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'''Korcula dialect''' ''(or Korčulanski)'' is a Croatian dialect from the island of Korčula. The dialect has remnants of the extinct Romance language ''Dalmatian''.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KZMjAQAAIAAJ&q=Dalmatian+language+korcula&dq=Dalmatian+language+korcula&hl=en&ei=WmNGTPzMH4GyvgPGq_i4Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ Collegium antropologicum, Volumes 15-16] by Croatian Anthropological Society, School of Biological Anthropology -1991</ref> The Dalmatian remnants within the dialect have been referred to as Corzulot.

'''Korcula dialect''' ''(or Korčulanski)'' is a Croatian dialect from the island of Korčula. The dialect has remnants of the extinct Romance language ''Dalmatian''.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KZMjAQAAIAAJ&q=Dalmatian+language+korcula&dq=Dalmatian+language+korcula&hl=en&ei=WmNGTPzMH4GyvgPGq_i4Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ Collegium antropologicum, Volumes 15-16] by Croatian Anthropological Society, School of Biological Anthropology -1991</ref> The Dalmatian remnants within the dialect have been referred to as Corzulot.

Examples of Corzulot words compared with Vegliot, English and Croatian:

Examples of Corzulot words compared with Vegliot,<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica: History & Society-Vegliot Dalmatian

*Romance language formerly spoken along the Dalmatian coast from the island of Veglia (modern Krk) to Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik). Ragusan Dalmatian probably disappeared in the 17th century. The Vegliot Dalmatian dialect became extinct in the 19th century.</ref> English and Croatian:

(Corzulot/Vegliot/English/Croatian)

(Corzulot/Vegliot/English/Croatian)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian_language#Corzulot_Dialect Wikipedia: Dalmatian language]</ref>

*Buža/Bus/Hole/Rupa  

*Buža/Bus/Hole/Rupa  

*Čimitir/Čimitier/Graveyard/Groblje

*Čimitir/Čimitier/Graveyard/Groblje

*Jeloz/Golaus/Jealous/Ljubomoran

*Jeloz/Golaus/Jealous/Ljubomoran

*Kantat/Cantar/To sing/Pjevati

*Kantat/Cantar/To sing/Pjevati

(Korcula dialect/English/Croatian)

(Korcula dialect/English/Croatian)

* Alavia /It's Ok! /U redu

* alavia / it's Ok! /u redu

* Bevanda / Wine with water /Vino sa vodom

* bevanda / wine with water /vino sa vodom

* Beštija/animal/životinja

* beštija/animal/životinja

* Čagalj/jackal

* cilo / wine without water /vino bez vode

* Cilo / Wine without water /Vino bez vode

* čagalj/jackal

* Fumati /Smoking /Pušiti

* fumati /smoking /pušiti

* Soldi /Money /Novac

* griža/hard stone

* Zrcalo /Mirror /Ogledalo

* gira/a fish from Croatia

* gustrina/rainwater reservoir

* kapula/onion

* soldi /money /novac

* zrcalo/mirror/ogledalo

Each town and villages on the island have their unique version of the dialect.   

Each town and villages on the island have their unique version of the dialect.   

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==External Links==

==External Links==

[http://www.korcula.net/ KorčulaNET]

*[http://www.korcula.net/ KorčulaNET]

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