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Τη χώρας τα λόγια̤

Ti choras ta logia

ONE SOURCE

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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.

IN STANDARD GREEKΦήμες που δεν στέκουν
IN ENGLISHUnreliable rumours from strangers
ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Τη χώρας τα λόγια̤

The outsiders' words Gossip from strangers that cannot be trusted.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

  1. PLACEMatsouka-related ethnographic description; particular village not given
  2. SOURCE 1Vasileios Polatidis, «Ιδιωματισμοί της Ποντιακής διαλέκτου», part A (Kotsari; accessed 2026); section Χωρολόγι open
  3. COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
  4. PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
  5. CHECKING NOTERegional/local meanings given; author cites family/tradition but origin of each phrase not established; Source explicitly glosses expression

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