Greek Dialects
		Greek Dialects This map shows the geographical distribution of the main Greek dialects. Compare the description of the various Greek leagues and federations in the excerpt from Sealey. Purple: Thessalian (Thessaly, Boeotia) / Lesbian (Lesbos) Aqua: Attic (Athens, Euboea) / Ionic (Cyclades, Lydia, Chios, Samos) Orange: West Greek = NW Greek (Phocis, Aetolia) and Dorian (Peloponnese, Sparta, Crete) Red: Pamphylian (Asia Minor only, related to Arcadian) Yellow: Arcadian / Cyprian [no extant literature; an enclave from before the Dorian incursion].   All lectures and abstracts posted on this site are Copyright © by their authors.   19 Apr 2002 / Contact The Project / Conferences Page