Dialect comparison

Griko vs Mariupolitan Greek

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

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°
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.

Approximate centre
47.10°, 37.55°

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