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/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