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Linguistic heritage you can hear

AI Calabria: listen to the voices of Calabrian dialects

Browse words, phrases, proverbs, idioms and testimonies submitted by users. Every item here has already been validated and linked to its municipality.

Validated entries1.729already public
Audio pronunciations188ready to listen to
Municipalities represented42with at least one entry
Guardians involved60who have contributed

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Public content already validated by AI Calabria’s Guardians.

Proverb New contribution Audio pronunciation
Luzzi CS

Fimmina senza arduri è cumu rosa senza adduri

In ItalianDona senza desiderio, è come rosa senza profumo,. È un bellissimo e antico proverbio calabrese (e siciliano, con la variante amuri / amuri), che paragona la donna che vive senza passione (ardore/amore) a una rosa che, per quanto bella, perde la sua essenza vitale e il suo fascino non avendo profumo.

Proverb New contribution Audio pronunciation
Luzzi CS

S'u 'mpriestu fossi buonu, a genti 'mpristassi ra muglieri

In ItalianSe il prestito fosse una cosa buona, la gente presterebbe la propria moglie".Viene utilizzato ironicamente per negare un favore o per rifiutarsi di prestare qualcosa, sostenendo che se un oggetto o un'azione fossero davvero vantaggiosi o innocui, nessuno se ne priverebbe, esattamente come nessuno presterebbe la propria moglie.

Idiom New contribution Audio pronunciation
Luzzi CS

Sabatu allegra cori, vjatu chini teni beddra la muglieri, e chini la teni brutta li scura ru cori

In Italian"Il sabato rallegra il cuore; beato chi ha la moglie bella, e chi ce l'ha brutta gli si oscura il cuore." Spiegazione Questo detto ironico gioca sulla saggezza popolare di un tempo, che associava la felicità domestica all'aspetto fisico della consorte. Il sabato, giorno di riposo e convivialità, diventa lo spartiacque: chi ha una moglie avvenente vive con gioia, chi invece deve convivere con una partner che non soddisfa i suoi canoni estetici si lascia sopraffare dalla malinconia.

Nursery rhyme New contribution Audio pronunciation
Luzzi CS

Jiennu a Muccuni cugliennu buttuni, jiennu e vinienni buttuni cuglìennu

In ItalianAndando a Mucone raccogliendo bottoni riandando e tornando bottoni raccogliendo

It is more than a playlist

Every voice you hear is part of the linguistic heritage preserved by AI Calabria.

The pronunciation remains linked to the word, its context and its territory. This is how a personal memory becomes public knowledge that can support the municipality book, research and future language technologies.

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1A person contributes

They submit a word, phrase or pronunciation from their local area.

2A Guardian validates it

They review the content before publication.

3The entry remains with the municipality

It becomes part of the local book and AI Calabria’s public ecosystem.

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What does AI Calabria’s Voices page contain?

It brings together users’ validated public contributions: words, phrases, expressions, proverbs, testimonies and audio pronunciations linked to their territory of origin.

What is the difference between Voices and the Atlas?

Voices is a public stream to browse and listen to. The Atlas organises the heritage by concepts, categories and local forms.

Are audio recordings and contributions checked?

Yes. They appear publicly only after validation and when publication consent and the project requirements are in place.

How can I add a word or pronunciation?

Open the Take part section, choose your municipality and add a text contribution or record an audio pronunciation.

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