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Cappadocian Greek vs Griko

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.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
39.36°, 21.92°
Griko

Italiot Greek · Salentino Greek

The Greek of southern Italy, spoken in two enclaves in Salento and Calabria. A direct descendant of the Magna Graecia varieties; one of the oldest continuously-spoken Greek varieties outside Greece.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
40.35°, 18.17°

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DialectCappadocian GreekThe 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.DialectGrikoThe Greek of southern Italy, spoken in two enclaves in Salento and Calabria. A direct descendant of the Magna Graecia varieties; one of the oldest continuously-spoken Greek varieties outside Greece.CompareCappadocian Greek vs Cretan GreekAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Greek and the dialects within it.