Picard
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- 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: dgiler
| Infinitive | dgiler |
|---|---|
| Present participle | dgilant |
| Past participle | dgilè |
| INDICATIVE | SUBJUNCTIVE | CONDITIONAL | IMPERATIVE | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | ||||
| Sg.1 | dgile | dgilô | dgilrai | dgili | dgile | dgilrô | - |
| Sg.2 | dgilôs | dgilras | dgilis | dgiles | dgilrôs | dgile | |
| Sg.3 | dgilôt | dgilra | dgilit | dgile | dgilrôt | - | |
| Pl.1 | dgilons | dgilônme / dgilyinme | dgilrons | dgilinme / dgilite | dgilonche | dgilrônme / dgilryinme | dgilons |
| Pl.2 | dgilez | dgilôte / dgiléte | dgilrez | dgilite | dgiléche | dgilrôte / dgilréte | dgilez |
| Pl.3 | dgilte | dgilôtte / dgilônte | dgilront | dgilitte / dgilirte | dgilte | dgilrôtte / dgilrônte | - |