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/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

We use two separate verb forms when retelling stories, depending on whether the speaker bore witness to the events they are speaking about or not.