Ποντιακά
Pontic Greek
Hellenic
Pontic Greek descends from the medieval Greek of the Pontus region on the southern Black Sea coast of Anatolia. The 1923 Greek-Turkish population exchange relocated most speakers to Greece (especially Macedonia and Thessaly), with smaller diasporas in Russia, Georgia, and Kazakhstan after the Russian Empire's earlier resettlement. Pontic preserves several archaic features lost in Modern Standard Greek, including infinitive forms and Ionic vocabulary, attesting to its Byzantine heritage.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Pontic Greek
Water
νερόν
/neˈron/
Fire
φωτία
/foˈtia/
Sun
ήλιον
/ˈilion/
Moon
φέγγον
/ˈfeŋɡon/
Star
άστρον
/ˈastron/
Mother
μάνα
/ˈmana/
Father
κύρης
/ˈciɾis/
I
εγώ
/eˈɣo/
You
εσύ
/eˈsi/
Name
όνεμαν
/ˈoneman/
Eye
ομμάτιν
/omˈmatin/
Hand
χέρ
/xer/
Heart
καρδί
/karˈði/
Love
αγάπην
/aˈɣapin/
Tree
δέντρον
/ˈðendron/
House
σπίτ
/spit/
Dog
σκύλος
/ˈskilos/
Cat
γάτα
/ˈɣata/
Eat
τρώγω
/ˈtɾoɣo/
Drink
πίνειν
/ˈpinin/
One
εν
/en/
Two
δύο
/ˈði.o/
Hello
καλημέρα
/kaliˈmera/
Thank you
ευχαριστώ
/efxariˈsto/
Good
καλό
/kaˈlo/
Cuckoo
κούκος
/ˈkukos/
Computer
υπολογιστής
/ipoloʝiˈstis/
Sushi
σούσι
/ˈsusi/
Words compared
Compared with related Hellenic languages
| Meaning | Pontic Greek | Greek | Greek (Katharevousa) | Ido | Betawi | Papuan Malay | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | νερόν /neˈron/ | νερό /neˈɾo/ | ὕδωρ /ˈiðor/ | aquo /ˈakwo/ | aèr /aɛr/ | air /aer/ | agua /ˈaɣwa/ |
| Fire | φωτία /foˈtia/ | φωτιά /foˈtʲa/ | πῦρ /pir/ | fairo /ˈfajro/ | api /ˈapi/ | api /ˈapi/ | fuego /ˈfweɣo/ |
| Sun | ήλιον /ˈilion/ | ήλιος /ˈiʎos/ | ἥλιος /ˈilios/ | suno /ˈsuno/ | mataari /mataˈari/ | matahari /mataˈhari/ | sol /sol/ |
| Moon | φέγγον /ˈfeŋɡon/ | φεγγάρι /feˈŋɡaɾi/ | σελήνη /seˈlini/ | luno /ˈluno/ | bulan /ˈbulan/ | bulan /ˈbulan/ | luna /ˈluna/ |
| Star | άστρον /ˈastron/ | αστέρι /aˈsteri/ | ἀστήρ /asˈtir/ | stelo /ˈstelo/ | bintang /ˈbintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | estrella /esˈtɾeʎa/ |
| Mother | μάνα /ˈmana/ | μητέρα /miˈteɾa/ | μήτηρ /ˈmitir/ | matro /ˈmatro/ | enya' /əˈɲaʔ/ | mama /ˈmama/ | madre /ˈmaðɾe/ |
| Father | κύρης /ˈciɾis/ | πατέρας /paˈteɾas/ | πατήρ /paˈtir/ | patro /ˈpatro/ | babè /baˈbɛ/ | bapa /ˈbapa/ | padre /ˈpaðɾe/ |
| I | εγώ /eˈɣo/ | εγώ /eˈɣo/ | ἐγώ /eˈɣo/ | me /me/ | guè /ɡuˈwɛ/ | sa /sa/ | yo /ʝo/ |
| You | εσύ /eˈsi/ | εσύ /eˈsi/ | σύ /si/ | tu /tu/ | lu /lu/ | ko /ko/ | tú /tu/ |
| Name | όνεμαν /ˈoneman/ | όνομα /ˈonoma/ | ὄνομα /ˈonoma/ | nomo /ˈnomo/ | nama /ˈnama/ | nama /nama/ | nombre /ˈnombɾe/ |
