Modern Greek has, in addition to Standard Modern Greek or Dimotiki, a wide variety of dialects of varying levels of mutual intelligibility, including Cypriot, Pontic, Cappadocian, Griko and Tsakonian (the only surviving representative of ancient Doric Greek). Yevanic is the language of the Romaniotes, and survives in small communities in Greece, New York and Israel. In addition to Greek, many Greeks in Greece and the Diaspora are bilingual in other languages or dialects such as English, Arvanitika/Albanian, Aromanian, Macedonian Slavic, Russian and Turkish. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is different about the use of Greek language today as opposed to the language of the past ? ANS1 Modern Greek has, in addition to Standard Modern Greek or Dimotiki, a wide variety of dialects QSN2 What are some of the local jargon used in Greek speaking? ANS2 wide variety of dialects of varying levels of mutual intelligibility, including Cypriot, Pontic, Cappadocian, Griko and Tsakonian QSN3 What language still survives as the representation of the one of the three religious orders of historic Greece ? ANS3 Tsakonian (the only surviving representative of ancient Doric Greek) QSN4 What ancient language is still in use today in some of the minuscule societies in the Grecian world ? ANS4 Yevanic is the language of the Romaniotes, and survives in small communities in Greece, New York and Israel. QSN5 Do the people of Greek ascendancy only speak Grecian languages ? ANS5 bilingual in other languages or dialects such as English, Arvanitika/Albanian, Aromanian, Macedonian Slavic, Russian and Turkish.