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articles1 Makedonika II: The Ancient Macedonian Language (Testimonia)

A. Testimonia (a) In a scene from the Attic comedy "Macedonians", by the 5th-century writer Strattis, an Athenian asks ή σφύραινα δ' έ'στι τίς;('sled-fish, what do you mean?), and a Macedonian replies "κέστραν μεν ΰμμες ώττικοΐ κικλήσκετε" ('wha ye Attics ca' a hammer-fush, ma freen'). In order to appreciate the value of the Macedonian's reply for ...

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