Griko language
| Griko | |
|---|---|
| Γκρίκο | |
| Native to | Italy |
| Region | Salento |
| Ethnicity | Griko people |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1981) 40,000 to 50,000 L2 speakers |
| Greek alphabet, Latin alphabet | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | apul1237 Apulian Greek |
| ELP | Griko |
| Linguasphere | 56-AAA-aia |
| IETF | el-u-sd-it75 |
Location map of the Italiot-speaking areas in Salento and Calabria | |
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, province of Lecce, Italy. Some Greek linguists consider it to be a Modern Greek dialect and often call it Katoitaliótika (Greek: Κατωιταλιώτικα, lit. 'Southern Italian') or Grekanika (Γραικάνικα). Griko and Standard Modern Greek are partially mutually intelligible.