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Pamphylian Greek

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Pamphylian is a little-attested and isolated dialect of Ancient Greek which was spoken in Pamphylia, on the southern coast of Asia Minor. Its origins and relation to other Greek dialects are uncertain. A number of scholars have distinguished in Pamphylian dialect important isoglosses with Arcadocypriot which allow them to be studied together. Pamphylia means "land of all phyles, tribes". Apart from Achaeans who may have settled there under Amphilochus, Calchas and Mopsus, Aspendos was a colony of Argos, Side of Aeolian Cyme, Sillyon of unknown Greek mother-city and Perga of mixed Anatolian population. The isolation of the dialect took place even before the appearance of the Greek article. Pamphylian is the only dialect that does not use articles with the exception of Mycenaean and Poetic language.

Main traits

Glossary

  • ἀβελιακόν abêliakon solar (Attic ἡλιακόν heliakon)
  • Ἀβώβας Abôbas ὁ Ἄδωνις Adonis
  • ἄγεθλα agethla sacrificial victims (Attic the driven ones)
  • ἀγός agos priest (Attic hiereus) (Cf. agô lead)
  • ἀδρί adri (Attic ἀνδρί andri,dative of aner,to(for) the man)
  • Ἀηδών Aêdôn or Ἀβηδών Abêdôn Athena
  • αἰβετός aibetos eagle (from aiWetos) (Attic ἀετός aetos)
  • ἀμείνασις ameinasis mentha (Attic ἡδύοσμον hêdyosmon) Pergaean
  • Ἀπέλο̄ν Apelon (Attic Ἀπόλλων) (Doric also)
  • ἄρκυμα arkuma locust (Attic ἀκρίς akris) Pergian
  • ἀτρώποισι atrôpoisi or ἀτρο̄́ποισι dative,plural (Attic τοῖς ἀνθρώποις tois anthropois, to/for the people) (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.7)
  • βαβέλιος babelios sun (Cretan Doric ἀβέλιος abelios , Laconian βέλα bela , Aeolic ἀέλιος aelios Ionic ἠέλιος ēelios Attic helios )
  • βόϝα bowa (bota boes oxen,cattles ?)
  • βο̄λε̄μενυς bolemenus willing (Attic boulomenos) (ἐβο̄λᾱσετυ ebolasetu , Attic eboulêthêsan 'they wanted to') (3.14 , 3.8)
  • βουρικυπάρισσος bourikuparissos vineyard (Attic ampelos) bouri ? + cypress (Pergaean)
  • Εστϝεδιιυς Estwediius Aspendios Aspendian
  • ϝέτιια wetiia years (Attic etê) (Homeric etea)(Locrian,Elean,Arcadocypriot: Wetos year, cf. Latin vetus)
  • ϝίλσις wilsis gen. wilsiios 'distress' (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.2)
  • ἰκτίς iktis (Attic αἴλουρος aílouros cat or member of Felidae)(Attic iktis weasel,skunk)
  • ἴοδυ iodu imp. they should go (Attic iontôn) (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.19)
  • κασσύας kassuas (Attic ὄρκυνος orkunos , orcynus thunnus)
  • κατεϝέρξοδυ katewerxodu katarxontôn? (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.12)
  • κόρκορας korkoras a bird , Pergaean (Modern Greek kókoras rooster)
  • κόρταφος kortaphos (Attic κρόταφος krotaphos) temple (anatomy)
  • λάφνη laphnê (Attic δάφνη daphne) Pergaean
  • λάψα lapsa turnip (Attic γογγυλίς gongulis) Pergaean
  • νι ni (Attic en in or hen one) (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3)
  • ὀρούβω oroubô rush forward (Homeric orouô , ornumi)
  • πέδε pede five (Attic πέντε pente) (Modern Greek pronunciation : pende informal pede) (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.5)
  • περτέδο̄κε pertedoke (perti- pros-) (Attic prosedôke) he gave (Cf.Aeolic pres for Attic pros (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 17)
  • πηρία pêria field,farm (Ἀσπένδιοι)
  • σαράπιοι sarapiοi Pergaean (Attic μαινίδες mainides small fishes,picarels,maenidae)
  • σισίλαρος sisilaros (Attic πέρδιξ perdix partridge) (Περγαῖοι
  • σκυδρὺ skudru (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.12)
  • τριμίσκον trimiskon clothing (Attic himation , tribon) (Ἀσπένδιοι) (cf.Koine trimitos or trimiton , garment of drill or ticking)
  • ὕλογος hulogos army (Attic stratos) (Attic σύλλογος syllogos reunion,gathering)
  • Vανάϡα Πρειία Vanassa Preiia Pergian lady-goddess (Homeric ϝάνασσα see wanax) (ΚλεVύτας ΛϝαραVυ Vασιρϝο̄τας dedicated it to her )
  • Vοῖκυ voiku house (Attic oikos) (Cretan and Locrian ϝοικία Woikia) (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.14,17)
  • Vρυμάλια Vrumalia (Brixhe, Dial.gr.Pamph. 3.15)(Cf. rhum-)
  • φάβος phabos light (Homeric phaos Attic phôs)
  • φεννίον phennion μηδικὴ ὁδός Medean road
  • φίκατι phikati twenty (Attic eikosi , Laconian beikati , Aeolic,Doric weikati

