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Examples of Corzulot words compared with Vegliot, English and Croatian:

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(Corzulot<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian_language#Corzulot_Dialect Wikipedia: Dalmatian language]</ref>/Vegliot/English/Croatian)

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(Corzulot <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian_language#Corzulot_Dialect Wikipedia: Dalmatian language]</ref>/Vegliot/English/Croatian)

*Buža/Bus/Hole/Rupa

*Čimitir/Čimitier/Graveyard/Groblje

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*Kantat/Cantar/To sing/Pjevati

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'''Encyclopedia Britannica''' on Vegliot:<ref>'''Encyclopedia Britannica''': History & Society-Vegliot Dalmatian

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'''Encyclopedia Britannica''' on Vegliot: <ref>'''Encyclopedia Britannica''': History & Society-Vegliot Dalmatian

</ref> {{Cquote| ''Romance language formerly spoken along the Dalmatian coast from the island of Veglia (modern Krk) to Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik). Ragusan Dalmatian probably disappeared in the 17th century. The Vegliot Dalmatian dialect became extinct in the 19th century''.}}

==Additional words from the Korcula dialect==

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* aria/ air/ zdrak (Venetian: aria)

* arma/ armed (Venetian: arma)

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* avižat<ref>The ž is is pronounced ''zh''.</ref>/ to arrive

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* avižat <ref>The ž is is pronounced ''zh''.</ref>/ to arrive

* baba/ grandmother (In Venetian it means ''nanny'')

* baleta/ bullet/ metak (Venetian:bal)

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* buža/ hole/ rupa (Venetian: bus ''or'' buxa)

* cilo/ wine without water/vino bez vode

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* cukar/ sugar/ šečer

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* cukar/ sugar/ šečer (Venetian: sucaro)

* čakule/ gossip

* čagalj/ jackal

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* figura/ figure (Venetian: figura)

* forma/ shape (Venetian: forma)

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* fraja/ to go out and have a good time (Venetian: fraja-happy company ''or'' happy bunch)

* frigati/ to fry (Romance Dalmatian: fregur)

* forca/ power (apply with strength)

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* guzica/ bottom

* hoča/ lets go

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~~{{col-break}}~~

* kadena/ chain (Romance Dalmatian:''kataina'')

* kajić/ type of local boat

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* ~~kalafats~~, means masters (shipyard workers) who filled the fissures between boards on a wooden boat.

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* Kalafats, means masters (shipyard workers) who filled the fissures between boards on a wooden boat.

* kamara/ bedroom/ soba (Latin:camera-vault, vaulted room)

* kantat/ to sing/ pjevati (Latin:canto)

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* katrida/ chair/stolica (Romance Dalmatian:'' katraida'')

* katun/ corner

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* klapa/ an a cappella form of music (Venetian:clapa ''"singing crowd"'')

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* '''klapa'''/ an a cappella form of music <ref>The traditional '''Klapa''' was composed of up to a dozen male singers (in recent times there are ''female'' Klape groups). Klapa singing dates back centuries. The arrival of the Croatians to Dalmatia and their subsequent settlement in the area, began the process of the cultural mixing of Slavic culture with that of the traditions of the Roman-Latin population of Dalmatia. This process was most evident in the coastal and island regions of Dalmatia. In the 19th century a standard form of Klapa singing emerged. Church music heavily influences the arrangements of this music giving it the musical form that exists today.</ref> (Venetian:clapa ''"singing crowd"'')

* koltrine/ curtains

* kontra /against/protiv (Latin:contra)

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* kormilo/ rudder

* kužin/cousin/rođak (Venetian:cuxìn)

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* lacun/ bed-sheets

* lapis/ pencil/ olovka (Venetian: apis)

* lavadin/ washbasin (Venetian: lavandin)

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* lešada/ a type of fish soup (boiled)/ Lesada in Venetian means ''boil''.

