Dialect comparison

Pontic Greek vs Standard Modern Greek

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

Pontic Greek

Romeyka · Pontiaka

The Greek variety historically spoken along the Pontic coast of the Black Sea, brought to mainland Greece by refugees of the 1923 population exchange. Its Anatolian-resident form (Romeyka) survives among Muslim communities near Trabzon.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
41.12°, 25.40°
Standard Modern Greek

Demotic Greek

The Athens-based standard of modern Greek, derived from the Demotic vernacular and codified in the late 20th century.

Approximate centre
37.98°, 23.73°

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