Comparative Tables
| Latin | Astur-Leonese | Cantabrian | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| altum | altu | altu | alto | high |
| quasi | cuasi | casi | casi | almost |
| dicere | dicir | dicir/icir | decir | to say |
| facere | facer/facere | jacer | hacer | to do |
| focum | fueu/fuegu | jueu/juegu | fuego | fire |
| flammam | llama | llama | llama | flame |
| legere | lleer | leyer | leer | to read |
| linguam | llingua | lengua | lengua | language |
| lumbum | llombu | lombu | lomo | loin |
| matrem | madre | madri | madre | mother |
| mirulum | mierbu | miruellu | mirlo | blackbird |
| monstrare | mostrar | amuestrar | mostrar | to show |
| nostrum | nuestru/nuesu | muestru | nuestro | ours |
| tussem | tose | tus | tos | cough |
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