The 43rd UNESCO General Conference is expected to establish February 9 as the World Day of the Greek Language.

Greek and Greek Cypriot dialects are distinct varieties of the Greek language that has evolved over the millennia.

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Greece is being urged to grant more recognition to its minority languages -- Vlach, Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, and a version of Bulgarian called Pomak. At present, only Turkish is recognized. Now ...

Australia will officially recognise World Greek Language Day during the upcoming UNESCO General Conference, in a move hailed ...

For some 2,500 years, residents of this mountainous village have used an astonishing language that only they understand. But there are only six people left who can ‘speak’ it. Hidden deep in the south ...

Greece is the cradle of democracy, but, as the world saw this past week, a financial crisis is no time to put important questions to the people. Prime Minister George Papandreou's proposed referendum ...