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| The new arrivals to the island who were predominately Slavic (Shtokavian) speakers. This must have put the Slavic speaks (Old Croatian Slavic - Chakavian + Slavic - Shtokavian) on the island in a '''majority'''. Interesting today some [[Croatia|Croatians]] and Serbs share this dialect. Venetian was still Lingua franca on the island and must have replaced Latin as the official written language. | | The new arrivals to the island who were predominately Slavic (Shtokavian) speakers. This must have put the Slavic speaks (Old Croatian Slavic - Chakavian + Slavic - Shtokavian) on the island in a '''majority'''. Interesting today some [[Croatia|Croatians]] and Serbs share this dialect. Venetian was still Lingua franca on the island and must have replaced Latin as the official written language. |
| ====Korčula dialect and Venetian==== | | ====Korčula dialect and Venetian==== |
− | * afitat/rent -'''Venetian''': afìt | + | * adio/goodbye - Venetian: adio |
| + | * afitat/rent - Venetian: afìt |
| + | * ala/come on - Venetian: ala |
| + | * aria/air - Venetian: air |
| + | * arma/armed - Venetian: arma |
| * balun/football - Venetian: balón | | * balun/football - Venetian: balón |
| * banak/bench - Venetian: banca <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Jz2V1LL2u1YC&pg=PA19&dq=Bench+seat++in+Venetian&hl=en&ei=DSEbTb--Komlcb6vlLMK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Venetian-English English-Venetian:] When in Venice Do as the Venetians ''by'' Lodovico Pizzati (p19)</ref> | | * banak/bench - Venetian: banca <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Jz2V1LL2u1YC&pg=PA19&dq=Bench+seat++in+Venetian&hl=en&ei=DSEbTb--Komlcb6vlLMK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Venetian-English English-Venetian:] When in Venice Do as the Venetians ''by'' Lodovico Pizzati (p19)</ref> |
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| * barilo/ barrel - Venetian: barìla | | * barilo/ barrel - Venetian: barìla |
| * barka/type of local boat - Venetian: bàrca | | * barka/type of local boat - Venetian: bàrca |
| + | * bareta/ cap, hat - Venetian: bareta |
| * bevanda/wine with water- Venetian: bevànda ''"watery wine"'' | | * bevanda/wine with water- Venetian: bevànda ''"watery wine"'' |
| * beštimat/swear - Venetian: bestiemàr | | * beštimat/swear - Venetian: bestiemàr |
| * bićerin/small glass - Venetian: bicér ''"glass"'' | | * bićerin/small glass - Venetian: bicér ''"glass"'' |
| + | * bira/beer-Venetian: bira |
| + | * biskot/cookies-biscot |
| * boca/bottle - Venetian:boca | | * boca/bottle - Venetian:boca |
| * bonaca/the sea is dead calm - Venetian:bonàca | | * bonaca/the sea is dead calm - Venetian:bonàca |
| + | * bonbon/sweet - Venetian: bonbon |
| + | * botun/ botton - Venetian: boton |
| + | * bova/ bouy - Venetian: bova |
| + | * bura/ northern wind - Venetian: bora |
| + | * burin/ light northern wind - Venetian: borin |
| + | * buža/ hola - Venetian: bus ''or'' buxa |
| + | * Brigela/ local nickname- Venetian: brighela ''(meaning joker)'' |
| + | * britva/ knife- Venetian: britolada |
| * čorav/blind - Venetian: ciòro ''"blind person"'' | | * čorav/blind - Venetian: ciòro ''"blind person"'' |
| * '''Defora''' in old Venetian means ''"from the outside"''. | | * '''Defora''' in old Venetian means ''"from the outside"''. |
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| * šufit/ attic ''or'' loft - Venetian: sofìta | | * šufit/ attic ''or'' loft - Venetian: sofìta |
| </div> | | </div> |
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| == Historic classifies of Korčula's political life in the following phases== | | == Historic classifies of Korčula's political life in the following phases== |
| * Indigenous population of Korčula were '''Illyrians'''.<ref>The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 11 : The High Empire, AD 70-192 by Peter Rathbone</ref> It is believed that the Illyrians arrived in the Balkans approximately 1000 BC.<ref>The Illyrians (The Peoples of Europe) by John Wilkes,ISBN 0631198075-1996</ref> | | * Indigenous population of Korčula were '''Illyrians'''.<ref>The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 11 : The High Empire, AD 70-192 by Peter Rathbone</ref> It is believed that the Illyrians arrived in the Balkans approximately 1000 BC.<ref>The Illyrians (The Peoples of Europe) by John Wilkes,ISBN 0631198075-1996</ref> |