Cappadocian Greek

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A language of Greece

ISO 639-3
cpg
Population

No known L1 speakers. Several hundred native speakers and several hundred semi-speakers of the Mistiot dialect.

Location

Northern and central Greece.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Indo-European, Greek, Attic
Dialects

Mistiot (Misti), Pharasa, Sille, Western Cappadocian. Similar to Pontic [pnt]. Even more distinct from standard Greek [ell] than Pontic.

Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Cappadocian Greek
Other Comments

Different from the ancient Anatolian language spoken in Cappadocia. Christian.