In a recent news report, we read of a heat wave (une ondade di cjalt) in Friûl; we now read of an ongoing robbery wave (une ondade di robariis) in the region.
Thieves are still on the go (i laris a son ancjemò in azion) around Friûl (ator pal Friûl). Hoodlums entered a home (i malvivents a son jentrâts intune abitazion) in Basilian (a Basilian). Having broken the safe (fiscade la cassefuarte), the robbers stole one thousand euros’ worth of money (i ladrons a àn puartât vie bêçs par mil euros) and two pistols (e dôs pistolis): a forty-five calibre revolver (une calibri cuarantecinc a tambûr) and a nine millimetre semi-automatic (e une nûf milimetris semiautomatiche) with its bullets (cu lis palotulis). The owner filed a report (il proprietari al à presentade denunzie) as soon as the robbery had been discovered (a pene scuvierte la robarie). / Riferiment: La Vôs dai Furlans.
Un lari che al jentre intune cjase furlane:
If a robber enters the house (se un lari al jentre te cjase), make noise (fâs sunsûr) and turn on the lights (e impie lis lûs). Gather your family into a room (tire dongje la tô famee intune cjamare). Gun laws in Italy are strict (lis leçs su lis armis in Italie a son severis), so do not chase after a robber who is taking off (alore no sta corii daûr a un lari che al scjampe), otherwise you will not be able to claim self-defence (câs diviers no tu podarâs invocâ la difese legjitime).
Related: Pepper spray is permitted in Italy (il spray al pevaroncin al è permetût in Italie). Pronunciation: The masculine noun spray is pronounced sprài in Friulian; in other words, it sounds like the English word spry. Also: The feminine noun palotule identifies a bullet; it is pronounced with tonic stess on the second syllable (palòtule). A bullet is also identified by the feminine noun bale.