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* adio/ goodbye/ doviđenja

* alavia/ it's Ok! /u redu

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* avižat/to arrive

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* banak/ bench

* barka/ type of local boat

* bevanda/ wine with water/vino sa vodom

* beštija/animal/životinja

* bićerin/ small glass

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* bobon/ lolly

* botilja/ bottle

* cilo/ wine without water/vino bez vode

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* hoča/ lets go

* kajić/ type of local boat

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* koltirne/ curtins

* kamara/ bedroom/ soba

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* katrida/ chair/ ~~Stolica~~

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* katrida/ chair/stolica

* kapula/onion

* korač/ hammer/ čekić

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* kormilo/ rudder

* leut/ type of local boat

* libro/ book/ knjiga

* makina/ machine

* mlinko/ milk

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* noštromo/ first mate

* pamidora/ tomato

* perun/ fork

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* punistra/ window

* soldi /money /novac

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* skula/ school/ škola

* škver/ shipyard/ brodgradilište

* šporko/ dirty

* štrada/ street/ ulica

* šugaman/ beach towel

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* tata/ father/ otac

* tavajola/ napkin

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* ~~vaporu~~/ ferry/ trajekt

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* terpeza/ table/ stol

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* vapor/ ferry/ trajekt

* vara vamo/ move on

* zrcalo/mirror/ogledalo

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Korčula's old name was ''Corzula''. The island was from 1420 to 1797 part of the ''Republic of Venice''. Melaina Korkyra (Greek: Μέλαινα Κόρκυρα, "Black Corfu") was the name of the island given by ancient Cnidian Greeks. The Old-Slavic term was Krkar.

[[File:St Ivan.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The island of St Ivan (Vela Luka) photo by [[Peter Zuvela]]]]

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