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From: "Paul J. Kriha" <kriha_p@actrix.gen.nz>
Subject: Re: Slavic, IBM commercials
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coby@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Coby (Jacob) Lubliner) wrote:
>
> I have two question regarding Slavic languages.  I hope someone
> in sci.lang can answer them, and I would appreciate either
> e-mail or a post.
> 
> 1)  In Switzerland I bought a CD, made in Holland, of Geregorian
> chant sung by a group (not further identified) called Slovenska
> Kamerata.  How do I know whether the group is Slovak or Slovene?
> Incidentally, how do you say "Slovak" in Slovene and "Slovene" 
> in Slovak?


I am not a native speaker of Slovak but I take stab at 
some of it by extrapolating from Czech and Russian.
I think the group is most probably Slovak.

"Slovenska" = adjective Slovak/Slovakian in Slovak language
              (-a if related to feminine noun, ie Kamerata)
              (-y masculine adjective, -e neutrum adjective)
"Slovensko" = Slovakia in Slovak
"Slovinsko" = Slovenia in Slovak
"Slovin/Slovinec" = Slovene person in Slovak

I am not sure about exact Slovene spelling so 
I leave it for somebody else to supply the exact answer.

However, I am almost sure that Slovenes would not
spell Slovenian as "Slovenska".


Paul JK
