Dialect comparison

Cypriot Greek vs Griko

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

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°
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.

Approximate centre
40.35°, 18.17°

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