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How different is Cypriot Greek from standard Greek?
Cypriot Greek has geminate and palato-alveolar consonants, which Standard Modern Greek lacks, as well as a contrast between [ɾ] and [r], which Standard Modern Greek also lacks.
Is Greek and Cypriot language the same?
Short answer : Yes , without problems , as Cypriot Greeks know also the common greek language and usually they speak either the common language or with less dialect when speaking with the average greek speaking person of Greece.
Are Greek dialects mutually intelligible?
Were the most common dialects of Ancient Greek (Doric, Attic, Ionic, Aeolic and the like) mutually intelligible to each other? Almost perfectly mutually intelligible.
What dialect of Greek did Plato speak?
Attic Greek was the Greek of Athens. This is the dialect of the ancient Greek plays, Aristotle, and Plato. Because of the volume of literature available in this dialect, it is commonly used in beginning textbooks.
How different is modern Greek from Ancient Greek?
Ancient Greek is the branch of Greek, while Modern Greek is the branch of Ancient Greek. Ancient Greek only had capital letters, but Modern Greek had both capital and small letters. Ancient Greek had optative, indicative and imperative moods of the verb, while Modern Greek has gerund and auxiliary verbs in it.
Does modern Greek use the Greek alphabet?
Modern Greek is written in the Greek alphabet, which has 24 letters, each with a capital and lowercase (small) form. The letter sigma additionally has a special final form.
What language do Cypriots speak?
Cypriot Greek (Greek: κυπριακή ελληνική or κυπριακά) is the variety of Modern Greek that is spoken by the majority of the Cypriot populace and Greek Cypriot diaspora.
Where does Cypriot Greek come from?
Cypriot Greek is not an evolution of ancient Arcadocypriot Greek, but derives from Byzantine Medieval Greek. It has traditionally been placed in the southeastern group of Modern Greek varieties, along with the dialects of the Dodecanese and Chios (with which it shares several phonological phenomena).
Are Cypriots diglossic?
Greek-speaking Cypriots are diglossic in the vernacular Cypriot Greek (the “low” variety) and Standard Modern Greek (the “high” variety).
How many vowels are in Cypriot Greek?
Cypriot Greek has a five-vowel system / i, u, e, o, a / that is nearly identical to that of Standard Modern Greek (see for an acoustic comparison of the two vowel systems Themistocleous 2017 and Themistocleous 2017 ).