Monégasque (munegascu)

Monégasque is a variety of Ligurian spoken in Monaco by about 8,000 people, 100 of whom speak it as a mother tongue. Monégasque is part of a dialect continuum of Western Romance languages and has much in common with the Ligurian spoken in Genoa in Italy. It has also been influenced by Niçard Occitan.

Monégasque is a minority language in Monaco, spoken by about 17% of the population, who are mostly elderly, and known as munegascu. It is taught in schools and used on street signs in the old part of Monaco. There are also Monégasque dictionaries, a grammar, and some books of Monégasque poems and a few other publications.

Monégasque alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Monégasque

c = [k] before a, o, u and ü, and [t͡ʃ] before e and i
g = [g] before a, o, u, and ü
gh = [g] before e, i, and œ, and [d͡ʒ] before e and i

Sample text in Monégasque

Despoei tugiù sciü d'u nostru paise
Se ride au ventu, u meme pavayùn

Despoei tugiù a curù russa e gianca
E stà l'emblema, d'a nostra libertà

Grandi e i piciui, l'an sempre respetà

Part of the Monégasque national anthem, written by Louis Notari

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monégasque_dialect
http://www.ald-monaco.org/langues-monegasque/ecrire-en-monegasque-l-orthographe-9

Sample video in Monégasque

Information about Monégasque | Phrases | Numbers

Links

Information about Monégasqu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monégasque_dialect
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monégasque

Monégasque dictionary and phrases
http://munegascu.free.fr/index_uk.htm
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/monaco/articles/10-monegasque-phrases-to-know-before-visiting-monaco/

Romance languages

Aragonese, Aranese, Aromanian, Asturian, Catalan, Corsican, Dalmatian, Emilian-Romagnol, Extremaduran, Fala, Franco-Provençal, French, Friulian, Galician, Gallo, Gascon, Genoese, Guernésiais, Istro-Romanian, Istriot, Italian, Jèrriais, Ladino, Ladin, Ligurian, Lombard, Lorrain, Megleno-Romanian, Mirandese, Moldovan, Monégasque, Mozarabic, Neapolitan, Occitan, Occitan (Auvergnat), Occitan (Languedocien), Occitan (Limousin), Occitan (Provençal), Picard, Piedmontese, Portuguese, Romanian, Romansh, Sardinian, Sicilian, Spanish, Valencian, Venetian, Walloon

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 21.07.24

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