Words for family members and other relatives in Alsatian (Ëlsässisch), a West Germanic language spoken mainly mainly in Alsace in northeastern France.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
| Ëlsässisch (Alsatian) | |
|---|---|
| family | d' Fàmilli |
| parents | d' Eltere |
| father | d'r Vàter, Bàbe |
| mother | d' Müater, Màme |
| children | d' Kinder |
| son | d'r Sohn |
| daughter | d' Doochter |
| husband | d'r Mànn |
| wife | d' Fràui |
| brother | d'r Brüeder |
| sister | ' Schweschter |
| uncle | d'r Unkel |
| aunt | d' Dànte |
| cousin | d'r Kussä, Küssä (m) d' Kussin, Küssin (f) |
| nephew | d'r Nöwö |
| niece | s'Niässla |
| grandparents | d' Grosseltere |
| grandfather | d'r Grossbàbe, d'r Groosvàtter, d'r Gràpàpà, d'r Gràpi |
| grandmother | d' Grossmàme, d' Groosmüatter, d'Grosmietter, d'Gràmàmà, d' Gràmi |
| father-in-law | d'r Schwegervàtter, de Schweijervàtter, d'r Schwar, d'r Schtiafvàtter |
| mother-in-law | d'Schwegermüatter, d'Schweijermöder, d' Schtiafmüatter. |
| sister-in-law | s'Gschwäi, s'Gschwäila, d'Schwäijere |
Information about Alsatian | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel
Family words in Alsatian
http://www.wordsrus.info/gsw/
https://europeminoritylanguages.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/alsatian-alemannic-d-familli/
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