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Cretan Greek vs Mariupolitan Greek

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

The Greek of Crete. The literary medium of the late-medieval Cretan Renaissance and the basis of a long oral and musical tradition.

Spoken in: Greece
Approximate centre: 35.34°, 25.14°

Mariupolitan Greek

Rumeika · Azov Greek

The Greek of the Mariupol region in Ukraine, descended from communities resettled from Crimea by Catherine the Great in 1778. Endangered; structurally close to Pontic Greek.

Spoken in: Ukraine
Approximate centre: 47.10°, 37.55°

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DialectCretan GreekThe Greek of Crete. The literary medium of the late-medieval Cretan Renaissance and the basis of a long oral and musical tradition.DialectMariupolitan GreekThe Greek of the Mariupol region in Ukraine, descended from communities resettled from Crimea by Catherine the Great in 1778. Endangered; structurally close to Pontic Greek.CompareCappadocian Greek vs Cretan Greek AtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Greek and the dialects within it.