Tsakonia
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Tsakonia is a small mountainous region in the eastern Peloponnese of Greece known as the traditional homeland of the Tsakonian-speaking community, whose language descends from ancient Doric Greek.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsakonia canonical | 4 |
| Tsakonia region | 1 |
| Tsakonika | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeHistory | part of the modern Greek state since 19th century ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Leonidio
ⓘ
Melana ⓘ Prastos ⓘ Sapounakeika ⓘ Tyros ⓘ Vaskina ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | area of linguistic and cultural interest in Greece ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | distinct subregional identity within Peloponnese ⓘ |
| education | limited formal teaching of Tsakonian language ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tsakonians ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Parnon mountain range ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Argolic Gulf
ⓘ
Myrtoan Sea ⓘ |
| hasValley | Dafnon River valley ⓘ |
| historicalLinguisticOrigin | Doric Greek ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tsakonian-speaking community
ⓘ
preservation of Doric Greek features ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Hellenic languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| linguisticSignificance | one of the most divergent Modern Greek varieties ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Peloponnese
Southern Greece ⓘ
surface form:
southern Greece
|
| nearbyCity |
Nafplion
ⓘ
surface form:
Nafplio
Sparta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnese region
regional unit of Arcadia ⓘ regional unit of Laconia ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining number of Tsakonian speakers ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| tourism | attracts visitors for traditional villages and landscape ⓘ |
| traditionalCulture |
Tsakonian architecture
ⓘ
Tsakonian costume ⓘ Tsakonian dance ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ citrus cultivation ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Tsakonian
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsakonian language
|
| transportAccess |
connected by road to Argos
ⓘ
connected by road to Tripoli (Greece) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tsakonika
this entity surface form:
Tsakonia region