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==Additional words from the Korčula dialect==
==Additional words from the Korčula dialect==
(Korčula dialect/English/Croatian)
(Korcula dialect/English/Croatian)
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* adio/ goodbye/ doviđenja
* adio /goodbye/ doviđenja
* alavia/ it's Ok! /u redu
* alavia /it's Ok! /u redu
* avižat/to arrive
* avižat /to arrive
* banak/ bench
* banak /bench
* barka/ type of local boat
* barka /type of local boat
* bevanda/ wine with water/vino sa vodom
* bevanda /wine with water/vino sa vodom
* beštija/animal/životinja
* beštija /animal/životinja
* bićerin/ small glass
* bićerin /small glass
* bobon/ lolly
* bobon /lolly
* botilja/ bottle
* botilja /bottle
* cilo/ wine without water/vino bez vode
* bura /local wind
* cukar/ sugar/ šečer
* cilo /wine without water/vino bez vode
* čakule/ gosip
* cukar /sugar/ šečer
* čagalj/ jackal
* čakule /gosip
* damižana/ a netted bottle
* čagalj /jackal
* fabrika/factory/ tvornica
* damižana /a netted bottle
* fermai/ stop/ stani
* '''Defora''' in old Venetian means ''"from the outside"''.
* fabrika /factory/ tvornica
* fermai /stop/ stani
* fortuna/ strong wind
* fortuna/ strong wind
* fumati/ smoking/pušiti
* fumati/ smoking/pušiti
* kormilo/ rudder
* kormilo/ rudder
* leut/ type of local boat
* leut/ type of local boat
* levant/ local wind
* libro/ book/ knjiga
* libro/ book/ knjiga
* maistral /local wind
* makina/ machine
* makina/ machine
* mama/ mother/majka
* mlinko/ milk
* mlinko/ milk
* noštromo/ first mate
* noštromo/ first mate
* soldi /money /novac
* soldi /money /novac
* skula/ school/ škola
* skula/ school/ škola
* šiloko/ local wind
* škver/ shipyard/ brodgradilište
* škver/ shipyard/ brodgradilište
* šporko/ dirty
* šporko/ dirty
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.
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]]]]
[[File:St Ivan.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The island of St Ivan (Vela Luka) photo by [[Peter Zuvela]]]]
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