Dialect of Chalkidiki

The Dialect of Chalkidiki is a dialect of the Greek language spoken in Chalkidiki Prefecture, Greece. In Chalkidiki dialect, unaccented mid and open vowels tend to become close: [e] becomes [i], [o] becomes [u], and [u] and [i], in syllables (preceded by consonants), are strongly reduced ([i] becomes [j], or even not sounded at all (dropped) (not dropped when with other vowels). One can find this also in other regions of the Greek mainland. Examp... More

The Dialect of Chalkidiki is a dialect of the Greek language spoken in Chalkidiki Prefecture, Greece. In Chalkidiki dialect, unaccented mid and open vowels tend to become close: [e] becomes [i], [o] becomes [u], and [u] and [i], in syllables (preceded by consonants), are strongly reduced ([i] becomes [j], or even not sounded at all (dropped) (not dropped when with other vowels). One can find this also in other regions of the Greek mainland. Examples: Varieties of Modern Greek

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