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Cappadocian Greek language
Cappadocian Greek (SIL: PCG; ISO 639-2: ine) was a Greek language of Cappadocia, now in Central Turkey.
Characteristics
The closest language was Pontic Greek, but it was even more different from Modern Greek than Pontic was. Turkey and Greece made population exchanges in 1922 and most Cappadocian Greek were moved to Greece, where the language died out in 1960s.
Dialects
- Sille: in Sille town near Konya
- Western Cappadocian: villages near Kayseri
- Pharasa: Pharasa town (Develi in Kayseri) and other nearby villages
External links
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