How does Greek language sound to you?

**~~Guapo~~** · 08-08-2014, 01:03 AM

sounds spanish to some because greeks had an impact on spaniards in general especialy ancient greek colonies along their eastern coast.so.... spanish sounds greco-latin. As for it sounding kind of slavic? how?

**Tacitus** · 08-08-2014, 01:17 AM

Like Greek.

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 08-08-2014, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Jeraci

Like Greek.

What does Griko sound like? Any clips of people speaking in it?

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 08-08-2014, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Guapo

As for it sounding kind of slavic? how?

In English they do.

**Jusarius** · 08-08-2014, 01:22 AM

To me, Uralic speaker who has only studied Germanic languages, Greek sounds mostly like Spanish with a little Baltic or Slavic mixed in.

**Sakis** · 08-08-2014, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

What does Griko sound like? Any clips of people speaking in it?

Cypriotic

**~~Guapo~~** · 08-08-2014, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by Jusarius

Baltic.

Bingo

**Tacitus** · 08-08-2014, 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

What does Griko sound like? Any clips of people speaking in it?

Some words sound similar to Modern Greek while others don't or are mixed with Romance-based words. Check the samples here, under Corigliano d'Otranto and Bova Superiore respectively.

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**Tacitus** · 08-08-2014, 01:35 AM

Calabrian Greek song, for comparison.

**Sakis** · 08-08-2014, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by Jeraci

Some words sound similar to Modern Greek while others don't or are mixed with Romance-based words. Check the samples here, under Corigliano d'Otranto and Bova Superiore respectively.

Spoiler!

It sounds very similar to cypriotic.