Pomak language
Pomak language (
History
Some grammatical forms of the Rup dialects, published by the Danish linguist Holger Pedersen in 1907, have a striking resemblance to the grammatical forms of the Armenian language.[5][6] As well, the Rup dialects have slightly different forms of demonstrative suffixes (exercising also functions of the possessive pronouns) from the Bulgarian Tran dialect and the modern standard Macedonian language.[7]
There are publications concerning the vocabulary of the Rup dialects
According to the 1935 census in Turkey, 3881 people in
Examples
- Some phrases and words [citation needed]
English | Rhodope Pomak Dialect (Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli) |
---|---|
Hello | Dobar den (Formal), Zdravej (Informal) |
I am Pomak/Bulgarian/Bulgarian Muslim (man) | Ja sam Pomak/Balgarin/Balgarski Mohamedanin |
I speak bulgarian | Ja lafim balgarcko |
How are you? | Kak si? |
Thank you | Blagodarja |
Good day | Dobar den |
Children | Detine |
This chair | Aisos skemle |
That auntie | Ainos lelka |
Ibrahim is my uncle | Ibrahim e moj amiđa |
Hatiđa is my sister | Hatiđa e moja sestra |
My father | Mojet bubajko |
What are you doing? | Kina rabutaš? |
I knew | Ja znajeh |
Do you know? | Znaješ li ti? |
He was a good man | Toj beše dobar čilak |
I am from Xanthi | Ja sam ot Skeča |
One woman from the new village | Enna žena ot novoto selo |
One day and one night | Edin den i enna nošt |
Last year | Lani |
I love you | Milovam te |
Some words and phrases in the Pomak language are borrowed from Turkish, Greek, and other languages.
Grammar
Spatio-pragmatic and temporal-modal uses of nominals and noun modifiers
Three deictics (-s-, -t- and -n-) are used for spatio-pragmatic and temporal-modal reference in nominals. These deictics are used among others in noun modifiers such as definite articles and demonstratives:[13]
The cat | (close to the speaker, here and now) | Koteso |
The cat | (close to the addressee or realis past) | Koteto |
The cat | (distal, realis future, irrealis or habitual) | Koteno |
This is grand-father's snake | Aisos e dedvasa zmie | |
That is grand-father's chair | Ainos e dedvasa skemle |
References
- OCLC 475414332. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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- ^ Bulgarian dialectology; Stoyan Stoykov; 4th edition, 2002; pp.128-143
- ^ Иванов, Й. Българска диалектология. Пловдивско Университетско Издателство “П. Хилендарски”. Пловдив, 1994 г., с. 80 (Ivanov, J. Bulgarian Dialectology. Plovdiv University Press “P. Hilendarski”. Plovdiv, 1994, p. 80)
- ^ Պեդերսեն, Հ. Հին հայերէնի ցուցական դերանուները, Վիեննա, 1907, էջ 7 (in Armenian). (Pedersen, H. The Demonstrative Pronouns of the Old Armenian Language. Vienna, 1907, p. 7).
- ^ Tumanian, E. G. (in Russian) Drevnearmianskiĭ iazyk (Classical Armenian). Moskva, "Nauka", 1971, 448 p. (p. 274).
- ^ Iaroslav Iashchuk. On Possible Origin of the Postpositive Definite Article in Balkan Languages and Contribution of Armenian to Balkan Sprachbund Formation. In: Academia.edu [1]
- ^ "Речник на родопските думи".
- ^ Селян, Е. (in Bulgarian) Коренът "джур" в българска езикова среда. Сп. "Филология", Изд.: СУ "Св. Кл. Охридски", София, 1983, бр. 12 - 13, с. 137 – 139. (Selian, E. The Root "Jur" in the Bulgarian Language Environment. Magazine "Philology". Publisher: Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski", Sofia, 1983, issue 12-13, p. 137-139).
- ^ Голийски, П. (in Bulgarian) Ономастични и лексикални аспекти на арменското етническо присъствие в българските земи през средновековието. Автореферат на докторска дисертация. СУ "Св. Климент Охридски", ФКНФ, ЦИЕК, катедра "Класически Изток", секция "Арменска филология". София, 2005 г., 241 с. (Goliyski, P. Onomastic and lexical aspects of Armenian ethnic presence in the Bulgarian lands during the Middle Ages. Abstract of doctoral dissertation. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", FKNF, CELC, Department "Classic East," section "Armenian Studies." Sofia, 2005, p. 241).
- ISBN 978-954-322-230-8.
- OCLC 179911432. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Adamou, E. 2011, Temporal uses of Definite Articles and Demonstratives in Pomak (Slavic, Greece), Lingua 121(5) : 871-889.
Further reading
- Стойков, Ст. Българска диалектология. София, 1968. (Stoykov St. Bulgarian Dialectology. Sofia, 1968).
- Милетич, Л. Ловчанските помаци. София, Български преглед, г. V, кн. I, 1898, c. 67–78. (Miletic, L. The Lovech Pomaks. Sofia, Bulgarian Review, y. V, vol. I, 1898, p. 67-78).
- Савов, В. Ловчанските помаци и техния говор. Известия на семинара по славянска филология. София, 1931, кн. VII, с. 1–34. (Savov, V. The Lovech Pomaks and their language. Proceedings of the Workshop on Slavic Studies. Sofia, 1931, vol. VII, p. 1–34).
- Миков, В. Българските мохамедани в Тетевенско, Луковитско и Белослатинско. Родина, 1940 - 1941, No 3, с. 51–68. (Mikov, V. Bulgarian Muslims in Teteven, Lukovit, and Byala Slatina Country. Rodina, 1940–1941, No 3, p. 51–68).
- Български диалектен атлас. София, 1980, т. IV: с. Галата /под No 1471/, с. Добревци /под No 1458/ и с. Кирчево (Помашка Лешница) /под No 2306/. (Bulgarian Dialect Atlas. Sofia, 1980, section IV: the village of Galata –under No 1471, Dobrevtsi /under No 1458/, and Kirchevo (Pomak Leshnitsa) /under No 2306/).