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@WeekesPrincess (4) in fact from what I’ve seen from the character, it seems that any aspect of her Cypriot identity is not really important to her as a character.

@WeekesPrincess (3) I’m not surprised to see conversations of orientalism around her character. Since the island is still troubled by the after effects of colonialism, I think handling the little representation we do get carefully is important.

Glad to be the guest speaker for @BarbicanCentre’s project ‘The Archive is Permanently Under Construction’. During my workshop, I gave a run down of my current art practice working with archives and demonstrated to the participants how to crystallise objects with chemicals.

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Εξαιρετικό! Religious terms have also transgressed the perceived binaries of the two communities. Greek-speaking Cypriots will say inshallah when wishing and mashallah when paying a compliment. Likewise, Turkish-speaking Cypriots will say ubanayamu thecambridgelanguagecollective.com/politics-and-s…

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 Also if you’re interested in dialects, please check out that book I linked to you on our common words! I used it in the article (2/2)

@letoAg @anthiagr1 FYI I'm very interested in dialects and have been researching alot. Also before the invasion Turkish Cypriots in Louroujina and Galinoporni which were predominantly Turkish Cypriot villages only spoke Greek. Many Turkish Cypriots are Greeks that converted to Islam

An article about the many languages of Cyprus, with so much information most of us are unaware of. Suppressed Spaces - The Intricacies of Cypriot Language and Culture — The Cambridge Language Collective thecambridgelanguagecollective.com/politics-and-s…

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 I’m a big proponent and advocate that our dialect doesn’t fade, because it’s really beautiful and connected to our history. In the past, many TsC and GsC spoke both languages. Mehmet Yashin has a great book on this (1/2)

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 You don’t need to convince me I’ve never argued about Rhodes I’ve just said that their dialect was also influenced by Turkish.

@letoAg @anthiagr1 youtu.be/iwKfSSNybPQ

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 I know this, but distinctly Cypriot Greek still exists and is still not really understood by Greeks.

@letoAg @anthiagr1 Please also note that when Greece got independence in 1821 not alot of Greeks could understand each other due to heavy local dialects isolation and different progression on different areas of the language. A more standard Greek is used nowadays so dialects are disappearing

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 Not disagreeing with you, just saying that Rhodes was also influenced by Turkish which seems to be the main point of contention.The relationship with Cyprus and the Dodecanese Islands is complex and interesting.Of course we also had a relationship with all our neighbors.

@letoAg @anthiagr1 Archangelos in Rhodes speak paphitika. This predates ottoman rule. There always have been close links historically abd the Greek language development thecsame same way and both islands were isolated from mainland Greece

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 Yes, Rhodes is the closest to our dialect. It also has similar music, and has also been influenced by Turkish due to geographic proximity.

@letoAg @anthiagr1 The double consonant is also found in Rhodes. This is from ancient Greek. In mainland Greece they might use double consonants but pronounce them as one ie. Φύλλο. They would say filo and we would say fil-lo

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 philenews.com/koinonia/eidis… A link to an article about the glossary

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 The dictionary I have mentioned to you has over 3,500 shared words between Cypriot Greek and Cypriot Turkish. It also explains the phonetics. Since you’re very passionate, it might be of interest to you.

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 It’s a lot lighter than our ‘sh’, usually we use more double consonants

@letoAg @anthiagr1 2/2 when the Greek letter Χ is followed by an i or e sound it is pronounced as sh but if it is followed by o a sound it is pronounced as h ie. Eho and eshis

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 This is not just me saying it. There are many books that talk about the influence of Turkish on both mainland and Cypriot Greek. Specifically the influence of Cypriot Turkish on Cypriot Greek. ‘The Common glossary of Cypriot Greek and Cypriot Turkish words’ is really good.

@letoAg @anthiagr1 In cypriot cretan and Rhodes Greek the Χ is pronounced sh when followed by I or e sounds and likewise with k when it is followed by I and e sounds its pronounced j or ch. This predates ottoman rule and its how Greek developed in the South Aegean

@tony_tselepis @anthiagr1 The Cypriot Greek dialect before Ottoman Rule was a mixture of Italian, Greek and Syrian Arabic. We actually speak much less Arabic now than we did then. Yes those sounds existed, but it is undermining the Turkish influence on the language to say they weren’t further exacerbated.

@letoAg @anthiagr1 Pre ottoman rule scripts on the island show the language hasn't changed much. Yes we use Turkish words which were administrative words or items of the time etc. But these tend to be in standard Greek also. The j sh and ch phenomenon also known as tsitakismos predates ottoman rule