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==Help with the Greek Alphabet==
==Help with the Greek Alphabet==
You can learn the Greek alphabet just as you learned the Latin alphabet.  It's not that hard!  Also there are computer apps that help. See [[Greece Handwriting and Text|'''GreeceHandwriting and Text''']].
You can learn the Greek alphabet just as you learned the Latin alphabet.  It's not that hard!  Also there are computer apps that help. See [[Greece Handwriting and Text|'''GreeceHandwriting and Text''']].
===Forms of the Greek Language===
==Forms of the Greek Language==
There are several forms of the Greek language:
There are several forms of the Greek language:
* Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, and Byzantine Greek are not seen in genealogy.
* Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, and Byzantine Greek are not seen in genealogy.
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As a result of this, Greek place names and people names may be spelled in various ways in different sources you use in your Greek research. For example, Hania may be spelled Hania or Chania or Khania depending on how the letters are transliterated. This often makes it difficult to figure out what the original Greek spelling may have been.
As a result of this, Greek place names and people names may be spelled in various ways in different sources you use in your Greek research. For example, Hania may be spelled Hania or Chania or Khania depending on how the letters are transliterated. This often makes it difficult to figure out what the original Greek spelling may have been.


===United States Library of Congress - Preferred Greek Transliteration table===
== Language Aids ==
The United States Library of Congress developed a system for their needs that has been accepted by most American libraries, but it is impractical for representing the names of people and places. The system preferred for genealogical purposes allows a letter-for-letter representation with less emphasis on pronunciation. It can easily be used by personal computers and can easily be converted back to Greek letters so that the names will be spelled mostly the same as the original Greek.


Following is a list of the letters of the Greek alphabet, the preferred method of transliteration for place names and personal names, and alternative methods of transliteration used:
Another genealogical word list for Greek is found in the following source:  
 
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|-
| '''Greek'''<br>
| '''Preferred'''
| '''Other'''<br>
|-
| &nbsp;! "
| A
| a
|-
| # $
| V v
| B b
|-
| ' (
| G g
| Y y
|-
| ) * D d
| Th, th
| Dh dh
|-
| + ,
| E
| e
|-
| - .
| Z
| z
|-
| / 0 I i
| E
| e
|-
| 1 2
| Th
| th
|-
| 3 4
| I
| i
|-
| 5 6
| K k
| C c
|-
| 7 8
| L
| l
|-
| 9&nbsp;:
| M
| m
|-
| <nowiki>; &amp;lt;</nowiki>
| N
| n <br>
|-
| <nowiki>= &amp;gt;</nowiki>
| X x
| Ks ks
|-
| &nbsp;? @
| O
| o
|-
| A
| B
| P p
|-
| C D
| R r
| Rh rh
|-
| E
| FH
| S s
|-
| I
| J
| T t
|-
| I.J.
| Tz
| tz J
|-
| K L*
| Y y
| I i
|-
| M N
| F f
| Ph ph
|-
| O P H h
| Ch ch
| Kh kh
|-
| Q R
| Ps
| ps
|-
| S T
| O o
| Æ Ç
|}
 
<nowiki>* When this letter follows another vowel (", ,, @), it is transliterated as u.</nowiki>
 
=== Language Aids ===
 
A genealogical word list for Greek is found in the following source:  


*Catsakis, Lica (Bywater) and Daniel M. Schlyter. Greek Genealogical Research. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Greek Association of Family History and Tradition (SIPEO), 1993 (45–50). (FHL book 949.5 D27b.)
*Catsakis, Lica (Bywater) and Daniel M. Schlyter. Greek Genealogical Research. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Greek Association of Family History and Tradition (SIPEO), 1993 (45–50). (FHL book 949.5 D27b.)
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*Jannaris, A.N. ''A Concise Dictionary of the English and Modern Greek Languages as Actually Spoken''. London, England: John Murray, 1895 [1956 reprint]. (FHL book 489.3321 J261c; film23 1181682, item 2.)
*Jannaris, A.N. ''A Concise Dictionary of the English and Modern Greek Languages as Actually Spoken''. London, England: John Murray, 1895 [1956 reprint]. (FHL book 489.3321 J261c; film23 1181682, item 2.)


For additional language aids, including dictionaries of various dialects and time periods, check the FamilySearch Catalog in the Place search or in the Subject search under:
:GREECE - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES
:GREEK LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES


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