Medieval Greek

Medieval Greek (also known as Middle Greek or Byzantine Greek) is the stage of the Greek language. It was spoken from 330 to 1453, mostly in the Byzantine Empire.

Medieval Greek
Byzantine Greek
Ἑλληνική
Ellinikí
Regioneastern Mediterranean (Byzantine Empire)
Era330/395 AD – c.1500 AD; developed into Modern Greek[1]
Language family
Writing systemGreek alphabet
Official status
Official language in22x20px Byzantine Empire
Language codes
ISO 639-2grc
ISO 639-3grc (i.e. with Ancient Greek[2])
Linguist Listqgk

Medieval Greek Media

References

  1. Peter Mackridge, "A language in the image of the nation: Modern Greek and some parallel cases", 2009.
  2. The separate code "gkm" was proposed for inclusion in ISO 639-3 in 2006. The request is still pending. ("Change Request Documentation: 2006-084". sil.org. Retrieved 2018-05-19.)

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