The Guardian

Endangered Greek dialect is ‘living bridge’ to ancient world, researchers say

Romeyka descended from ancient Greek but may die out as it has no written form and is spoken by only a few thousand people An endangered form of Greek that is spoken by only a few thousand people in ...
Greek Reporter

‘Romeyka’ The Ancient Greek Dialect Spoken in Northern Turkey

Romeyka is a dialect of Greek spoken by small communities in north-eastern Turkey, notable for its connection to the ancient Greek language ...
Greek Reporter

Rumeika: The Rare Greek Dialect Surviving in Ukraine’s Mariupol

In Mariupol and across the Azov region, Greek communities maintain Rumeika, a rare dialect that links them to the Byzantine Empire.
UPI

Modern dialect linked to ancient Greek

CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.K. researchers say an endangered Greek dialect is a "linguistic goldmine" because of its closeness to ancient forms of the Greek language. Linguists at Cambridge ...
Radio France Internationale

Game of words seeks to revive fading Greek dialects

Whenever Marilena returns to Crete, it only takes a short spell with friends before her native island dialect kicks back in. But the 44-year-old mother of two knows that her young son and baby ...
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Learning Greek, speaking Cypriot: what’s wrong with a classroom in dialect?

The Cypriot dialect has travelled a long way from the margins. Once confined to casual conversations and jokes among friends, it is now breaking into public life, heard in radio ads, TV sketches, and ...
Daily Express

Quaint Italian villages still using Ancient Greek dialect centuries after language died

09:30, Sun, Nov 26, 2023 Updated: 08:57, Mon, Nov 27, 2023 Italy is mostly known to have been the home of the Romans who for centuries controlled large portions of Europe, including Britain. But in a ...
Neos Kosmos

Victorian Greek Educators Awards 2026 celebrate teachers preserving Greek language in Victoria

Modern Greek Teachers’ Association of Victoria honours 21 educators for excellence, creativity and lifetime contribution on ...
France 24

Game of words seeks to revive fading Greek dialects

Whenever Marilena returns to Crete, it only takes a short spell with friends before her native island dialect kicks back in. But the 44-year-old mother of two knows that her young son and baby ...