Dialect comparison

Cappadocian Greek vs Cypriot Greek

Compare two dialects of Greek side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Cappadocian Greek

The Greek of inner Anatolia, isolated for centuries before the 1923 population exchange brought its speakers to Greece. Heavily Turkic-influenced; once thought extinct but rediscovered in central Greece in the 2000s.

Approximate centre
39.36°, 21.92°
Cypriot Greek

Kypriaki

The Greek of Cyprus, distinct from Standard Modern Greek in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Preserves a number of medieval features.

Approximate centre
35.17°, 33.36°

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