518
edits
Grekelin: Difference between revisions
Little magyarization
m (→Conversation) |
(Little magyarization) |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|fam5 = [[w:Koine Greek|Koine Greek]] | |fam5 = [[w:Koine Greek|Koine Greek]] | ||
|fam6 = [[w:Medieval Greek|Medieval Greek]] | |fam6 = [[w:Medieval Greek|Medieval Greek]] | ||
|ancestor = [[Proto-Grekelin|Proto-Grekelin]] | |ancestor = [[w:Proto-Indo-European|Proto-Indo-European]] | ||
|ancestor2 = [[w:Proto-Greek|Proto-Greek]] | |||
|ancestor3 = [[Proto-Grekelin|Proto-Grekelin]] | |||
|creator = Aggelos Tselios | |creator = Aggelos Tselios | ||
|dia1 = Slavic (''σλαβίν'') | |dia1 = Slavic (''σλαβίν'') | ||
| Line 21: | Line 23: | ||
}} | }} | ||
Grekelin ([[w:Autoglossonym|Autoglossonym]]: ''Γνύjα Γρεκελένικην'', pronounced: /'ɣnʊd͡zə ɣr̥ɛkɛ'lɛnikin/, lit. "The Grekelin language") is a [[w:Hellenic languages|Hellenic]] language with strong [[w:Hungarian Language|Hungarian]] influence. | Grekelin ([[w:Autoglossonym|Autoglossonym]]: ''Γνύjα Γρεκελένικην'', pronounced: /'ɣnʊd͡zə ɣr̥ɛkɛ'lɛnikin/, lit. "The Grekelin language") is a [[w:Hellenic languages|Hellenic]] language with strong [[w:Hungarian Language|Hungarian]] influence. Grekelin split from [[w:Medieval Greek|Medieval Greek]] around the 12th century with the mass settlement of Hungary by Greek refugees, and has since then split for more than 9 centuries from Greek. | ||
Grekelin is | |||
As a related language to Greek, Grekelin shares with Greek multiple features although it remains more conservative than Standard Greek. However the language has become an SOV one (As opposed to most Indo-European languages which are SVO) due to extensive Hungarian influence. It's vocabulary has almost mostly remained Greek however Hungarian words can be found often in the language. Grekelin is the most isolated Hellenic language currently in the entire world, with about 1200 kilometers of language seperation. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Grekelin comes from the Urlogrok word Groko, which means Greek. The suffix -lin comes from Proto-Grekelin "Ελλήν" which is the ethnonym for the Greeks. | Grekelin comes from the Urlogrok word <i>*Groko</i>, which means Greek. The suffix -lin comes from Proto-Grekelin "Ελλήν" which is the ethnonym for the Greeks. | ||
Another legend says that Grekelin was a very old Slavic word to describe the Greeks of the Black Sea, during the Kievan Rus times. It appears that the surname Grekelin exists in Ukrainian and Belarusian (''Грекелін''). | Another legend says that Grekelin was a very old Slavic word to describe the Greeks of the Black Sea, during the Kievan Rus times. It appears that the surname Grekelin exists in Ukrainian and Belarusian (''Грекелін''). | ||
| Line 39: | Line 41: | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
The letters correspond always to their pronunciation | The letters correspond always to their pronunciation. The Grekelin orthography is considered a [[w:phonetic orthography|phonetic]], as opposed to deep orthographies like [[w:French orthography|French's]]. | ||
In addition, the following digraphs are used within the language: | In addition, the following digraphs are used within the language: | ||
| Line 81: | Line 83: | ||
==Geographic Distribution and Demographics== | ==Geographic Distribution and Demographics== | ||
Grekelin today has about | Grekelin today has about 50 thousand speakers, spread out all across Central Europe. Out of them, 28.000 lived in Hungary, another 16.500 live in Serbia or Greece, and 15.500 live in Slovakia or Ukraine ([[w:Carpathia|Carpathia]]). It forms the majority language in villages of [[w:North Banat|North Banat]] and some spread out parts of [[w:Slovakia|Slovakia]] and [[w:Ukraine|Ukraine]]. It forms a significant language in Hungary and is also spoken in [[w:Greece|Greece]], primarily from learners. Generally, its speakers are considered of Greek descent or natives of the land they live in, adopting Grekelin as their language. The populations of Serbia and Slovakia speak the Slavic dialect whereas the Hungarian and Greek populations speak the Standard dialect. | ||
==Stress== | ==Stress== | ||
| Line 93: | Line 95: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! English ('' | ! English (''Εκχλέζεκην'') || Grekelin (''Γρεκελένικην'') || Pronunciation (IPA) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Yes || ''Νέ'' || /nɛː/ | | Yes || ''Νέ'' || /nɛː/ | ||
| Line 109: | Line 111: | ||
| Good night! || ''Jό νικτρά!'' || /d͡zoː njk'tr̩ɑː/ | | Good night! || ''Jό νικτρά!'' || /d͡zoː njk'tr̩ɑː/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Have a nice day! || ''Είς jόδιλα | | Have a nice day! || ''Είς jόδιλα σεί!'' || /jis 'd͡ʒoːðjlɑ sjɪ/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Goodbye! || ''Βιςοντλατάsρα!'' || /visontɭa'tɑːʃr̩a/ | | Goodbye! || ''Βιςοντλατάsρα!'' || /visontɭa'tɑːʃr̩a/ | ||
| Line 185: | Line 187: | ||
<li>/k/ instead of /s/ as the final letter in the plural.</li> | <li>/k/ instead of /s/ as the final letter in the plural.</li> | ||
<li>Higher effect of soft and hard Tsitakismos (/j/ becomes /d͡ʒ/, /k/ becomes /t͡s/, etc), similar to multiple Greek dialects. | <li>Higher effect of soft and hard Tsitakismos (/j/ becomes /d͡ʒ/, /k/ becomes /t͡s/, etc), similar to multiple Greek dialects. | ||
<li>Many voiceless consonants become voiced when unstressed</li> | |||
</ul> | </ul> | ||