Arvanitic
Sign in to saveArvanitika (; Arvanitika: , ; Greek: , ), also known as Arvanitic, is the variety of Albanian traditionally spoken by the Arvanites, a population group in Greece. Arvanitika was brought to Southern Greece during the late Middle Ages by Albanian settlers who moved south from their homeland in present-day Albania in several waves. The dialect preserves elements of medieval Albanian, while also being significantly influenced by the Greek language. Arvanitika is today endangered, as its speakers have been shifting to the use of Greek and most younger members of the community no longer speak it.
Key facts
- Language.name
- Arvanitika
- Language.states
- Greece
- Language.region
- Attica, Boeotia, South Euboea, Saronic Islands; Western Thrace; Peloponnese; some villages in NW of Greece; N of island of Andros; more than 500 villages in total
- Language.ethnicity
- 150,000 Arvanites (2000)
- Language.speakers
- 50,000
- Language.date
- 2007
- Language.ref
- e25
- Language.speakers2
- (may be republished older data)
- Language.familycolor
- Indo-European
- Language.fam2
- Albanoid
- Language.fam3
- Albanian
- Language.fam4
- Tosk
- Language.fam5
- Southern
- Language.dia1
- Viotia Arvanitika
- Language.dia2
- Attiki Arvanitika
- Language.dia3
- Salamina Arvanitika
- Language.dia4
- Evia Arvanitika
- Language.script
- Greek (Arvanitic alphabet)Latin
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Name
- Classification
- Geographic distribution
- Characteristics
- Writing system
- Language samples
- Grammar
- Pronouns
- Verb paradigms
- Comparison with other forms of Albanian
- Some common phrases
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Arvanitika (; Arvanitika: , ; Greek: , ), also known as Arvanitic, is the variety of Albanian traditionally spoken by the Arvanites, a population group in Greece. Arvanitika was brought to Southern Greece during the late Middle Ages by Albanian settlers who moved south from their homeland in present-day Albania in several waves. The dialect preserves elements of medieval Albanian, while also being significantly influenced by the Greek language. Arvanitika is today endangered, as its speakers have been shifting to the use of Greek and most younger members of the community no longer speak it.
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