(Moroccan Arabic word for 'enough')


EVOLVED INTO 

SAFI ('safi)
(the emphatic 'ṣ' becomes a normal 's')
(the length of the vowels is reduced)

The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Calamita

This would be the how the word Calamita came about:

KALAMITA (kala'mita)
(Maltese word for magnet)

EVOLVED INTO 

CALAMITA (kala'mita)
(the word has remained the same, only the orthography is different 'c' instead of 'k')

The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Crivano

This would be the how the word Crivano came about:
 
SCRIVAN (ˈscrivaŋ)
(Genoese word for a 'notary')

EVOLVED INTO 

CRIVANO ('kʰrivano) / ('kʰriβano)
(the 'sc' evolved into an aspirated 'k' sound)
(an 'o' is added to the word)
(the meaning has changed to an 'office clerk')


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The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Shan

This would be the how the word Shan came about:

CHANCE ('tʃɑːnts)


EVOLVED INTO 

SHAN (ʃan)
(the 'ch' sound becomes an 'sh')
(the 'ts' sound of 'ce' is dropped)

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The Origin & Evolution Of The Word Liquirvá

This would be the how the word Liquirvá came about:

LIQUORICE BAR ('lɪkərɪʃ bɑː)


EVOLVED INTO 

LIQUIRVÁ (likir'va) / (likir'βa)
(the 'uo' sound becomes an 'i')
(the 'sh' sound of 'ice' is dropped)
(the 'b' turns to a 'v')

(the final 'r' is dropped)

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Imperfect Tense Verb hasé' coleïtïng

This would be the imperfect tense of the verb 'to jump the queue' in Llanito

hasé' coleïtïng

llo hasía coleïtïng
hasíâ coleïtïng
él/ella hasía coleïtïng
nosotro hasíamo coleïtïng
ûtede hasíai coleïtïng
ellô/ellâ hasían coleïtïng

Verb hasé' coleïtïng

This would be the verb 'to jump the queue' in Llanito

hasé' coleïtïng

llo hago coleïtïng
hasê coleïtïng
él/ella hase coleïtïng
nosotro hasemo coleïtïng
ûtede haséi coleïtïng
ellô/ellâ hasen coleïtïng

Preterite Tense Verb ñedí'

This would be the preterite tense of the verb 'to add' in Llanito. 

ñedí'

llo ñedí
ñedite
él/ella ñedió
nosotro ñedimo
ûtede ñedieron
ellô/ellâ ñedieron

Future Tense Verb ñedí'

This would be the future tense of the verb 'to add' in Llanito. 

ñedí'

llo ñediré
ñedarâ
él/ella ñedirá
nosotro ñediremo
ûtede ñediréi
ellô/ellâ ñediran

Imperfect Tense Verb ñedí'

This would be the imperfect tense of the verb 'to add' in Llanito. 

ñedí'

llo ñedía
ñedíâ
él/ella ñedía
nosotro ñedíamo
ûtede ñediái
ellô/ellâ ñedían

Verb ñedí'

This would be the verb 'to add' in Llanito. 

ñedí'

llo ñado
ñadê
él/ella ñade
nosotro ñedimo
ûtede ñedéi
ellô/ellâ ñaden

Llanito Words Part 132

el jel - gel
el bactiiriä - bacteria
el pac - pack
el deït - date
el tag - tag