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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocian_Greek '''Cappadocian Greek'''] - very few speakers today. A Hellenic language originally spoken in Cappadocia. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocian_Greek '''Cappadocian Greek'''] - very few speakers today. A Hellenic language originally spoken in Cappadocia. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretan_Greek '''Cretan Greek'''] - spoken on the island of Crete by more than 500,000 people. Also spoken in the Greek Diaspora. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretan_Greek '''Cretan Greek'''] - spoken on the island of Crete by more than 500,000 people. Also spoken in the Greek Diaspora. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Greek '''Cypriot Greek'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Greek '''Cypriot Greek'''] - spoken by 659,115 (2011) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Cypriots Greek Cypriots] in Cyprus. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniots#Maniot_dialect '''Maniot Greek'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniots#Maniot_dialect '''Maniot Greek'''] - spoken in the area of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Peninsula Mani]. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontic_Greek '''Pontic Greek'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontic_Greek '''Pontic Greek'''] - spoken in the South Caucasus region and Pontus by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus_Greeks Caucasus Greeks]. | ||
* '''Thracian Greek''' | * '''Thracian Greek''' - spoken mainly in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Thrace Western Thrace]. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarakatsani '''Sarakatsani'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarakatsani '''Sarakatsani'''] - spoken by the Sarakatsani of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece) Greek Macedonia] and elsewhere in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Greece Northern Greece]. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsakonian_language '''Tsakonian Greek'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsakonian_language '''Tsakonian Greek'''] - used by some in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsakonia Tsakonia] region of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnese Peloponnese]. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevanic_language '''Yevanic Greek'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevanic_language '''Yevanic Greek'''] - A Jewish dialect of Greek spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romaniote_Jews Romaniotes]. | ||
The Minority Languages (non-official) spoken in Greece are <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages_of_Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Greece#Minority_languages, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Minorities in Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minorities_in_Greece, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> | The Minority Languages (non-official) spoken in Greece are <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages_of_Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Greece#Minority_languages, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Minorities in Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minorities_in_Greece, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanians_in_Greece '''Albanian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanians_in_Greece '''Albanian'''] - spoken by the largest immigrant group with 443,550 (2001 census). | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvanitika '''Arvanitika'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvanitika '''Arvanitika'''] - spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvanites Arvanites] located in parts of south Greece consisting of 30,000 to 140,000. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians_in_Greece '''Armenian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians_in_Greece '''Armenian'''] - spoken by about 20,000 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians Armenians] in Greece. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_language '''Aromanian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_language '''Aromanian'''] - spoken by about 250,000 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanians_in_Greece Aromanians in Greece]. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megleno-Romanian_language '''Megleno-Romanian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megleno-Romanian_language '''Megleno-Romanian'''] - spoken by 2,500 in Greece and North Macedonia. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_language '''Macedonian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_language '''Macedonian'''] - speakers in Greece vary on how they describe their language - Macedonian, Slavic, Bulgarian dialect, or Dopii. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_language '''Bulgarian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_language '''Bulgarian'''] - spoken by 30,000 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Thrace Western Thrace]. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaeo-Spanish '''Ladino'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaeo-Spanish '''Ladino'''] - traditionally spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephardic_Jews Sephardic] community in Greece. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language '''Romani'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language '''Romani'''] - spoken by 200,000 to 300,000 Roma or Gypsy people in Greece today. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian'''] - has become widely spoken by wealthy Russians settled in Greece. Russian is also spoken as a second or third language by many. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language '''Turkish'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language '''Turkish'''] - one of the most widely spoken minority languages in Greece today with 50,000 to 60,000 people. | ||
* '''Greco-Turkic or Urum''' - dialect spoken by the Urums. | * '''Greco-Turkic or Urum''' - dialect spoken by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urums Urums]. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_language '''Georgian'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_language '''Georgian'''] - spoken in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessalonikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki Thessaloniki] and other parts of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece) Greek Macedonia]. | ||
The most common foreign languages in Greece are | The most common foreign languages in Greece are | ||
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* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/greek.php#:~:text=Useful%20Greek%20phrases Useful Greek phrases] - Omniglot | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/greek.php#:~:text=Useful%20Greek%20phrases Useful Greek phrases] - Omniglot | ||
** [https://omniglot.com/language/kinship/greek.htm#:~:text=Family%20words%20in%20Greek Family words in Greek] - Omniglot | ** [https://omniglot.com/language/kinship/greek.htm#:~:text=Family%20words%20in%20Greek Family words in Greek] - Omniglot | ||
* [[Greek Genealogical Word List]] | * [[Media:Greek Word List.pdf|Greek Word List: Words Used in Old Records (Kathareuousa)]] - most common genealogical words | ||
* [[Latin Genealogical Word List]] | * [[Greek Genealogical Word List|Greek Genealogical Word List]] - modern Demotic | ||
* [[Italian Genealogical Word List]] | * [[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]] | ||
* [[German Genealogical Word List]] | * [[Italian Genealogical Word List|Italian Genealogical Word List]] | ||
* [[German Genealogical Word List|German Genealogical Word List]] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
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* [https://glosbe.com/en/el Dictionary English - Greek] - Glosbe | * [https://glosbe.com/en/el Dictionary English - Greek] - Glosbe | ||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/grc Dictionary English - Ancient Greek (to 1453)] - Glosbe | * [https://glosbe.com/en/grc Dictionary English - Ancient Greek (to 1453)] - Glosbe | ||
* [https://www.wordreference.com/engr/ English-Greek Dictionary] - WordReference.com | |||
* [http://www.kypros.org/cgi-bin/lexicon Greek - English Dictionary] - Lexicon | |||
* [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101065410548&view=1up&seq=9 English-Greek Dictionary] - Babel Hathitrust | |||
* [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858024311809&view=1up&seq=6 Pocket Greek-English Dictionary] - Babel Hathitrust | |||
'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
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==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* [[Media:Lica Catsakis 10 The Language.pdf|The Greek Language]] | |||
* [[Media:Lica Catsakis 11 Numbers and Units of Time.pdf|Greek Numbers and Units of Time]] | |||
* [[Media:Lica Catsakis 12 Appendix A Glossary.pdf|Greek Glossary]] | |||
* [https://cooljugator.com/gr The Smart Conjugator in Modern Greek] - Cooljugator | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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