Onomasticon

Source: Brixhe, Dialecte grec de Pamphylie

  • Ἀθιμῖϝυς Athimiwus and ἈθιμεVς
  • ἈπελάVρυVις Apelavruvis
  • Ἀρτιμίνα Artimina Ἀρτιμίδωρυς Artimidôrus Attic Artemidôros
  • Ἁφαστυς Aphastus Attic Hephaistos
  • Ἀφορδίσιιυς Aphordisiius Attic Aphrodisios
  • Βαλυς Balus
  • Βοβᾶς Bobas , Βοβᾶτυς
  • Γουκαλις Goukalis
  • Δέξιϝυς Dexiwus Attic Dexios
  • Διβῶτυς Dibôtus
  • Διϝίδωρυς Diwidôrus Attic Diodôros Διϝ- also in Cypriot names
  • Διϝονούσιυς Diwonousius Attic Dionysios
  • Ἑλλόθεμις Ellothemis (Cf.Cypriot Ἑλλόϝοικος Ellowoikos) from Homeric esthlos'' good, brave
  • Εστλεγιιυς Estlegiius
  • Εχϝαλια Echwalia
  • Ζοϝαμυς Zowamus
  • Ζώϝειτους Zôweitous
  • Ϝανάξαδρυς Wanaxadrus wanax + ἀνήρ
  • Ϝαρνόπα Warnopa Ϝάρνιτους Warnitous
  • Ϝεχιδάμυς Wechidamus Attic Echedamos
  • Ϝέχιτους Wechitous Attic Echetos
  • Ϝουκω Woukô
  • Θανάδωρυς Thanadorus Attic Athenodôros
  • Κέδαιϝις Kedaiwis
  • Κεσκεὺς Keskeus Κεσκῖϝους Keskiwous
  • Κοπερίνα Koperina
  • Κορϝαλίνα Korwalina little girl Arcadocypriot korwa girl
  • Κόρραγυς Korragus Ἀσπέδιιυς Aspediius Aspendian
  • Κουρασιὼ Kourasiô
  • Κυδρομολις Kudromolis
  • Λαυδίκα Laudika Attic Laodikê
  • Μιαλίνα Mialina or Meialina Attic Megalina , Μιακλις Miaklis Attic Megaklês
  • Μουριξους Mourixous
  • Μουρμακω Mourmakô
  • Νεϝοχάρις Newocharis Attic Neocharês and Νεϝόπολις Newopolis
  • Ὀρυμνιϝυς Orumniwus
  • Πεδδᾶτος Peddatos
  • Πελλαυρύις Pellauruis
  • Περίϝεργυς Periwergus Attic periergos
  • Ποναμελδῶς Ponameldôs
  • Πορσόπα Porsopa
  • Πρεῖϝυς Preiwus
  • Σϝαρδιας Swardias and Ισϝαρδιας
  • Vαναξίωνυς Vanaxiônus
  • Φορδισία Phordisia Attic Aphrodisia
  • Χορείνα Choreina

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References



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