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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arvanitika of Boeotia