Locrian Greek

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Locrian Greek
RegionLocris
Era?
Language codes
ISO 639-3
grc-loc
GlottologNone

Locrian Greek is an ancient Greek dialect that was spoken by the Locrians in Locris, Central Greece. It is a dialect of Northwest Greek. The Locrians were divided into two tribes, the Ozolian Locrians and the Opuntian Locrians, thus the Locrian dialect can be also divided in two branches, the Ozolian and Opuntian respectively. The traits of both dialects were described by Wilhelm Dittenberger, editor of the project Inscriptiones Graecae.[1] Unlike some other Northwest varieties, that are not so well known from a dialectal point of view, Locrian, along with Phocian, is generally considered to be a well–attested and recognizable dialect.[2]

Ozolian Locrian[edit]

  • Dative plural of the third declension in -οις (-ois) instead of -σι (-si), a Northwest trait, e.g. πάντοις pantoisπᾶσι pasi, μειόνοις meionois — μείοσι meiosi
  • The adjective διπλειός dipleios instead of διπλοῦς diplous
  • The assimilation of κ (k) in the preposition ἐκ ek with the first consonant of the next word, e.g. ἐλ λιμένος e(l) limenosἐκ λιμένος ek limenos
  • The preposition κατά (kata) governs the genitive rather than the accusative, e.g. καθ'ὧν kath'ōnκαθ'ἅ kath'a

Opuntian Locrian[edit]

  • Dative plural of the third declension in -εσσι (-essi) instead of -οις (-ois), an Aeolic trait which was found in the Phocian dialect too, e.g. Κεφαλλάνεσσι Kephallanessi, χρημάτεσσι chrêmatessi
  • The infinitive in -εν (-en) instead of -ειν (-ein), e.g. ἀναγράφεν anagraphenἀναγράφειν anagraphein[citation needed]
  • The patronymic names are according to the name they define, an Aeolic trait, e.g. Δαναΐς Νικοτελεία Danais Nikoteleia — Δαναΐς Νικοτέλους Danais Nikotelous
  • The preposition κατά (kata) governs the genitive rather than the accusative, e.g. καθ'ὧν kath'ōnκαθ'ἅ kath'a

Glossary[edit]

  • δείλομαι deilomai will, want (Locrian and Delphian) (Attic boulomai) (Coan dêlomai) (Doric bôlomai) (Thessalian bellomai)
  • ϝέρρω Werrô go away (Attic errô) (Hsch. berrês fugitive, berreuô escape)
  • Ϝεσπάριοι Λοϟροὶ Wesparioi Lokroi Epizephyrian (Western) Locrians in Calabria (Attic hesperios of the evening, western, Doric wesperios) (cf. Latin Vesper) IG IX,1² 3:718
  • Λοϟροὶ τοὶ ͱυποκναμίδιοι Lokroi toi hypoknamidioi (Attic Lokroi hoi hypoknemidioi) Hypoknemidian Locrians; under mount Knemis IG IX,1² 3:718
  • ὀπλίαι opliai places where the Locrians counted their cattle

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Inscriptiones Graecae Septentrionalis, Pars I Inscriptiones Phocidis, Locridis, Aetoliae, Acarnaniae, Insularum maris Ionii, Berolini, 1897, IG. IX, I
  2. ^ Giannakis, Georgios K.; Crespo, Emilio; Filos, Panagiotis (2017). Studies in Ancient Greek Dialects: From Central Greece to the Black Sea. De Gruyter. p. 73. ISBN 978-3-11-053213-5.

External links[edit]

  • Fr. Bechtel. Die griechishe Dialekte, II. Berlin, 1923.