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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).]]

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'''.  

* 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.]]

 

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Korcula Dialect|Korcula dialect]]

*[[Korcula Dialect|Korcula dialect]]

==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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