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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby kurupetos » Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:49 pm

DrCyprus wrote:Give me some indication on how this is relevant.

Italian, Spanish, Portugese e.t.c are all basically different 'dialects' of Latin but the people from these countries are not particularly of Roman origin.

We are talking about the lingo, doc.
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby Get Real! » Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:20 am

kurupetos wrote:
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kurupetos wrote:We discussed this in the past. Most of the so called Cypriot words are of Greek origin (ancient, medieval or modern), while the rest are Turkish, Arabic, French, Italian, etc. :wink:

Now find something more interesting to waste your time... :wink: :lol:

No they're not. They don't exist in Greek. Besides, Cypriots invented a written language some 2,000 years before anything the Greeks claim to have achieved.

http://www.ancientscripts.com/ws_timeline.html

Give me some examples of Cypriot words that don't exist in other languages... :wink:

I'll bombard you with hundreds just as soon as my main PC is back in order.
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby kurupetos » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:09 am

Get Real! wrote:
kurupetos wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
kurupetos wrote:We discussed this in the past. Most of the so called Cypriot words are of Greek origin (ancient, medieval or modern), while the rest are Turkish, Arabic, French, Italian, etc. :wink:

Now find something more interesting to waste your time... :wink: :lol:

No they're not. They don't exist in Greek. Besides, Cypriots invented a written language some 2,000 years before anything the Greeks claim to have achieved.

http://www.ancientscripts.com/ws_timeline.html

Give me some examples of Cypriot words that don't exist in other languages... :wink:

I'll bombard you with hundreds just as soon as my main PC is back in order.

Trojan virus? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby Get Real! » Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:40 pm

kurupetos wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
kurupetos wrote:Give me some examples of Cypriot words that don't exist in other languages... :wink:

I'll bombard you with hundreds just as soon as my main PC is back in order.

Trojan virus? :lol: :lol: :lol:

The motherboard is fucked which is a major disaster because I have to rebuild a machine from scratch plus transfer all my files and settings over to the new one so it's a major headache while I'm busy with other things.
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby kurupetos » Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:05 am

Get Real! wrote:
kurupetos wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
kurupetos wrote:Give me some examples of Cypriot words that don't exist in other languages... :wink:

I'll bombard you with hundreds just as soon as my main PC is back in order.

Trojan virus? :lol: :lol: :lol:

The motherboard is fucked which is a major disaster because I have to rebuild a machine from scratch plus transfer all my files and settings over to the new one so it's a major headache while I'm busy with other things.

Replace your motherboard with a fatherboard. :D
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby Lordo » Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:34 pm

has he had yahni fasulya
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby kurupetos » Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:13 pm

Lordo wrote:has he had yahni fasulya

That doesn't count. It's the same in formal Greek. :lol:
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby Lordo » Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:56 pm

you cheapskates you have stolen our words again.
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby kurupetos » Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:25 pm

Lordo wrote:you cheapskates you have stolen our words again.

No, I only stole your ass. 8) :lol: You can have it back, because it keeps farting. :shock:

Did you eat beans? :lol:
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Re: Mother Tongue: Our dialect and our education system

Postby Lordo » Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:07 pm

you aint got your own ass never mind anybady elses, you asshole.

your elam ass will be enjoyed in an 8 by 6. i hope you boys like prison food.
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