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Mystery great-aunt

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This photo with the writing on the reverse was my father's and I found it when he died.

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My mother says the woman is one of his aunts, but I don't know much more than that.

Please could someone translate the writing for me.

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is written in Italian. but the dialect of Emilia Romagna. I think Ferrara.
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D'ERRICO antoniette and FEOLA michael
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It is roumanian language, no italian language... and no italian dialect... ... best regards,
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As Suanj says it is Romanian. This is what a friend of mine says about it:
"offro con piacere questa fotografia ai miei cari, zia, cugini e cugine, con tanto affetto (amore) - poi si firma- Esterica..... poi di lato sulla parte sinistra, ha scritto: "nel giorno in cui ho compiuto 17 anni"
This pic has been given by the woman to her aunt and cousins saying that she loves them very much. Her name was Esterica and it was the day of her 17th birthday.

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Lucap wrote:As Suanj says it is Romanian. This is what a friend of mine says about it:
"offro con piacere questa fotografia ai miei cari, zia, cugini e cugine, con tanto affetto (amore) - poi si firma- Esterica..... poi di lato sulla parte sinistra, ha scritto: "nel giorno in cui ho compiuto 17 anni"
This pic has been given by the woman to her aunt and cousins saying that she loves them very much. Her name was Esterica and it was the day of her 17th birthday.

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Are you saying that matusà = cari, zia, cugini e cugina? :lol:
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scusate sono caduta sulla parola matusa che in ferrarese significa genitori..pensavo che era un dialetto.
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liviomoreno wrote:Are you saying that matusà = cari, zia, cugini e cugina? :lol:
Scusa Livio ma sono un po' "tardo": che intendevi dire?

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Lucap wrote:
liviomoreno wrote:Are you saying that matusà = cari, zia, cugini e cugina? :lol:
Scusa Livio ma sono un po' "tardo": che intendevi dire?

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Confrontando, parola per parola, la frase manoscritta con la traduzione offerta dal tuo amico ne deriva che in romeno la parola "matusa" significa "cari, zia, cugini e cugina"...
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Mi sembra di no: cugine e cugini dovrebbero essere "veri si verisoari"... almeno credo dal "conteggio" delle parole 8)

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Colpito e affondato :cry:
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:D

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