La Brújula Verde

Tsakonian Is the Only Current Greek Language That Derives from the One Spoken by the Spartans

Although it is officially considered a dialect, Tsakonian is a divergent variety of Greek frequently classified as a separate language, as it is not intelligible to speakers of standard Modern Greek.
Greek Reporter

Celebrating the Global Day of Greek Language in China

The first anniversary of the Global Day of Greek Language was celebrated in China with an event at Southwest University in ...
Greek Reporter

2026 Cultural Immersion & Greek Language Programs for the Greek Diaspora

The Greek government announced its 2026 suite of cultural immersion and language programs for the global diaspora.
The Guardian

Endangered Greek dialect is ‘living bridge’ to ancient world, researchers say

Romeyka descended from ancient Greek but may die out as it has no written form and is spoken by only a few thousand people An endangered form of Greek that is spoken by only a few thousand people in ...
The New Yorker

An Instant Classic About Learning Ancient Greek

When Andrea Marcolongo’s book “La Lingua Geniale,” subtitled “9 ragioni per amare il greco” (“Nine Reasons to Love Greek”), came out in 2016, I bought it, in Italian, and took it with me to Greece. I ...
Science Daily

Last chance to record archaic Greek language 'heading for extinction'

A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to ...
EurekAlert!

Last chance to record archaic Greek language ‘heading for extinction’

A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to ...