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Although Cappadocian Greek was once believed to be a dead language, the discovery of a population of speakers has led to an awareness, both within and outside of the Cappadocian community in Greece, to revive the language. In the documentary “Last Words,” which follows Mark Janse through Cappadocian speaking villages on the Greek mainland, community members are seen encouraging each other to use their dialect for ordinary things, such as joke telling. The members of these villages, including such notable figures as the bishop, recount being touched by a presentation given in Cappadocian by Janse on a visit to the region. The bishop went so far as to say that Janse’s speech “has lifted their shame.” The revitalization process is seen through examples such as this, wherein the native speakers have begun to take back their identity and embrace their language. Additionally, younger generations are embracing the power of technology to spread awareness, creating Facebook pages about the language to inform the larger Greek population.