Picard
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Fact corner
- Language: Picard
- Alternate names: Chtimi, Rouchi
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:pcd
- Language family: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
- Number of speakers: ?
- Script: -
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Introduction
Linguistic map of Wallonia
Picard is a language closely related to French.
Modern written Picard is generally a transcription of the spoken language. Current written Picard is based on the Walloon spelling system.
The verb
- 4 moods: indicative, subjunctive/conjuctive, conditional, imperative
- 4 simple tenses: present, preterite, imperfect, future
Sample verb: canter
| Infinitive | canter |
|---|---|
| Present participle | cantant |
| Past participle | cantè |
| INDICATIVE | SUBJUNCTIVE | CONDITIONAL | IMPERATIVE | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | ||||
| Sg.1 | cante | cantô | cantrai | canti | cante | cantrô | - |
| Sg.2 | cantôs | cantras | cantis | cantes | cantrôs | cante | |
| Sg.3 | cantôt | cantra | cantit | cante | cantrôt | - | |
| Pl.1 | cantons | cantônme / cantyinme | cantrons | cantinme / cantite | cantonche | cantrônme / cantryinme | cantons |
| Pl.2 | cantez | cantôte / cantéte | cantrez | cantite | cantéche | cantrôte / cantréte | cantez |
| Pl.3 | cantte | cantôtte / cantônte | cantront | cantitte / cantirte | cantte | cantrôtte / cantrônte | - |