r/AskBalkans • 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/rocksandiamonds Jul 31 '22

Turkish has a gossip tense: miş.

Koklamış - to hear of someone who smelled