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* bura /local wind

* butiga /shop

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* Di greš?/Where are you going?

* cilo /wine without water/vino bez vode

* cukar /sugar/ šečer

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* '''Defora''' in old Venetian means ''"from the outside"''.

* fabrika /factory/ tvornica (Latin: fabrica- manufacture ''or'' to craft, trade, art, trick, device)

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* fabrikat/trick

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* fabrikat/to trick

* feral / a gas or petroleum lamp for attracting fish (night fishing)

* fermai /stop/ stani

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* koltrine/ curtins

* kontra /against/protiv (latin:contra)

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* korač/ hammer/ ~~čekić~~

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* korač/ hammer/

* kormilo/ rudder

* leut/ type of local boat

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* piat/ plate

* postoli/ shoes/ cipele

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* postelja/bed

* punistra/ window (latin:fenestra)

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* spim/I'm sleeping

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* skula/ school/ škola

* soldi /money /novac

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* skula/ school/ škola

* šiloko/ local wind

* škver/ shipyard/ brodgradilište

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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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