Pamphylian Greek

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History of the
Greek language
(see also: Greek alphabet)

Proto-Greek (c. 2000 BC)

Mycenaean (c. 1600–1100 BC)

Ancient Greek (c. 800–300 BC)
Dialects:
Aeolic, Arcadocypriot, Attic-Ionic,
Doric, Pamphylian; Homeric Greek.
Possible dialect: Macedonian.

Koine Greek (from c. 300 BC)

Medieval Greek (c. 330–1453)

Modern Greek (from 1453)
Dialects:
Cappadocian, Cretan, Cypriot,
Demotic, Griko, Katharevousa,
Pontic, Tsakonian, Yevanic

Pamphylian is a little-attested dialect of Ancient Greek which was spoken in Pamphylia, on the southern coast of Asia Minor.Pamphylian Greek is the only Greek dialect that does not use article with the exception of mycenean and poetic language.

Its origins and relation to other Ancient Greek dialects are uncertain.Arcadocypriot may be more close to Pamphylian.

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ἀβελιακόν abeliakon solar (Attic ἡλιακόν heliakon , Cretan Doric ἀβέλιος abelios sun,Attic helios)
Ἀβώβας Abōbas ὁ Ἄδωνις Adonis
ἀδρί adri (Attic ἀνδρί andri,dative of aner,to(for) the man)
Ἀηδών Aëdon ἡ Ἀθηνᾶ Athena
αἰβετός aibetos Attic ἀετός aetos eagle
ἀμείνασις ameinasis ἡδύοσμον hedyosmon mentha
ἄρκυμα arkuma ἀκρίς akris locust
ἀτρώποισι atrōpoisi dative,plural (Attic τοῖς ἀνθρώποις tois anthropois, to/for the people)
βουρικυπάρισσος bourikyparissos vineyard bouri ? + cypress
ἰκτίς iktis (Attic αἴλουρος aílouros cat or member of Felidae)(Attic iktis weasel,skunk)
κασσύας kassuas (Attic ὄρκυνος orcynus thunnus)
κόρκορας kórkoras a bird (modern Greek kókoras rooster)
κόρταφος kórtaphos (Attic κρόταφος krótaphos)
λάφνη laphne (Attic δάφνη daphne)
λάψα lapsa (Attic γογγυλίς gongylis turnip)
σαράπιοι sarapiοi (Attic μαινίδες mainides small fishes,picarels,maenidae)
σισίλαρος sisilaros (Attic πέρδιξ perdix partridge)
ὕλογος hylogos army (Attic σύλλογος syllogos reunion,gathering)
φεννίον μηδικὴ ὁδός. phennion Medean road