Walser, Bosco-Gurin
Conjugate VerbsFacts
- Language: Walser, Bosco-Gurin
- Alternate names:
- Language code: dwaeb
- Language family: Indo-European, Classical Indo-European, Germanic, Northwest Germanic, West Germanic, High German, Upper German, Middle-Modern High German, Modern High German, Alemannic, South Alemannic
- Number of speakers:
- Script:
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Introduction
The Walser language is a group of Highest Alemannic dialects spoken in Walser settlements in parts of Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Austria.
The language differs from from Cimbrian, Mocheno, and Bavarian.
The verb
Sample verb: teila
| Indicative | Conjunctive | ||
| Present | Present | Past | |
| Sg.1 | teila | teila | teilti |
| Sg.2 | teilscht | teilascht | teiltischt |
| Sg.3 | teilt | teila | teilti |
| Pl.1 | teila | teila | teilti |
| Pl.2 | teilat | teilat | teiltit |
| Pl.3 | teilan | teila | teilti |
The Six Irregular Verb Classes
(See: Classification of Germanic strong verbs.)
| Class | Infinitive | Present, Sg.3 | 2nd Participle | Conjunctive Preterite | Standard German | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | ri:ba | ript | kreba | ripti | reiben | |
| II | ʃiassa | ʃiast | kʃossa | ʃiasti | schießen | shoot |
| IIIa | fenda | fendat | kfunda | fenti | finden | find |
| IIIb | varfa | verft | kvorfa | varfi | werfen | |
| IV | ʃtala | ʃtelt | kʃto:la | ʃtelti | stehlen | steal |
| V | lasa | lest | klasa | lasti | lesen | read |
| VI | grɒba | grɒpt | krɒba | grɒpti | graben | bury |
| VII | heissa | heist | kheissa | heisti | heißen | |