Re: [Cz-L] Ukrainian in Yiddish

Abraham is perfectly correct. Any Czernowitzer who claims never to
have heard Ruthenian,
never went to the market and missed out on using particular sayings,
such as:
"Chort ne voznie" (the devil will not take him / it will not do him
any harm)
"na viru" (wild / uncivilized, such as a couple living together
without being married)
"na kinski vilegdi" (when the horses will have a holiday - never.)
On May 5, 2012, at 5:16 AM, Abraham Kogan wrote:

> Although it is true that the so-called Ukrainians in Bukowina spoke
> Ruthenian and not the real Ukrainian language I don't remember
> whether there
> was a particular province called Ruthenia. The language was
> considered as a
> dialect. We used it for communication with domestic servants, peasants
> bringing their produce to the markets, or on the streets, etc.
> Abraham K.
>

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