| Eye | ομμάτιν /omˈmatin/ | μάτι /ˈmati/ | ὀφθαλμός /ofθalˈmos/ | okulo /oˈkulo/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mata /ˈmata/ | ojo /ˈoxo/ |
| Hand | χέρ /xer/ | χέρι /ˈçeɾi/ | χείρ /çir/ | manuo /maˈnuo/ | tangan /ˈtaŋan/ | tangan /ˈtaŋan/ | mano /ˈmano/ |
| Heart | καρδί /karˈði/ | καρδιά /kaɾˈðʲa/ | καρδία /karˈði.a/ | kordio /korˈdio/ | ati /ˈati/ | hati /ˈhati/ | corazón /koɾaˈθon/ |
| Love | αγάπην /aˈɣapin/ | αγάπη /aˈɣapi/ | ἀγάπη /aɣaˈpi/ | amoro /aˈmoro/ | cinta /ˈtʃinta/ | sayang /ˈsajaŋ/ | amor /aˈmoɾ/ |
| Tree | δέντρον /ˈðendron/ | δέντρο /ˈðendɾo/ | δένδρον /ˈðenðron/ | arboro /arˈboro/ | pu'un /puˈʔun/ | pohon /ˈpohon/ | árbol /ˈaɾβol/ |
| House | σπίτ /spit/ | σπίτι /ˈspiti/ | οἶκος /ˈikos/ | domo /ˈdomo/ | ruma /ˈruma/ | rumah /ˈrumah/ | casa /ˈkasa/ |
| Dog | σκύλος /ˈskilos/ | σκύλος /ˈscilos/ | κύων /ˈkion/ | hundo /ˈhundo/ | anjing /ˈandʒiŋ/ | anjing /ˈandʒiŋ/ | perro /ˈpero/ |
| Cat | γάτα /ˈɣata/ | γάτα /ˈɣata/ | αἴλουρος /ˈeluros/ | kato /ˈkato/ | kucing /ˈkutʃiŋ/ | kucing /ˈkutʃiŋ/ | gato /ˈɡato/ |
| Eat | τρώγω /ˈtɾoɣo/ | τρώω /ˈtɾo.o/ | ἐσθίω /esˈθio/ | manjar /manˈʒar/ | makan /ˈmakan/ | makan /ˈmakan/ | comer /koˈmeɾ/ |
| Drink | πίνειν /ˈpinin/ | πίνω /ˈpino/ | πίνω /ˈpino/ | drinkar /drinˈkar/ | minum /ˈminum/ | minum /ˈminum/ | beber /beˈβeɾ/ |
| One | εν /en/ | ένα /ˈena/ | εἷς /is/ | un /un/ | atu /ˈatu/ | satu /ˈsatu/ | uno /ˈuno/ |
| Two | δύο /ˈði.o/ | δύο /ˈðio/ | δύο /ˈðio/ | du /du/ | dua /ˈduwa/ | dua /dua/ | dos /dos/ |
| Hello | καλημέρα /kaliˈmera/ | γεια σου /ˈʝa su/ | χαῖρε /ˈçere/ | saluto /saˈluto/ | salamalékum /salamaˈlekum/ | halo /ˈhalo/ | hola /ˈola/ |
| Thank you | ευχαριστώ /efxariˈsto/ | ευχαριστώ /efxaɾiˈsto/ | εὐχαριστῶ /efxariˈsto/ | danko /ˈdanko/ | makasi /maˈkasi/ | terima kasih /təˈrima ˈkasih/ | gracias /ˈɡɾaθjas/ |
| Good | καλό /kaˈlo/ | καλό /kaˈlo/ | ἀγαθόν /aɣaˈθon/ | bona /ˈbona/ | baèk /baˈɛʔ/ | bae /ˈbae/ | bueno /ˈbweno/ |
| Cuckoo | κούκος /ˈkukos/ | κούκος /ˈkukos/ | κόκκυξ /ˈko.ciks/ | kukulo /kuˈkulo/ | — | — | cuco /ˈkuko/ |
| Computer | υπολογιστής /ipoloʝiˈstis/ | υπολογιστής /ipoloʝiˈstis/ | ὑπολογιστής /ipoloʝiˈstis/ | komputero /kompuˈtero/ | komputer /kɔmˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputer/ | ordenador /oɾðenaˈðoɾ/ |
| Sushi | σούσι /ˈsusi/ | σούσι /ˈsusi/ | τάριχος /ˈtarixos/ | sushio /suˈʃio/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsusi/ |
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