Loanwords in Dalmatian

here is, on the off chance anyone is interested, a brief list of some
loanwords in Dalmatian of which I have ascertained beyond a doubt their
origin.

SOUTH SLAVIC

~ = nasalisation of preceding vowel

-scu noun>adj derivational suffix from SSl -sk"

besyada = speech, oration < [besjada]
bran    = war < [branj]
vrag    = enemy < [vrag]
viacu = century < [vjak]
gaspod = master < [gospodj]
da = yes < [da]
jidouscu = Jewish < [Zidovjsk"]
jid = Jew < [Zid]
Yerdania = Jordan < [ierdan]
corabu = ship < [korablj]
nyadz = prince < [k"ne~dz] (" = hard sign in the cyrillic)
dan = tribute < [danj]
Grecia = Greece < *[grjtSka]
gad = lizard < [gad]
voyvod = voivod < [vojvod]
vesa = lead (v) < [vesti]
bracienu = bridal < [bratSjn"]
brac = wedding < [brak]
bogatu = rich < [bogat"]
licua = interest on money < [lixva]
loja = grape < [lozie] "vines"
mitar = taxman < [mItar] (I shows cyrillic "bI")
Pasca = easter < [pasxa]
rabota = serve (v) < [rabotati]
rab = servant [rab]
Slovian = Slav [slovianin]
slovianscu = Slavic [slovian"sk"]
sluga = slave [slouga]
filosofu = philosopher [filosof"]
zapadu = west [zapad]
pizda = cunt [pizda]

ILLYRIAN/ALBANIAN

fuscia = field [fu:sh@]
elb = barley [elb]

GERMAN

scipuru = track /Spur/
andel = trade /Handel/
fecheru = traffic /Verkehr/
tsigareta = cigarette /Zigarette/
capral = corporal (mil.) /Korporal/ (possibly not from German)
feldvebel = sergeant-major /Feldwebel/
locomotiva = locomotive /Lokomotiv/
racheta = rocket /Rakete/
cauciuc = rubber /Kautschuk/
scina = rail /Schiene/
virsciaftu = business /Wirtschaft/
scitayer = tax /Steuer/
ura = whore /Hure/
sergeant = sergeant /Sergeant/
leytnant = leftenant /Leutnant/
obers = colonel /Oberst/
scitalu = steel /Stahl/
clor = chlorine /Chlor/
himmelherrgott! = dammit! /Himmelherrgott!/

TURKISH

devlet = state /devlet/
giamia = mosque /cami/
mislimanscu = Muslim (adj) /mislimani/
misliman = Muslim (n)
dervisci = dervish /dervis,/
imam = imam
catip = cleric /katip/
yazigiu = clerk /yazicu/
selciuc = Seljuk /selc,uk/
pascia = pasha /pas,a/
boya = colour /boya/
bazar = bazaar /bazar/
aytnama = treaty

ITALIAN

eroplanu = aeroplane
eroportu = airport

ROMANI

cana! = now! (interjection only) /'kana/
cioru = poor /tSoro/
ciumu = kiss (n) /tSumi/
ciaya = lass /tShaj/
ciavo = bloke /tShavo/
dic! = look! /dikh/
gagiu = sumbitch (ie. disagreeable person) /gadZe/
giuva = louse /dZuv/
giucla = bitch /dZukli/
vachera = to speak /vaker-/

This is cool because this is my first conlang into which I can
conceivably, reasonably insert the many Romani words that pepper my speech
mainly in Hungarian but also occasionally in English.

-------ferko
Ferenc Gy. Valoczy

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