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Dialectal phenomena and words
Morphology
Definite article
ʝi
Absence of definite article
Derivational noun suffixes
-aða
-ia
Diminution
-ur(i)
-uð(i)
-ar(i)
-i
Prefixoid
plaku-
Eteroclisis of nouns
Imperative in the imperfective aspect
Imperative in the perfective aspect
ΙC2 verbs
Past Tense in
-k-
Verbal ending
-asi
Verbal endings with /u/
Αugment
i-
-i-
in the plural endings of the present tense
Imperfect tense
-omna
-omdan
-omdun
-umdan
-umdun
-um
-umna
Pronouns
atós-i-m/t/ts
‘on my/his/her/its own’
éftus
‘this/that one’
éftnus
‘this/that one’
étsus
‘that one’
tsos
‘that one’
tsónus
‘that one’
(i)tsínunas
‘that one’
éʝtutus
‘this one here’
éʝtsinus
‘that one there’
éʝusus
‘as much as’
éʝtusus
‘so much’
éʝtitʝus
‘such as this’
Phonology
Semi-vowel deletion
Change of /t/ to [c]
Tsitacism
Avoidance of clusters with a stop consonant and /r/
/i/ epenthesis
Unstressed secondary [i] deletion
Morphophonology
Weak possessive pronoun
Αssimilation in the noun - weak possessive pronoun cluster
Morphosyntax
Enclisis
Combination of particle and interrogative pronoun
Combination of preposition and personal pronoun
tída
‘what’
mi θa
modality marker
ðaná
‘now’
Vocabulary
Phrases
daʝánámadi
‘enough’
mustaxác
‘you deserve it’
súcur
‘fortunately’
isté vuilé
‘so and so’
z-duɲadé
‘in the world’
surusúʝla
‘all together’
Verbs
ktsízu
‘to sprinkle, season’
zmarízu
‘to point, target’
luʝázu
‘to look, estimate’
apadéxu
‘to wait’
apikázu
‘to understand’
sɲikázu
‘to satisfy the hunger’
laló
‘to speak, to kick out’
áɣumi
‘to exist, to move’
θarmízu
‘to give the evil eye’
ðʝanutó
‘advise’
Nouns
batóʎa
‘group of people’
ʝaɣnís
‘mistake’
xaraɲí
‘pot’
víka
‘water jug’
ikádu
‘auction’
takát
‘courage’
ʝiʝín
‘pile’
ʝardúm
‘help’
dirlík
‘calmness’
nem
‘humidity’
ʝarás
‘wound’
minét
‘request’
riɣálu
‘gift, tip’
usúʎ
‘manner’
ðʝuʎí
‘violin’
Discourse markers
iðé
‘otherwise’
péta
‘besides, then’
tapé
‘besides, then’
maθé
‘as a matter of fact’
silamét
‘in the right way'
timilí
‘lest’
Adverbs
ksóras
‘late’
rast
‘well’
ʝámʝasi
‘messy’
dárdaɣaɲ
‘messy’
amónti
‘in vain’
taxtér
‘early in the morning’
sáncim
‘supposedly, ostensibly, as if’
éʝtuti
‘in the past, then’
éʝtsi
‘there’
éʝtsi
‘in this way’
sáðuna
‘(toward) here’
sáðʝu
‘(toward) here’
sáfna
‘(toward) there’
sáftu
‘there’
sací
‘there’
óspiti
‘until’
pátsi
‘maybe’
éðafna
‘there’
éðaftu
‘there’
éðʝits
‘like that’
ótliʝa
‘no matter, in any way’
tótisu
‘then’
mo
‘only’
pʎa
‘anymore’
pʎo
‘anymore’
Study areas
Afalonas
Agia Marina
Agia Paraskevi
Agiasos
Agra
Akrasi
Alifada
Ampeliko
Anemotia
Antisa
Argenos
Arisvi
Asomatos
Chidira
Dafia
Drota
Eresos
Filia
Ipios
Ipsilometopo
Kagiani
Kaloni
Kapi
Kato Tritos
Kerami
Keramia
Klio
Komi
Kunturudia
Lafiona
Lampu Mili
Lepetimnos
Lisvori
Lutra
Mantamados
Megalochori
Mesagros
Mesotopos
Michu
Mistegna
Molivos
Moria
Napi
Nees Kidonies
Neochori
Paleochori
Paleokipos
Pamfila
Panagiuda
Papados
Parakila
Pelopi
Perama
Petra
Petri
Pigi
Plagia
Plakados
Pligoni
Plomari
Polichnitos
Pterunta
Sigri
Sikamia
Sikunta
Skala Lutron
Skala Sikamias
Skalochori
Skopelos
Skutaros
Stipsi
Thermi
Trigonas
Vafios
Varia
Vasilika
Vatera
Vatusa
Vrisa