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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby Sotos » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:42 pm

DT. wrote:Half-arsed attempt to write in Cypriot...half of it steers back to kalamaristika. eg.... μεν στεναχωριεσε should be μεν στεναχωρκεσε. No self respecting Cypriot would say ξαπλωμενη....they'd say απλουμενη


True. But "στεναχωρκεσε" and "στεναχωριεσε" is still Greek from the same exact root. And απλουμενη is from απλομένη, again the same thing basically. There are small differences which is why we call it the Cypriot DIALECT. But it is not a different language.
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby Get Real! » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:43 pm

DT. wrote:Half-arsed attempt to write in Cypriot...half of it steers back to kalamaristika. eg.... μεν στεναχωριεσε should be μεν στεναχωρκεσε. No self respecting Cypriot would say ξαπλωμενη....they'd say απλουμενη

I doubt you can comprehend Pavlos Liassides' writings so I thought I'd start you off with something mild.
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby Sotos » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:44 pm

Get Real! wrote:I think we’re all aware by now Sotos of your Greek Junta education… you probably see “21st April” and jump to attention!

Ah you poor thing… :(


The difference is more general. I am educated, you are not ;)
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby Get Real! » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:46 pm

Sotos wrote:
Get Real! wrote:I think we’re all aware by now Sotos of your Greek Junta education… you probably see “21st April” and jump to attention!

Ah you poor thing… :(


The difference is more general. I am educated, you are not ;)

Yes indeed… the Generals did it! :lol:
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby DT. » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:46 pm

Get Real! wrote:
DT. wrote:Half-arsed attempt to write in Cypriot...half of it steers back to kalamaristika. eg.... μεν στεναχωριεσε should be μεν στεναχωρκεσε. No self respecting Cypriot would say ξαπλωμενη....they'd say απλουμενη

I doubt you can comprehend Pavlos Liassides' writings so I thought I'd start you off with something mild.


ηταν αρφος του παππου μου ρε ποντιε :lol: , μακαριστικεν το 85. Εβαλαν μας με το ζορι να τον θκιαβαζουμε
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby Get Real! » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:49 pm

DT. wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
DT. wrote:Half-arsed attempt to write in Cypriot...half of it steers back to kalamaristika. eg.... μεν στεναχωριεσε should be μεν στεναχωρκεσε. No self respecting Cypriot would say ξαπλωμενη....they'd say απλουμενη

I doubt you can comprehend Pavlos Liassides' writings so I thought I'd start you off with something mild.


ηταν αρφος του παππου μου ρε ποντιε :lol: , μακαριστικεν το 85. Εβαλαν μας με το ζορι να τον θκιαβαζουμε

Ebreben na andrebese kalo… :?

You’ve just fallen from grace BIG TIME in my eyes! :(
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby Sotos » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:51 pm

Get Real! wrote:
DT. wrote:Half-arsed attempt to write in Cypriot...half of it steers back to kalamaristika. eg.... μεν στεναχωριεσε should be μεν στεναχωρκεσε. No self respecting Cypriot would say ξαπλωμενη....they'd say απλουμενη

I doubt you can comprehend Pavlos Liassides' writings so I thought I'd start you off with something mild.


Yeah ... words such as "καλπόλ" definitively connect us back to our ancient Cypriot roots! Next thing GR will tell us that Cypriots invented modern medicine and that we should sue Johnson & Johnson for trademark violation :lol:
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby DT. » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:54 pm

Get Real! wrote:
DT. wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
DT. wrote:Half-arsed attempt to write in Cypriot...half of it steers back to kalamaristika. eg.... μεν στεναχωριεσε should be μεν στεναχωρκεσε. No self respecting Cypriot would say ξαπλωμενη....they'd say απλουμενη

I doubt you can comprehend Pavlos Liassides' writings so I thought I'd start you off with something mild.


ηταν αρφος του παππου μου ρε ποντιε :lol: , μακαριστικεν το 85. Εβαλαν μας με το ζορι να τον θκιαβαζουμε

Ebreben na andrebese kalo… :?

You’ve just fallen from grace BIG TIME in my eyes! :(

:mrgreen:
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby miltiades » Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:17 pm

Na pshiastis che na yinis sanii, commonly used in Paphos.
Kals kalos o shiros mas chevgiken halazhiaris , yamoto cheratontou mesa :lol:
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Re: Do you know the Cypriot language?

Postby Nikitas » Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:26 pm

https://youtu.be/R5XXF-Lw6wk

Rodos, same dialect, as in most of the Dodekanisa, my other place of origin.
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