Dialect of Greek spoken in the Himarë region of Albania
Himariote Greek
Χειμαρριώτικα
Region
Himarë, Albania, Greece
Language family
Indo-European
Hellenic
Attic–Ionic
Southern Greek
Northern Epriote
Himariote Greek
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Glottolog
hima1251
IETF
el-u-sd-al12
Himariote Greek (Greek: Χειμαρριώτικη διάλεκτος, romanized: Cheimarriṓtikī diálektos[çimaɾˈʝo̞ticiˈðjale̞kto̞s] or Χειμαρριώτικα, Cheimarriṓtika[çimaɾˈʝo̞tika]; Albanian: Dialekti himariot) is a dialect of the Greek language that is mainly spoken by ethnic Greeks in the Himara region of Albania. Despite the small distances between the settlements in the region, there exists some dialectal variation, most prominently in accent.
as Northern Epirus, the Himariotedialect is a southern dialect of the Greek language, a trait shared by most other dialects in southern Albania and Greek...
specifically the Himariotedialect [citation needed], isolation in mountainous regions [citation needed] and influence from Gheg dialects as Gheg speakers...
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the local Greek dialects. The Greek dialect of Nartë and Zvërnec is characterized by northern vocalism. It is a conservative dialect, and has some isoglosses...
mixed marriages). As part of the Greek dialects spoken in Albania, known also as Northern Epirote dialects, the dialect of Dropull forms a clear continuum...
own dialect and peopling central Epirus. This was the origin of the Molossian or Epirotic tribes. [...] a proper dialect of Greek, like the dialects spoken...
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same dialect used elsewhere in Epirus and in Akarnania." (citing J. M. Dosuna, Los dialectos dorios del noroeste: gramática y estudio dialectal (Salamanca...
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νότιας Αλβανίας" (PDF). Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory. 8th International Conference of Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory (in Greek)...
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already been under Greek control since 5 November 1912, after a local Himariote, Gendarmerie Major Spyros Spyromilios, led a successful uprising that...
In the Orlov Revolt (1770) several units of Riziotes, Chormovites and Himariotes supported the armed operation. Some Greeks from the area took also part...
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offensive Hill 731 Northern Epirus Liberation Front Society and culture Himariotedialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history...
offensive Hill 731 Northern Epirus Liberation Front Society and culture Himariotedialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history...
offensive Hill 731 Northern Epirus Liberation Front Society and culture Himariotedialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history...
offensive Hill 731 Northern Epirus Liberation Front Society and culture Himariotedialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history...
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