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4 unusual facts about Cypriot dialect


Dunam

In the Republic of Cyprus older Greek Cypriots also still refer to the donum, although this is gradually being replaced by another local Greek Cypriot dialect word, σκάλες 'skales, rather than the mainland Greek word stremma.

Kyprianos

The events leading up to his execution were documented in an epic poem written in the Cypriot dialect by Vassilis Michaelides.

Leontios Machairas

The main source of information on him is his chronicle, written in the medieval Cypriot dialect.

Peyia

Distinctively one can notice that the Greek - Cypriot dialect in this region, including nearby villages of Kathikas, Akoursos, and Kissonerga has a characteristic singing and fluctuating tone that resembles very much the Italian way of speech.



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