Arkadisch Kypri Greek
| overview: Greek language (see also: Greek writing/Greek alphabet) |
| Mykenisch (approx. 1600-1100 v. Chr.)
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| oldGreek (approx. 800-300 v. Chr.) dialects: Äolisch, Arkadisch Kyprisch, Attisch, Dorisch, Ionisch |
| Koine (approx. 300 v. Chr. - 300 n. Chr.)
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| Byzantine Greek (approx. 300-1453)
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| NewGreek (since 1453) dialects: Griko, Jevanisch, Kappadokisch, Pontisch, Tsakonisch, Zypriotisch |
Arkadisch Kypri is a old-Greek dialect, which was spoken in Arkadien and on Cyprus. He descends from the mykenischen Greek . In the geographically isolated areas Arkadiens and Cyprus remained this language form also after the Dori invasion.
Over the arkadisch kyprische dialect quite few are well-known. Literature is not delivered in this language form, the only sources is inscriptions. On Cyprus Arkadisch Kypri in the 3 became. Century v. Chr. with the Kypri Silbenschrift written.
Probably also the dialect of the pamphylischen colonies had certain linguistic similarities.
Circulation area of the Greek dialects around 400 v.Chr. Arkadisch in light blue.
