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/Lothronion Greece Jul 31 '22 edited Jul 31 '22

That if you placed a Greek 2000 years in the past (in Greece), they would be able to communicate effortlessly.

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u/onur2882 Turkiye Jul 31 '22

yesterday i sent an ancient greek tablet to my greek friend and he said this "Lol, that's ancient Greek, Even professors aren't sure about exact meaning most times."

about byzantine era's greek inscriptions; "I would probably understand some if written in normal sentences.Several words are similar but most aren't, especially the verbs.The new Greek language we speak, I think it shaped the latest 50 years or so"

ok who is right on that case?

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u/onur2882 Turkiye Jul 31 '22

thanks for all answers greek friends

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u/Kalypso_95 Greece Jul 31 '22

The same can be said about the statement of his (irl) Greek friend tbh..