Arvanitika of Attica

E542629

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 (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
Arvanitika of Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to: Arvanitika

other Arvanitika varieties in southern Greece ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalRole marker of Arvanite identity in Attica ⓘ
distinctFrom Standard Albanian ⓘ
linked to: Albanian language

Tosk Albanian ⓘ
linked to: Gheg
endangermentCause language shift to Greek in 20th century ⓘ
stigmatization of minority varieties in past decades ⓘ
urbanization of Attica ⓘ
ethnicGroupAssociated Arvanites ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Arvanitic of Attica ⓘ
Attic Arvanitika ⓘ
hasLexicalFeature high proportion of Greek loanwords ⓘ
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Greek language ⓘ
Standard Modern Greek ⓘ
linked to: Modern Greek
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 languages ⓘ
partOf Arvanitika language ⓘ
linked to: Arvanites
primaryUse oral communication ⓘ
region Attica region ⓘ
Central Greece ⓘ
shiftTowards Greek language ⓘ
spokenIn Attica ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
status endangered ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ
subdivisionOf Arvanitika dialect continuum ⓘ
subgroupOf Gheg Albanian ⓘ
linked to: Gheg
timeDepth spoken in Attica since late Middle Ages ⓘ
traditionalLanguageOf Arvanites of Attica ⓘ
linked to: Arvanites
transmission mostly not transmitted to younger generations ⓘ
typicalSpeakers older members of Arvanite communities ⓘ
usedFor intra-community communication ⓘ
writingSystem Greek alphabet ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arvanitika → hasDialect → Arvanitika of Attica ⓘ
Arvanitika → hasDialect → Arvanitika of Boeotia ⓘ
linked to: Arvanitika of Attica
Arvanitika of Attica → hasAlternativeName → Arvanitic of Attica ⓘ
linked to: Arvanitika of Attica