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
Head ----------- BURU
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Force ---------- INDARI ------ BURUNDARI ('marauders' in mod. Macedonian)
Fountain ------- ITURI --------- ISTURI ('sipping' in mod. Macedonian)
Alive ------------- BIZI ------------ ŽIVI
Clumzy -------- BALDAR ------ BALDjO
Energetic ------ BIZKOR ------- BRZ
Dispute -------- AKAR ---------- KARA
Once ------------ BEHIN -------- BEHI ('Beše' in mod. Macedonian)
knee ----------- BELAUN ------ KOLENO
Head ----------- BURU
+
Force ---------- INDARI ------ BURUNDARI ('marauders' in mod. Macedonian)
Ability ----------- AHAL ---------- AKAL
Fountain ------- ITURI --------- ISTURI ('sipping' in mod. Macedonian)
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