Also Known As:
Tsaconia, Tsakonia
Dialects & Varieties
- Southern Tsakonian
- Northern Tsakonian
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A couple hundred
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Greece, eastern Peloponnese
Location Description
"Southern Tsakonian is still spoken in villages around Leonidio, but practically all speakers are elderly, while northern Tsakonian barely survives in the villages of Kastanitsa and Sitena."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
Sample of spoken language in the area of Prastos, Kynouria.
A little grammar staff
A video about Tsakonika, and a summary of its evolution from Doric Greek, the language of the Sparta