Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Unique Common Words in todays Basque & Macedonian



Some transcription rules we have to have in mind: 'B' to 'V' common switch in Latin/Cyrilic transcription, 'L' to 'R' and viceversa common switch in Macedonian language, and Right to Left direction () of the Ancient Macedonic script,  which can help us to understand better the following examples: 


ENGLISH --- BASQUE ----- MAKEDONSKI

Happy ----- ZORIONTSU --- ZORI / OZAREN ('dawn(s)' / 'Sun-bathed')

Walk ---------- OINEZ ----------- OJME 

Burns --------- GORI ------------ GORI 

Hot ------------ BERO ---------- VRELO  

Fast ---------- AZKARA -------- ISKARA (in modern Macedonian used only to explain fast removing of something, for example: Ja iskara li kolata! - 'Did you move the car!')

Up ------------- GORA ----------- GORE

Stream ------- EREKA ---------- REKA ('river' in modern Macedonian)

Father --------- AITA ------------- ATA (ancient for father; todays TATO; ATINA(Athens) actualy means TATINA - 'of her father')

Son ------------ SEME ------- SEMEJSTVO (family)

Companion --- LAGUN ----- BLAGUN (ancient word preserved in popular songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSkza4WYPjk )
BLAGUNO - friendly companion
DEJČE - abreviated from Devojče - 'little girl'
MORI - vulgar form of 'Thou'
POŽARANČE - Požarani, place in Macedonia

Brother ----- ANAJAREN ---- NAJAREN (Best of, 'goodest' in modern Macedonian)

Ring --------- ERASTUN ------ PRSTEN

Steps -------- URATSEI ------- KORATSI (in Serbo-Coatian), 

dog ------------ ZAKUR -------- ZAGAR  (Hunting dog; Also 'KURJAK' in Serbo-Cro.: http://www.alaskanmalamute.rs/ )

axe ----------- AIZKORA ------- SEKIRA

strict ----------- ZOROT ---------- ZORT

Alive ------------- BIZI ------------ ŽIVI 

Clumzy -------- BALDAR ------ BALDjO

Energetic ------ BIZKOR ------- BRZ 

Dispute -------- AKAR ---------- KARA

Once ------------ BEHIN -------- BEHI ('Beše' in mod. Macedonian)

knee ----------- BELAUN ------ KOLENO

Head ----------- BURU
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Force ---------- INDARI ------ BURUNDARI ('marauders' in mod. Macedonian)

Ability ----------- AHAL ---------- AKAL

Fountain ------- ITURI --------- ISTURI ('sipping' in mod. Macedonian)