Bosnian(?) items

Elena Levintova elenalev at IX.NETCOM.COM
Wed Oct 11 01:04:36 UTC 2000


Here is what my colleagues Goran Markovic and Anto Knezevic from the Serbian/
Croatian Curriculum Development say:
> Hi!
>
> Out of the three words:
> mesnica
> kafic
> prilovnica,
>
>       the first is common in all three languages (Serbian, Croatian,
> Bosnian) (butcher's shop)
>       "kafic" is a colloquial term for cafe, and although it was "born" in
> Bosnia, now it's more or less common for all three languages, and the
> third one is completely unknown to both Anto and me, so I think it's a
> misspelling or a mistake.
> So, no, they are not strictly Bosnian. Hope this helps him.

colkitto at SPRINT.CA wrote:

> Are the following items "Bosnian"?
>
> mesnica
> kafic
> prilovnica
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert Orr
>
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