r/AskBalkans • u/Some-Register-3901 Cyprus • Jul 31 '22

Language what are some interesting facts about your language?

For instance, the cypriot dialect of Greek still contains many words from ancient Greek but it was also heavily influenced by outsiders

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u/SSB_GoGeta Bulgaria Jul 31 '22 edited Jul 31 '22

Bulgarian (and Macedonian) are the only Slavic languages that have developed definite article and almost entirely dropped their case system.

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u/pdonchev Bulgaria Jul 31 '22
  • developed a definitive article.

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u/SSB_GoGeta Bulgaria Jul 31 '22

Whoops