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| The information concerning the early Zuvelas of Korcula is taken from a local 19th century historian from Blato called '''Nikola Ostojic'''. He wrote a book<ref>Vela Luka-Historijsko Topografski Prikaz by Nikola Ostojić </ref> about the town of Vela Luka in 1852. It was originally written in [[Italy|Italian]] with a Venetian dialect. Italian was the official language of the Dalmatian province<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vNnNsCxz2wIJ:98.131.14.19/files/velaluka.hr/dokumenti/arhiv_vele_luke/izdavastvo/150_godina_skolstva.pdf+xuvella&cd=17&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au&client=safari Osnovna Škola "Vela Luka" Vela Luka Zbornik-150 Godina Školstva u Velaoj Luci] (p8)</ref> at the time and had been so for centuries. | | The information concerning the early Zuvelas of Korcula is taken from a local 19th century historian from Blato called '''Nikola Ostojic'''. He wrote a book<ref>Vela Luka-Historijsko Topografski Prikaz by Nikola Ostojić </ref> about the town of Vela Luka in 1852. It was originally written in [[Italy|Italian]] with a Venetian dialect. Italian was the official language of the Dalmatian province<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vNnNsCxz2wIJ:98.131.14.19/files/velaluka.hr/dokumenti/arhiv_vele_luke/izdavastvo/150_godina_skolstva.pdf+xuvella&cd=17&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au&client=safari Osnovna Škola "Vela Luka" Vela Luka Zbornik-150 Godina Školstva u Velaoj Luci] (p8)</ref> at the time and had been so for centuries. |
| In the 1860s Croatian (then referred to as Illirski)<ref>'''Illyricum''' was a province of the Roman Empire. It was named after one of the indigenous peoples in that region.</ref> was introduced by the [[Austria|Austrian]] authorities as a second language. It then slowly replaced Italian altogether. Thus the name Xuvella became Žuvela. | | In the 1860s Croatian (then referred to as Illirski)<ref>'''Illyricum''' was a province of the Roman Empire. It was named after one of the indigenous peoples in that region.</ref> was introduced by the [[Austria|Austrian]] authorities as a second language. It then slowly replaced Italian altogether. Thus the name Xuvella became Žuvela. |
− | [[File:N Ostojic.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Nikola Ostojic]] | + | [[File:N Ostojic.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Nikola Ostojic (1803-1869). |
− | [[File:Book-Ostojic.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Detail of Nikola Ostojic's writing.]] | + | |
| + | Also the author of ''Compendio Storico dell' Isola di Curzula''.]] |
| + | [[File:Book-Ostojic.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Detail of Nikola Ostojic's writing (p29).]] |
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| Historiclly the mother tongue of the majority of the population of the island of Korcula (in particularly the west end) is Croatian. The Korcula dialect <ref>The local dialect is sometimes referred to as ''Naski'' or more correctly ''Naški''. The '''š''' is pronounced '''sh'''. | | Historiclly the mother tongue of the majority of the population of the island of Korcula (in particularly the west end) is Croatian. The Korcula dialect <ref>The local dialect is sometimes referred to as ''Naski'' or more correctly ''Naški''. The '''š''' is pronounced '''sh'''. |
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− | * According to the locals (Vela Luka) the Zuvelas built Trullos. Locally they are referred to as a ''Vrtuljak''. | + | * According to the locals (Vela Luka) the Zuvelas built Trulli. Locally they are referred to as a ''Vrtuljak''. |
− | [[File:Zuvella Trullo.jpg|thumb|left|450px|A Zuvella Trullo.]] | + | [[File:Zuvella Trullo.jpg|thumb|left|450px|A Zuvela Trullo.]] |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
| + | <gallery> |
| + | Image:Zuvela Cross near Rasohatica.jpg |
| + | image:Zuvela Cross.jpg |
| + | image:FX Signature 1837.jpg |
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| + | </gallery> |
| == See also == | | == See also == |
| *[[Korcula Dialect|Korcula dialect]] | | *[[Korcula Dialect|Korcula dialect]] |
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[http://www.mediterano.hr/location.asp?id=6 Vela Luka-Mediterano] | | *[http://www.mediterano.hr/location.asp?id=6 Vela Luka-Mediterano] |
− | * [http://www.korcula.net/ Korcula Net] | + | *[http://www.korcula.net/ Korcula Net] |
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trullo Trullo] |
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