In this article 32 phrasemes are presented that have been collected in Slovene Istria and that relate to material and local-specific culture. In our view, such phrasemes (especially those containing proper names) show the mental and linguistic creativity of the speakers interviewed. Each phraseme is presented with its meaning, which was based exclusively on the interpretation given to it by native speakers (expecially in the 2 nd group). Specific Slovene Istrian material culture is reflected in components like: osel ,donkey’, sol ,salt’, figa ,fig’, dialect names for characteristic agricultural tools (vile ,hayfork’, grablje ,hayrake’, motika ,hoe’) and traditional food (bakala ,stockfish’, polenta, rižoljo, sardine), people living in adjacent areas, and Istrian personal or house names.
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