Why did I create this? I started this to document my mother's dialect (a language I grew up with) before it disappears. Calabrese is heavily influenced by French and Spanish and even Greek, because the region was controlled by these powers for centuries until Italy was unified in 1861. My mother is from a little town called Belmonte (pronounced like "Belimundu") near Paola. History of Calabria The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (11th century to 19th century) Calabria (from prehistoric to modern times) Summarized History of Calabria (from prehistoric to modern times) Another summarized History of Calabria (from prehistoric to modern times) Other Calabrese links (no endorsement is implied unless indicated) Calabri@mente - business, sports, tourism and even free postcards Il Circolo Calabrese - information specific to Calabria and Calabrese genealogy Welcome to Calabria - maps, guides, Calabrians around the World, other links Regione Calabria - business, sports, tourism, etc. Another Calabrese Dictionary A hysterically funny example of the Anglicized Calabrese dialect and attitude. If anyone in my family got into a car accident, this is what it would sound like! It might take a while to download; it's 5 MB. Warning: lots of foul language (Ma che ci sunu tante parole brutte!) Press the triangular play button below. (Mungi'u buttune de "pleia" suttu la'.) The comedian's name is Pasquale Parmiggiano and you can listen to other samples and buy his CD's here: http://www.pasqualeparmiggiano.net/ |
Why did I create this? I started this to document my mother's dialect (a language I grew up with) before it disappears. Calabrese is heavily influenced by French and Spanish and even Greek, because the region was controlled by these powers for centuries until Italy was unified in 1861. My mother is from a little town called Belmonte (pronounced like "Belimundu") near Paola. History of Calabria The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (11th century to 19th century) Calabria (from prehistoric to modern times) Summarized History of Calabria (from prehistoric to modern times) Another summarized History of Calabria (from prehistoric to modern times) Other Calabrese links (no endorsement is implied unless indicated) Calabri@mente - business, sports, tourism and even free postcards Il Circolo Calabrese - information specific to Calabria and Calabrese genealogy Welcome to Calabria - maps, guides, Calabrians around the World, other links Regione Calabria - business, sports, tourism, etc. Another Calabrese Dictionary A hysterically funny example of the Anglicized Calabrese dialect and attitude. If anyone in my family got into a car accident, this is what it would sound like! It might take a while to download; it's 5 MB. Warning: lots of foul language (Ma che ci sunu tante parole brutte!) Press the triangular play button below. (Mungi'u buttune de "pleia" suttu la'.) The comedian's name is Pasquale Parmiggiano and you can listen to other samples and buy his CD's here: http://www.pasqualeparmiggiano.net/ |
