bandare

Cimbrian

Etymology

Reduced form of bar (we) + andare (other); a calque of Venetan 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