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Pomak language ?
bogutevolu:
Dear brother Boyan and ofcourse other respectful friends.
My arguments was written for reminding the presence of Pomak people in Turkey and how they thinking of. They need to take into consideration. Please do not think unilateral.
We would like to turn your attention that we are sensible to maintain our Pomak identity.
I agree the majority of your espressions. But our statement convey our concerns.
Not denying of our Pomak identity as a historical reality is enough for us.
Pomak intentions of separatism has not been anywhere.
We define our language as “Pomaski ezik” in Turkey not Bulgarian. Also we define ourselves as Pomaks. This is the simple reality from the point of an ordinary Pomak mentality in Turkey.
If you are sensitive in your side, we are also sensitive in our side. Pomaks are not officially accepted in Turkey. In the same way in Bulgaria. All rhetorics about no existency of such a people called Pomak. In Turkey you are pedigree Turk and in Bulgaria you are pure Bulgarian.
We are an intersection of two opposite directions. I suppose that the two country have agreed that Pomaks in Turkey must become Turk, but Pomaks in Bulgaria is Bulgarian. We do not have any other way? Preserving our Pomak identity?
We just want to live in the democratic countries and to preserve our own culture. That’s it.
Are we saying something different? Such as separatism, federalism or autonomy. No such thing.
Тоска:
Our discussion language is english. Usage of other languages are not allowed here!
Konumuz pomak dilinin varlığıdır. İngilizce haricindeki diller ile yorumda bulunmanıza izin verilmemektedir!
Темата е свързан с помашки език и Забранено е използването на други езици освен английски!
Ерол:
I haven't read the whole topic, if I say something repeated I beg you excuse me
I wouldn't say that the Pomakian language exists, we all now that it's a Bulgarian dialect. In fact, it is called Rupian dialect (Рупски диалект) and if you search in wikipedia you'll find a lot of information about this dialect and the regions were it's spoken.
If I say that I wouldn't like the Rupian dialect to be an official language, maybe plenty of you would jump against me. But I am persistent to my opinion.
Maybe in a three centuries period of time the Pomakian way of speaking will be so changed that could be considered as an alternate language, and it is then when it should be considered an official language. Up to now it's been considered a dialect and I have nothing against that. I don't see the point of making a new language official as it would die in a very short period of time, and it will end the same as it is now.
Let's take for example India, this country has MILLIONS of dialects (literally) and there are hundreds of this dialects which die EVERY DAY. If they made official every single dialect in that country, what would be the aim of that? Or even if they didn't make official every dialect they have, even if they made official only the most spoken dialects, that country would have thousands of official languages, and who's going to study all that philologies? In the end, there is no point of that, just a waste of time, in my opinion.
Many of you would disagree with me, but I don't care, I really think that there is no need to make official a language which is considered a minor dialect.
I'm not saying that I wouldn't be happy if that happened, what I'm saying is that I don't see the point of doing this.
Тоска:
Aspects of Multilingualism in European Border Regions
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Lublin Voivodeship and South Tyrol
ISBN 978 - 88 - 88906 - 34 - 8
Ерол:
I'm sick and tired to listening of nonsenses. Another book in which the author meant what he wanted without being informed of anything.
Anyway, we are already accustomed!
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