Cappadocian Greek language

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Cappadocian (SIL: CPG; ISO 639-2: ine), also known as Cappadocian Greek or Asia Minor Greek is a Modern Greek dialect, formerly spoken in Cappadocia (Central Turkey). After the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in the 1920s, Cappadocian speakers were forced to emigrate to Greece, where they were resettled in various locations, especially in Central and Northern Greece. The Cappadocians rapidly shifted to Standard Modern Greek and their language was thought to be extinct since the 1960s.

History & Research

Cappadocian evolved out of Byzantine Greek. After the battle at Manzikert in 1071, Cappadocia was cut off from the rest of the Greek-speaking world and Turkish became the lingua franca in the region. Many Cappadocians shifted to Turkish altogether (Karamanlidika) and Cappadocian Greek language was maintained only in the villages mentioned below as dialects (Sille, villages near Kayseri, Pharasa town and other nearby villages).

Dialects

Sille: in Sille town near Konya. It is a distinct Cappadocian dialect which seems to derive from Doric Greek.
Western Cappadocian: villages near Kayseri
Pharasa: Pharasa town (Develi in Kayseri) and other nearby villages