buscimisi

From Buscema (“Buscemi”) +‎ -isi (toponymic suffix).

• IPA^(key): /bʊʃ.ʃɪˈmi.sɪ/

buscimisi (feminine singular buscimisa, masculine and feminine plural buscimisi)

1. Of, from, or related to Buscemi.
2. A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of, Buscemi, Sicily, Italy.

   I buscimisi su' ditti "cucchi" dî pajisi vicini.

   Buscemese people are named "the owls" by the nearby towns.

buscimisi m (plural buscimisi)

1. (collective) The citizens of Buscemi.

   I buscimisi abbitanu ncapu ô munti Vignitti, dopu ca lassaru u munti santa Nicola a pressu dû tirrimotu dû 1693.

   Buscemese people live on top of mount Vignitti, after they left mount saint Nicolas afterwards 1693 Sicily earthquake.

2. (uncountable) The Sicilian dialect, written in Latin alphabet and spoken and spelled using the local pronunciation, which is considerable a subdialect of the Modican one.

   I buscimisi pàrranu comu ê mudicani; dìciunu facila mmeci di vacila e favaluci mmeci di vavaluci.

   Buscemese people speak alike Modicans; they sayfacila instead of vacila and favaluci instead of vavaluci.

• mudicanu
• ragusanu
• palazzulisi
• bucchirisi
• firrisi
• cassarisi