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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official language of Greece is standard modern Greek, ''Dimotiki''. Most materials used in Greek research are written in Greek. Before 1976, most records were written in formal Greek, ''Katharevousa'', a literary form of the language which resembles ancient Greek. However, you do not need to speak or read Greek to research Greek records. You will need to know the Greek alphabet and some ''key words and phrases'' to understand the records. Many of the records of the Catholic church are in Latin and Italian, some military records during the period of King Otto are in German, and the records of the Greek Orthodox Church are in ''Katharevousa''. | The official language of Greece is standard modern Greek, ''Dimotiki''. Most materials used in Greek research are written in Greek. Before 1976, most records were written in formal Greek, ''Katharevousa'', a literary form of the language which resembles ancient Greek. However, you do not need to speak or read Greek to research Greek records. You will need to know the Greek alphabet and some ''key words and phrases'' to understand the records. Many of the records of the Catholic church are in Latin and Italian, some military records during the period of King Otto are in German, and the records of the Greek Orthodox Church are in ''Katharevousa''. | ||
The languages spoken in Greece are < | The languages spoken in Greece are <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece#:~:text=Greece%20is%20today%20relatively%20homogeneous, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Greece, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Greek language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Greek '''Modern Greek'''] - usually known simply as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language '''Greek'''] - the only official language of Greece. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Greek '''Modern Greek'''] - usually known simply as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language '''Greek'''] - the only official language of Greece. | ||
** spoken by 99% of the population as their only language or their first language. | ** spoken by 99% of the population as their only language or their first language. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharevousa '''Katharevousa'''] - a conservative form of the Modern Greek language used in formal settings. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharevousa '''Katharevousa'''] - a conservative form of the Modern Greek language used in formal settings. | ||
Regional Greek dialects spoken in Greece include < | Regional Greek dialects spoken in Greece include <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Greece," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Greece, accessed 24 May 2023.</ref> | ||
* [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. | ||
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* [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]. | * [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 < | 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'''] - spoken by the largest immigrant group with 443,550 (2001 census). | * [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'''] - 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/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. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Greece]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | [[Category:Greece]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | ||
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