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VLEXICONS · PONTICΛΕΞΙΚΑ · ΠΟΝΤΙΑΚΑDraft under review
FIXED EXPRESSION / PROVERB · PROVERBS AND FIXED SAYINGS
Τη χώρας τα λόγια̤
Ti choras ta logia
ONE SOURCE
This shows how far the word has been checked, not how often it is used today.
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
PLACEMatsouka-related ethnographic description; particular village not given
SOURCE 1Vasileios Polatidis, «Ιδιωματισμοί της Ποντιακής διαλέκτου», part A (Kotsari; accessed 2026); section Χωρολόγιopen
COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
CHECKING NOTERegional/local meanings given; author cites family/tradition but origin of each phrase not established; Source explicitly glosses expression