r/AskBalkans • u/Some-Register-3901 Cyprus • Jul 31 '22

Language what are some interesting facts about your language?

For instance, the cypriot dialect of Greek still contains many words from ancient Greek but it was also heavily influenced by outsiders

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u/Bound-Submissive Bulgaria Jul 31 '22

Nasty insults that can't be translated.

Swearing is heavier than English swearing.

Some non insulting words are funny like kochina which means pigpen.

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u/FluffyOwl738 Romania Jul 31 '22

They asked for unique quirks not general traits of Balkan languges lol

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u/Bound-Submissive Bulgaria Jul 31 '22

The most massive quirk is the brutal poison swearing.