* leut/ type of local boat

* levant/ local wind

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* mama/ mother/majka

* Maragun/ wood worker (Venetian:Marangòn)

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* mapa/map (Venetian: mapa)

* mezo/in between (Venetian:mèzo ''"half"'')

* mlinko/ milk

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* mudante/underwear (Venetian: mudande)

* noštromo/ boatswain

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* pamidora/ tomato ([[Italy|Italian]]: pamidore)

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* pamidora/ tomato ([[Italy|Italian]] pamidore)

* pandur/ policemen/ policija (Venetian: panduro)

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* papit/ this ''word'' is used when feeding a child/ jedi djete/ (Venetian: papa-means ''baby food'')

* perun/ fork (Venetian: pirón ''from'' [[Greece|Greek]]: pirouni)

* piat/ plate

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* pistun/ piston (Venetian: piston)

* pitura/ paint (Venetian: pitura-painting)

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* ~~poć~~ na ribe/ going fishing/ ići na ribanje

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* '''Poć na ribe.'''/ going fishing/ ići na ribanje

* postoli/ shoes/ cipele

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* postelja/bed

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* postelja/ bed

* punistra/ window (Latin:fenestra)

* rič/word

* ritko/ not often

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* setemana/ week/ tijedan (Venetian: setemana)

* spim/I'm sleeping

* skula/ school/ škola

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* soldi /money /novac (Latin:solidus)

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* soldi / money /novac (Latin:solidus)

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* soto/ underneath/ ispod (Venetian:sot ''or'' soto)

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* šetan/ attractive or good looking (Venetian:setan-grace, well mannered)

* šija/ reverse/ natrag

* šiloko/ local wind (Venetian: siròco)

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* škoj/ island/otok

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* škoj/ island/ otok

* škver/ shipyard/ brodgradilište

* špirit/ spirit

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* šugaman/ beach towel

* tata/ father/ otac

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* torta/ a type of cake (Venetian:torta-cake)

* tavajola/ tablecloth (Venetian:toaja)

* terpeza/ table/ stol

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* vedro/ clear sky (originally from Romance Dalmatian, ''vedar - to see'')

* Vi ga niste vidili./You did not see him.

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* zeje/local dish

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* zeje/ local dish

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* zrcalo/mirror/ogledalo

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* zrcalo/ mirror/ ogledalo

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Each town and village on the island have their own unique version of the dialect.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korcula#Geography Wikipedia:] Korcula, Vela Luka and Blato and the coastal villages of Lumbarda and Racisce and in the interior Zrnovo, Pupnat, Smokvica and Cara.</ref> The Korčula dialect is found in the local folk music. The local Klape groups (an a cappella form of music) sing using the Korčula dialect.<ref>The traditional '''Klapa''' was composed of up to a dozen male singers (in recent times there are female Klape groups). Klapa singing dates back centuries. The arrival of the Croatians to Dalmatia and their subsequent settlement in the area, began the process of the cultural mixing of Slavic culture with that of the traditions of the Roman-Latin population of Dalmatia. This process was most evident in the coastal and island regions of Dalmatia. In the 19th century a standard form of Klapa singing emerged. Church music heavily influences the arrangements of this music giving it the musical form that exists today.</ref> The well know Croatian singer, ''Oliver Dragojevic'', has used the dialect in his music.

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Each town and village on the island have their own unique version of the dialect.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korcula#Geography Wikipedia:] Korcula, Vela Luka and Blato and the coastal villages of Lumbarda and Racisce and in the interior Zrnovo, Pupnat, Smokvica and Cara.</ref> The Korčula dialect is found in the local folk music. The local Klape groups (an a cappella form of music) sing using the Korčula dialect. The well know Croatian singer, ''Oliver Dragojevic'', has used the dialect in his music.

Korčula's old name was ''Curzola''. The island was from 1420 to 1797 part of the ''Republic of Venice''. The Old-Slavic term was Krkar. According to [[Directory:Korcula History|Nikola Ostojic]] the Greeks named it "Black Corfu" (Corcira Melaena) after their homeland and the dense woods on the island.

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[[File:St Ivan.jpg|thumb|left|~~360px~~|The island of St Ivan (Vela Luka) photo by [[Peter Zuvela]]]]

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[[File:St Ivan.jpg|thumb|left|380px|The island of St Ivan (Vela Luka) photo by [[Peter Zuvela]]]]

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== See also ==

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* [http://www.oliver.hr/en/index.html Oliver Dragojevic-Official Web Site]

[[File:St Damian.jpg|thumb|left|470px|The Chapel of Saint Cosmas (Kuzma) and Saint Damian on the island of Korcula. The Chapel is from the 6th century AD. Photo by [[Peter Zuvela]] ]]

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