Linguist List - Description of Middle Greek

The Middle Greek Language

This language has a code which is not part of the ISO 639-3 Standard . It uses a Local Use code.

Language Name :	Middle Greek
Alternate Name(s) :	Byzantine Greek Medieval Greek
Once Spoken in :	Cyprus Turkey Greece
Language Code (Local Use) :	qgk
Status :	Extinct
Family :	Indo-European
Subgroup :	Attic
Subgrouping Code :	IEGAA
See Map of Language:	Map Middle Greek
Brief Description :	The Greek language spoken during the middle ages, from approximately the fall of the Western Roman Empire until the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453 AD. The language is characterized by dialects which show various stages of change in the path of the Greek language from the Koine used during the time of the Roman Empire to the Modern Greek language. 500 AD to 1500 AD

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Page Updated: 23-Nov-2009

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