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Cretan Greek

Cretan Greek, or the Cretan dialect (Greek: Κρητική Διάλεκτος, [kritiˈci ðiˈalektos]), is a variety of Modern Greek spoken in Crete and by the Cretan diaspora.

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Glottolog
cret1244
IETF
el-u-sd-grm
ISO 639-3
Language family
HellenicAttic–IonicGreekSouthernCretan Greek · Attic–IonicGreekSouthernCretan Greek · GreekSouthernCretan Greek · SouthernCretan Greek · Cretan Greek
Linguasphere
56-AAA-ag
Native to
Greece, Syria

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Cretan Greek

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples71
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Cretan Greek

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related to Geographic distribution · 24
Cretan Greek → Athens, Australia, Ayvalık, Cretan Greeks, Cretan Muslims, Cretan-speaking, Cretans, Crete, Cunda Island, Germany, Greece, Greek, Hamidiyah, In, Lebanon, Some, Syria, Syrian Civil War, The, The Cretan
related to history · 24
Cretan Greek → Andalusian Moors, Arabic, Borrowings, Byzantine Empire, Cretan, Cretans, Crete, English, Following, French, German, Greek, Griko, Its, Koine, Latin, Like, Ottoman, The, To
related to Usage and settings · 8
Cretan Greek → Cretan, Cretan Greeks, Cretans, Greek, However, Many, Standard Greek, Today
Language family · 5
Cretan Greek → Attic–IonicGreekSouthernCretan Greek, Cretan Greek, GreekSouthernCretan Greek, HellenicAttic–IonicGreekSouthernCretan Greek, SouthernCretan Greek
Glottolog · 1
Cretan Greek → cret1244
IETF · 1
Cretan Greek → el-u-sd-grm
ISO 639-3 · 1
Cretan Greek → –
Linguasphere · 1
Cretan Greek → 56-AAA-ag
Native to · 1
Cretan Greek → Greece, Syria
Pronunciation · 1
Cretan Greek → kritiˈci ðiˈalektos

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greek cretan crete dialect century modern standard literature language island many used works spoken venetian turkish also κρητική διάλεκτος diaspora

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Cretan GreekGlottologcret12441.00infobox
Cretan GreekIETFel-u-sd-grm1.00infobox
Cretan GreekISO 639-31.00infobox
Cretan GreekLanguage familyHellenicAttic–IonicGreekSouthernCretan Greek1.00infobox
Cretan GreekLanguage familyAttic–IonicGreekSouthernCretan Greek1.00infobox
Cretan GreekLanguage familyGreekSouthernCretan Greek1.00infobox
Cretan GreekLanguage familySouthernCretan Greek1.00infobox
Cretan GreekLanguage familyCretan Greek1.00infobox
Cretan GreekLinguasphere56-AAA-ag1.00infobox
Cretan GreekNative toGreece, Syria1.00infobox
Cretan GreekPronunciationkritiˈci ðiˈalektos1.00infobox
Cretan GreekRegionCrete1.00infobox
Cretan GreekWriting systemGreek alphabet1.00infobox

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