Italian - Southern I - Lucano - Central - Calvello
Name, Place and Date
- Dialect: Italian - Southern I - Lucano - Central - Calvello
- Linguistic Classification: Italian - Southern I - Lucano - Central
- Town: Calvello
- Region: Basilicata
- Country: Italy
- Latitude/Longitude: 40°29'0"N 15°51'0"E
- Linguistic Date: mid to late 20th century
References
Gioscio, Joseph (1985),
Il dialetto lucano di Calvello.
Stuttgart: Steiner.
Notes
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Imperative.
The source does not make explicit how the 1PL imperative is formed. It is probably identical with the 1PL present indicative (cf. Rohlfs 1968:354).
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First person singular present indicative.
The source alludes to a considerable number of verbs which display a velar (/k/, or /g/ after a nasal) in this cell. The full paradigms for the relevant verbs are not, however, indicated. The examples given are ˈʃengə (DESCENDERE 'go down') vs 3sg.prs.ind ˈʃennə; ˈmengə (MINARI 'beat') vs 3sg.prs.ind ˈmenə; ˈvekə (UIDERE 'see') vs 3sg.prs.ind ˈverə;ˈvɛngə (UENIRE 'come') vs 3sg.prs.ind vɛnə).
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Continuant of Romance pluperfect indicative.
This is generally absent, but the source alludes to its persistence in parts, at least, of a handful of verbs, among them HABERE, POSSE, STARE, UELLE. In the case of HABERE, the relevant forms are apparently only found when the verb is used as a future auxiliary.
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Romance conditional.
The source indicates a remnant of such forms in the continuant of UELLE.
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Past participle
The source alludes to a number of root-stressed past participles, without giving the full paradigm for the relevant verbs. Virtually all of these have alternative 'regular' past participles in -ˈutə. The examples given are apˈpisə (APPENDERE 'hang') or appəˈnutə;ˈpɛrsə (PERDERE 'lose') or pəˈrdutə; ˈʃisə (DECENDERE 'go down') or ʃənˈnutə; ˈskusə (ABSCONDERE 'hide') or skunˈnutə; aˈpjertə (APERIRE 'hide') or aprˈutə; ˈlɛttə (LEGERE 'read') or lədˈʤutə; ˈspində (EX + PINGERE 'push') or spənˈʤutə; ˈcwoppətə (PLUERE 'rain') or cuˈvutə; ˈvippətə (BIBERE 'drink') or vəˈvutə). The following appear to lack alternatives in -ˈutə: ˈkwɔttə (COQUERE 'cook'); ˈfrittə (FRIGERE 'fry'); ˈstruttə (STRUERE 'use up');ˈruttə (RUMPERE 'break'); cusə (CLAUDERE 'close').