The Greek dialect of Epeirotes.

[helinasson]

Found in Epeiros.
In the Greek characters.
In the Greek language---North-Western dialect.



The famous Proffesor of History.
Nicholas Hammond
The old population of Epeiros has spoken a Greek dialect.
Albtir, let me know if you can recognize Albanian in this writting

[olvios]

Epirotic

* ἀγχωρίξαντας anchôrixantas having transferred,postponed Chaonian (Attic metapherô,anaballô) (anchôrizo anchi near +horizô define and Doric x instead of Attic s) (Cf. Ionic anchouros neighbouring) not to be confused with Doric anchôreô Attic ana-chôreô go back,withdraw.
* ἀκαθαρτία akathartia impurity (Attic/Doric akatharsia) (Lamelles Oraculaires 14)
* ἀποτράχω apotrachô run away (Attic/Doric apotrechô)
* ἄσπαλοι aspaloi fishes Athamanian (Attic ichthyes) (Ionic chlossoi) (Cf.LSJ aspalia angling , aspalieus fisherman , aspalieuomai I angle metaph. of a lover , aspalisai: halieusai, sagêneusai. (hals sea)
* Ἄσπετος Aspetos divine epithet of Achilles in Epirus (Homeric aspetos 'unspeakable,unspeakably great,endless' (Aristotle F 563 Rose; Plutarch, Pyrrhus 1; SH 960,4)
* γνώσκω gnôskô know (Attic gignôskô) (Ionic/Koine ginôskô) (Latin nōsco)(Attic gnôsis , Latin notio knowledge) (ref.Orion p.42.17)
* διαιτός diaitos (Hshc. jugde kritês) (Attic diaitêtês arbitrator) Lamelles Oraculaires 16
* ἐσκιχρέμεν eskichremen lend out πὲρ τοῖ ἀργύρροι (Lamelles Oraculaires 8 of Eubandros) (Attic eis + inf. kichranai from chraomai use)
* Ϝεῖδυς Weidus knowing (Doric Ϝειδώς) weidôs) (Elean ϝειζός weizos) (Attic εἰδώς) eidôs) (PIE *weid- "to know, to see" ,Sanskrit veda I know) Cabanes, L'Épire 577,50
* κάστον kaston wood Athamanian (Attic xylon from xyô scrape , hence xyston) (Dialectical kalon wood from kaiô burn kauston sth that can be burnt, kausimon fuel)
* λῃτῆρες lêïtêres Athamanian priests with garlands Hes.text ἱεροὶ στεφανοφόροι. Ἀθαμᾶνες(LSJ: lêitarchoi public priests ) (hence Leitourgia
* μανύ manu small Athamanian (Attic mikron,brachu) (Cf. manon rare) (PIE *men- small,thin) (Hsch. banon thin) ( manosporos thinly sown manophullos with small leaves Thphr.HP7.6.2-6.3)
* Νάϊος Naios or Naos epithet of Dodonaean Zeus (from the spring in the oracle) (cf. Naiades and Pan Naios in Pydna SEG 50:622 (Homericnaô flow ,Attic nama spring) (PIE *sna-)
* παγάομαι pagaomai 'wash in the spring' (of Dodona) (Doric paga Attic pêgê running water,fountain)
* παμπασία pampasia (to ask peri pampasias cliche phrase in the oracle) (Attic pampêsia full property) (Doric paomai obtain)
* Πελιγᾶνες Peliganes or Peligones (Epirotan,Macedonian senators)
* πρᾶμι prami do optative(Attic πράττοιμι prattoimi) Syncope (Lamelles Oraculaires 22)
* τίνε tine (Attic/Doric tini) to whom (Lamelles Oraculaires 7)
* τριθυτικόν trithutikon triple sacrifice tri + thuo(Lamelles Oraculaires 138)

Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin...c;loc=cu%2Flon

[TirAlb]

I can recognize,DIELL,literally meaning SUN in Albanian.Just a coincidence?maybe...

[olvios]

Indoeuropean similarities, Albanian has little to nothing of Ancient Greek

[Sniper]

in Greek there is a similar word Δείλη,Δείλι,Δειλινό/Διλινό(Deili,Dili,Deilino,Dilino) meaning the afternoon or when the sun has its red color in afternoon times.Olvios posted some other words that prove the greekness of the ancient Epirotants...why don't you pay attention to them but only to a stone where the whole word or phrase is missing?

[boreans79]

Originally Posted by helinasson

Found in Epeiros.
In the Greek language---North-Western dialect.



Albtir, let me know if you can recognize Albanian in this writting

What makes you so sure that this grave stele has greek words on it?

look at the dictionary

http://www.argjiro.net/fjalor/

English (6 entries.) ---------------Shqip (6 hyrje.)(ALBANIAN)

sun ------------------------------diell {m}
sunny ----------------------------me diell (mbiemër)
__________________________________________________ ____________

English (1 entries.)-------------------Shqip (1 hyrje.)(ALBANIAN)

father--------------------------------atë {m}, babë {f}, baba {m}

[boreans79]

Originally Posted by helinasson

Found in Epeiros.
In the Greek characters.

The "greek" letters are common in the whole Balcan area. They fit the sound system of all Balcan people languages:

The Illyrians:

[Foti66]

UMMMM, because the Greek alphabet is used?

[boreans79]

the Epirotes:

[boreans79]

the "greek" colony in Apolonia