Sample Words and Relation To Other Languages
A sample of Vilamovian words with German, Dutch and English translations. Note that ł is read in Vilamovian like English w (as in Polish), and w like v (as in Polish and German):
| Meaning | Vilamovian | Middle High German | German | Dutch | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alone | ałan | alein(e) | allein | alleen | |
| and | ana, an | und(e), unt | und | en | |
| bridge | bryk | brücke, brucke | Brücke | brug | |
| dumb | duł | tol, dol ‘foolish, nonsensical’ | toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’ | dol ‘crazy’ | |
| hear | fulgia | < Frisian; WFris folgje, EFris foulgje ‘to follow’ | hören | horen | cf. German folgen, Dutch volgen "to follow" |
| entirely | ganc | ganz | ganz | gans | |
| court | gyrycht | geriht | Gericht | gerecht | cf. German Recht "(legal) right", English right) |
| dog | hund | hunt | Hund | hond | |
| heaven | dyr hymuł | himel | Himmel | hemel | |
| love | łiwa | liebe | Liebe | liefde | |
| a bit | a mikieła | michel ‘much’ | ein bisschen | een beetje | Scots mickle, English much; antonymic switch ‘much’ → ‘little’ |
| mother | müter | muoter | Mutter | moeder | |
| middle | mytuł | mittel | Mitte | middel | |
| no one | nimanda | nieman | niemand | niemand | |
| no | ny | ne, ni | nein | nee(n) | |
| breath | ödum | < Middle German | Atem | adem | cf. obsolete German Odem, Middle Franconian Öödem |
| elephant | olifant | < Dutch | Elefant | olifant | |
| evening | öwyt | ābent | Abend | avond | |
| write | śrajwa | schrīben | schreiben | schrijven | |
| sister | syster | swester | Schwester | zuster | |
| stone | śtaen | stein | Stein | steen | |
| drink | trynkia | trinken | trinken | drinken | |
| picture | obrozła | < Slavic; Polish obraz | Bild | beeld | |
| world | wełt | werlt | Welt | wereld | |
| winter | wynter | winter | Winter | winter | |
| silver | zyłwer | silber | Silber | zilver | |
| seven | zyjwa | < Middle German siven | sieben | zeven | |
| welcome | sgiöekumt | wil(le)kōme(n) | wilkommen | welkom |
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