Triestine language
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The Triestine dialect (Italian: triestino, Triestine: triestin) is an Italian dialect local to the city of Trieste. It is a form of Venetian strongly influenced by a Friulian substrate, mainly due to the existence of the now defunct 'Tergestine' dialect, which was closely related to Friulian.
[edit] The Development of Modern Triestino
After the expansion of the Republic of Venice, from the Middle Ages onwards, Venetian gradually asserted itself as a lingua franca in parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Adriatic Sea, eventually replacing or strongly influencing several coastal languages such as the dialects of Trieste and Istria and also the Dalmatian dialects of Zara (Zadar) and Ragusa (Dubrovnik). In Trieste, this resulted in the gradual replacement of the former Tergestine dialect (related to Friulan within the Rhaetian subgroup of Romance) and of the neighbouring Slovene dialects by a Venetian-based language. This phenomenon began to take place first among fishermen and sailors, while the traditional bourgeoisie continued to speak Tergestine until the beginning of the 19th century. By that time, Tergestine was virtually a dead language, and the period of Modern Triestine had begun.
[edit] Sample Vocabulary of the Triestin Dialect:
| Triestine | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| Piron (very old Triestine dialect hardly used now) | forchetta | fork |
| Carega (very old Triestine dialect hardly used now) | sedia | chair |
| Scovaze | immondizia | rubbish |
| Mona | 1. vagina (sost.) 2. stupido (agg.) | 1. vagina (n) 2. silly (adj.) |
| Impizar | accendere | to light |
| Luganiga | salsiccia | sausage |
| Spagnoletto (very old Triestine dialect hardly used now) | sigaretta | cigarette |
