Language/Corsican/Vocabulary/Body

The Human Body in Corsican

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➡ In today's lesson you will learn some vocabulary related to body parts and anatomy in Corsican.

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u corpu umanu - human body

Corse	English
u sudore	sweat, perspiration
a pelle, a pella	skin
u capellu / i capelli u pelu, u pilu	hair
u capu, a testa	head
a fronte	forehead
u craniu	skull
u cerbellu, u cervellu, a cerbella, a cervella	brain
a macragna	temple
u visu, a faccia	face
l'ànima, u spìritu	soul, spirit
u sònniu, u sognu	dream
u suniàcciu, u sugnàcciu	nightmare
u sopracigliu	eyebrow
u cigliu	eyelash
a palpèbra, a palpètulla	eyelid
l'ochju / ochji	eye(s)
l'arechja, l'orechja	ear
u nasu	nose
u naru, a nara, a narice, a narina	nostril
i baffi	mustaches
a barba	beard
u buccellu, u bucceddu	cheek
u labbru / i labbri	lip(s)
a bucca, a bocca	mouth
u palatu, u palaticu	palate
a lingua	tongue
a saliva, a bavaghjine	saliva, spit
u dente / i denti	tooth / teeth
a massella, a mansella, a macèndula, mansèdula	jaw, jawbone
u bavellu	chin
a tesa, u tupezzu, u topezzu	nape of the neck
u collu, u coddu	neck
a gola	throat
u senu	breast
a puppula	nipple
u tettulu, a tetta	teat
u pettu	chest
u core	heart
l'arteria	artery
a vena	vein
u sangue, u sangui	blood
u pulmone, u pulmonu / i pulmoni	lung(s)
u billicu	navel
u ventre, u ventru	belly
u stomacu	stomach
i stintini	intestines
u fegatu	liver
a bile, a bila	bile, gall
a melza, a milza, a merza, a mirza	spleen
u renu / i reni	kidney(s)
a viscica, a vescica, a "pisciatoghja"	bladder
l'urina, l'orina	urine
u nerbu, u narbu, u nervu, u narvu	nerve
u musculu / i musculi	muscle(s)
l'ossu	bone
u scheletru, u schenetru	skeleton
u dossu, a schiena, u spinu	backbone, spine
a spalla, a spadda	shoulder
u bracciu / i bracci	arm(s)
l'ascella, u tellu, u tittellu	armpit, (axilla)
u govitu	elbow
u polzu, u polsu	wrist
u pugnu	fist
a manu, a mana	hand
a palma di a manu	palm of the hand
u ditu / i diti	finger(s)
l'unghja, l'unghia	fingernail, nail
u culu e cule	"ass" buttocks
a coscia	thigh
l'anca, a zanca	leg
u ghjinochju / i ghjinochji	knee(s)
u pulpellu, u polpellu	calf
a cavichja / i cavichje, a cavicchia	ankle(s)
u calcagnu, u carcagnu	heel
u pede / i pedi	foot / feet
u ditu di u pede u ditu grossu, ditone	toe big toe

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