No, this isn't true. Firstly, check out @pkaratsareas' work for example. Also "Google keyboard can now autocomplete words like ούλλα, τζαι, μεινείσκω, ποτζί , τζιμούμαι etc if you select Κυπριακά as the keyboard language."https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus46372.html …
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Replying to @o_guest @nekatomenos and
But really, please check out all the great work linguists do here for Cypriot Greek an in general.
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Replying to @o_guest @nekatomenos and
Also I really would like you to reconsider calling it a dialect.
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Isn't that a political and social choice? I agree on principle on doing what needs to be done to give Cypriot Greek what is needed to have it recognized as a dialect. But I have no idea to what extent that work has been done.
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Replying to @nekatomenos @m_heilb and
Yes, we are discussing political and social things. And I ask you to least think about why you calling it a dialect has ramifications or saying it is "uncodified", especially in light of you also saying you don't know that much about this.
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I'm saying I'm not an expert, but also saying that I'm not aware of a commonly accepted standard for spelling syntax and grammar. Linguists are working on those for sure, but is there a universally accepted standard as in (other) languages?
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Replying to @nekatomenos @m_heilb and
Yiorgo... linguistics is not that simple and languages are not centrally controlled. So multiple spellings can be possible and it's still a language and can be written. The premise of your Q is based on a prescriptive understanding of language, which is not a mainstream view.
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Never said it's simple, but am looking for what I can use and what is already around. I'm attempting to figure out how to add Cypriot autocomplete. :)
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Replying to @nekatomenos @m_heilb and
I have a feeling this might help you a little, but you've a long journey ahead to go from the prescriptive view to the descriptive one used in language sciences... but anyway, great and relevant article by Petros here:https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fragile-future-cypriot-greek-language-uk …
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Thanks for the link, I'll give it a read. But linguistic science notwithstanding, how does this become accessible and understandable to ppl that are not interested in reading up on it? The average user of the language is interested in the prescriptions after all.
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You can buy a dictionary if you want?
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You didn't get my point at all. Hope you didn't assume that I'm fully ignorant because I'm not an expert.
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