Aeolic Greek

Aeolic Greek is a linguistic term used to describe a set of rather archaic Greek sub-dialects, spoken mainly in Boeotia (a region in Central Greece), in Lesbos (an island close to Asia Minor) and in other Greek colonies.

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Linguistic - Archaic - Greek - Dialect - Boeotia - Greece - Lesbos - Asia Minor - Greek colonies

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It is probable that the Aeolic speakers represent the second (i.e. Achaean) migratory wave of Greeks (Hellenes) from the plains of Central Europe (or, according to other opinions, from what is present-day Ukraine) into their current homeland. The Aeolic dialect shows many archaisms, in comparison to the other Greek dialects (i.e. Ionian-Attic, Dialect, Northwestern and Arcado-Cypriot), as well as many innovations.

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Achaean - Migratory - Hellenes - Central Europe - Ukraine - Archaism - Ionian - Attic - Dialect - Arcado-Cypriot

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