Arvanitika of Attica

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Arvanitika of Attica is a regional variety of the Arvanitika language traditionally spoken by Arvanite communities in the Attica region of Greece.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Arvanitika of Attica canonical 1
Arvanitika of Boeotia 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Balkan Gheg variety
regional variety of a language
variety of Arvanitika
associatedWith rural Arvanite villages in Attica
belongsTo Balkan Sprachbund context
closelyRelatedTo Arvanitika of Boeotia NERFINISHED
Arvanitika of Peloponnese NERFINISHED
other Arvanitika varieties in southern Greece
country Greece
culturalRole marker of Arvanite identity in Attica
distinctFrom Standard Albanian NERFINISHED
Tosk Albanian NERFINISHED
endangermentCause language shift to Greek in 20th century
stigmatization of minority varieties in past decades
urbanization of Attica
ethnicGroupAssociated Arvanites NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Arvanitic of Attica NERFINISHED
Attic Arvanitika NERFINISHED
hasLexicalFeature high proportion of Greek loanwords
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Greek language NERFINISHED
Standard Modern Greek NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature strong influence from local Greek phonology
hasSociolinguisticFeature bilingualism in Greek and Arvanitika
historicalOrigin medieval Albanian migrations to southern Greece
languageFamily Albanian language
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
partOf Arvanitika language NERFINISHED
primaryUse oral communication
region Attica region NERFINISHED
Central Greece NERFINISHED
shiftTowards Greek language
spokenIn Attica NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
status endangered
severely endangered
subdivisionOf Arvanitika dialect continuum NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Gheg Albanian NERFINISHED
timeDepth spoken in Attica since late Middle Ages
traditionalLanguageOf Arvanites of Attica NERFINISHED
transmission mostly not transmitted to younger generations
typicalSpeakers older members of Arvanite communities
usedFor intra-community communication
writingSystem Greek alphabet
Latin alphabet

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Arvanitika hasDialect Arvanitika of Attica
Arvanitika hasDialect Arvanitika of Attica
this entity surface form: Arvanitika of Boeotia