Language/Corsican/Vocabulary/Nature-and-Environment

a natura - nature

Nature in Corsican

Salutu Corsican Learners! 😃

➡ In today's lesson you will learn some vocabulary related to nature, environment, pollution in Corsican.

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Corse	English
u pastore	shepherd, sheep herder
a machja	(shrubland)
a campagna u campagnolu	countryside countryman
u solu	soil, ground
sottuterra	underground
a terra	earth
u terramotu, u seismu	earthquake
u maremotu	tidal wave
a pulvera, a polvera	dust
u fangu, a fanga	mud
l'arzilla, a terra rossa	clay
u caulinu	kaolin
a creta	chalk
a baina, l'abaina, u bainu, l'abainu	slate
l'erba, l'arba a ghjerba	grass lawn
u trèfulu, u trifògliu	clover, (shamrock)
a filetta, a filicaghja	fern
u fenu, u fienu	hay
a pàglia	straw
a pianta	plant
u fiore, u fioru	flower
u girasole	sunflower
a rosula, (a rosa)	rose
u tulipanu	tulip
l'arburu / l'arburatura	tree(s)
u legnu	wood
u boscu	woodland, woods
a furesta, a selva	forest
a ghjangala	jungle
u parcu	park
u pumpiere, u pumpieru	fireman, firefighter
u focu	fire
u fumu, a fume	smoke
cennere	ashes
u vulcanu	volcano
u crateru	crater
l'eruzzione	eruption
a serra	sierra
a muntagna	mountain
u monte	mount
u poghju, u poghiu	hillock
a cullina, a culletta, u cullettu	hill
a grotta, a caverna, a spelunca, a spelonca, a spilunca, a spilonca	cave
a valle, a valla, a vanga	valley
a diga	dam
la spiscia	waterfall
u lagu, u lavu	lake
u stagnu	pond
a padula, a paluda u pantanu	marsh, swamp
a piaghja, a pianura	plain
u pratu	meadow, grassland
a pascura, u pasculu	pasture
u campu	field
u pozzu	water well
u ponte	bridge
u ruscellu	stream, brook
u fiume, u riu	river
l'oceanu	ocean
u mare	sea
l'alga, (l'àlica)	seaweed, algae
u maròsulu / i maròsuli	sea wave(s)
a sciuma di mare	foam
a vapore	vapor, steam
l'arcipelagu	archipelago
l'isula l'isulella, l'isulottu	island islet
u strettu	strait(s)
a costa	coast
a marina	beach
l'oasi	oasis
u desertu	desert
a rena, l'arena	sand
u ghjombulu	pebble
a petra	stone
a rocca u scogliu / i scogli	rock(s)
u marmaru, u marmeru	marble
u cristallu	crystal
u diamante	diamond
u rubinu	ruby
u smirallu	emerald
u zaffiru	sapphire
l'ambra, l'ambru	amber
u ghjavazzu	jet
u carbone	coal
u petroliu, petrollu	oil, (petroleum)
u gasu	gas
l'uraniu	uranium
u metallu	metal
u piumbu, u piombu	lead
u zingu	zinc
u stagnu	tin
u ferru, (u farru)	iron
l'acciaghju, l'acciaru	steel
u ramu	copper
u brunzu, u bronzu	bronze
u lattone	brass
l'allumìniu	aluminum
l'argentu	silver
l'oru	gold

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