The Greek of Crete. The literary medium of the late-medieval Cretan Renaissance and the basis of a long oral and musical tradition.
- Approximate centre
- 35.34°, 25.14°
Dialect comparison
Cretan Greek vs Griko
Compare two dialects of Greek side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
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.
- Approximate centre
- 40.35°, 18.17°
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