Example of "Sabir"
An example of Sabir (or Mediterranean Lingua Franca) can be read on Molière's comedy, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme:
| Sabir | Lombard | Italian | Spanish | Portuguese | Occitan (Provençal) | Latin | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Se ti saber | Se ti savè (Se te sè) | Se tu sapere (Se sai) | Si tú saber (Si sabes) | Se tu saber (Se sabes) | Se tu saber (Se sabes) | Si tu sapere (Si sapis) | If you know | |
| Ti responder | Ti respond (Respund) | Tu rispondere (Rispondi) | Tú responder (Responde) | Tu responder (Responde) | Tu respondre (Responde) | Tu respondere (Respondes) | You answer | |
| Se non saber | Se non savè (Se te sè no) | Se non sapere (Se non sai) | Si no saber (Si no sabes) | Se não saber (Se não sabes) | Se non saber (Se non sabes) | Si non sapere (Si non sapis) | If you do not know | |
| Tazir, tazir | Taz, Taz (Tas, Tas) | Tacere, tacere (Taci, taci) | Callarse, callarse (Cállate) | Calar-se, calar-se (Cala-te) | Tàiser, tàiser (Taise-ti, taise-ti) | Tacere, tacere (Tace, tace) | Be silent |
The Lombard, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Provençal, and Latin versions are not grammatically correct as they use the infinitive rather than inflected verb forms, but the Sabir form is obviously derived from the infinitive in those languages. The correct Lombard, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Provençal, and Latin is given in parentheses.
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