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Vocabulary Comparison: French, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian

Compare everyday words across English, French, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian. Use the language pills, filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore patterns, similarities and differences across these Romance languages.

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This page compares key vocabulary in French, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian, with English as the reference column for meaning.

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Aa French, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian vocabulary

English	French	Corsican	Sicilian	Italian
all	tout	tuttu	tuttu	tutto
bone	os	ossu	ossu	osso
century	siècle	seculu	sèculu	secolo
chapter	chapitre	capitulu	capitulu	capitolo
contact	contact	cuntattu	cuntattu	contatto
document	document	ducumentu	ducumentu	documento
egg	oeuf	ovu	ovu	uovo
friend	ami	amicu	amicu	amico
fuego	feu	focu	focu	fuoco
government	gouvernement	guvernu	guvernu	governo
hand	main	manu	manu	mano
husband	mari	maritu	maritu	marito
island	île	isula	isula	isola
Italian	italien	talianu	talianu	italiano
library	bibliothèque	bibliuteca	bibliuteca	biblioteca
man	homme	omu	omu	uomo
Monday	lundi	luni	luni	lunedì
one	une	unu	unu	uno
outside	dehors	fora	fora	fuori
place	lieu	locu	locu	luogo
reason	motif	mutivu	mutivu	motivo
school	école	scola	scola	scuola
sin	péché	piccatu	piccatu	peccato
sky	ciel	celu	celu	cielo
this	ce(t)	stu	stu	questo
tomorrow	demain	dumani	dumani	domani
Tuesday	mardi	marti	marti	martedì
twenty	vingt	vinti	vinti	venti
wheel	roue	rota	rota	ruota
with	avec	cù	cu	con

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✧ Patterns to notice

Corsican and Sicilian closeness Many forms are identical in Corsican and Sicilian: tuttu, ossu, focu, manu, omu, scola and dumani.

Italian link Italian often remains very close to Corsican and Sicilian: amicu/amicu/amico, focu/focu/fuoco and celu/celu/cielo.

French divergence French often looks more different because of sound change and spelling: homme, lieu, dehors, demain and vingt.

Shared Romance roots Words such as contact, document, government, school and reason still reveal common Romance-family connections.

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30 vocabulary rowsEveryday words are compared side by side.

4 Romance languagesFrench, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian are compared with English as the reference.

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? French, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian vocabulary FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares everyday vocabulary in English, French, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian.

Why compare French, Corsican, Sicilian and Italian?

These are Romance languages with different historical developments. Comparing them side by side helps learners see shared roots, island-language similarities and French sound changes.

How should I use this comparison?

Start with the full table, then use the language chips or 2-column comparison tool to focus on French with Italian, Corsican with Sicilian, or Corsican with Italian.