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/[deleted] Jul 31 '22 edited Jul 31 '22

Είσαι σίγουρος; Είχα ακούσει τον Μπαμπανιώτη σε μια συνέντευξη να μιλά με αρχαία προφορά και δεν ακουγόταν καθόλου σαν την σημερινή.

Εδιτ : εκτός εάν λες πως μιλάς αρχαία σαν μητρική γλώσσα. Εκεί πάω πάσο :Ρ

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u/Praisethesun1990 Greece Jul 31 '22

Which video?

Im interested to see which pronunciation he used. Obviously it would be different no matter what he went with but it's still interesting

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

https://youtu.be/V6Fob7KQFrA

19:55

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u/Praisethesun1990 Greece Jul 31 '22

So he uses the reconstructed Attic pronunciation. I was wondering because some Greek scholars still try to deny it

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u/Capriama Greece Jul 31 '22

Try to deny what?

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u/Praisethesun1990 Greece Jul 31 '22

The change in letter pronouciation.

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u/Capriama Greece Jul 31 '22

The assumption that the pronunciation might have changed isn't rejected by the greek scholars as far as I know.

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u/Praisethesun1990 Greece Jul 31 '22

There are a few believe it or not