Today, the Griko are Catholics. The name Griko derives from the traditional name for Greeks on the Italian peninsula, it is believed to derive from the Graecians, an ancient Hellenic tribe …

Griko (endonym: Griko / Γκρίκο), sometimes spelled Grico, is one of the two dialects of Italiot Greek (the other being Calabrian Greek or Grecanico), spoken by Griko people in Salento, …

Dec 8, 2017 · Cosmos Philly profiles the few surviving Griko communities of the southern Italian region of Calabria. The Griko (sometimes spelled Greko) are the last remnants of thousands of …

Calabrian Greek (endonym: Γκρίκο, Griko; Italian: Grecanico[2]) is the variety of Italiot Greek used by the ethnic Griko people in Calabria, as opposed to the Italiot Greek dialect spoken in the …

Griko is a variety of Italiot Greek spoken by about 60-70,000 people in Apulia and Calabria in southern Italy. Greek linguists call this language Grekanika (Γρεκάνικα) or Katoitaliotikà …

Oct 26, 2020 · The Griko people, sometimes referred to as Grecanici in Italy, are an ethnic Greek community found in the southern regions of Italy. While the Arbereshe were spread out …

Feb 20, 2024 · In modern times, the historical connection between Greece and Italy continues through the Griko people, a Greek-speaking community in Southern Italy, primarily found in …

Apr 27, 2024 · To this day, an ethnic minority called the Griko people reside within the bounds of ancient Magna Graecia, in the Southern Italian regions of Calabria (specifically the Province of …

Greko and Griko are the two minority languages of Greek origins spoken in the south of Italy. In Calabria, Greko is spoken in a small number of villages located in the slopes of the …

Nov 30, 2020 · A few kilometers away from Greece, in southern Italy, in the well-known Magna Grecia, the Griko or Greko dialect is spoken. Despite the passage of time and the difficulties …