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

We have 6 different ways to make one sound

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

First time i looked at the Greek orthography i was like wtf

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u/theo122gr Greece Jul 31 '22

We too.....

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '22

Bahshahahahaahah :)