In the Greek island village of Antio, home to the world's most endangered language, aging residents communicate across hillsides through whistles, a specific system of communication believed to date ...
Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ancient humans, animals, and sustainability, and manages the Planet Earth column of the print issue. View Full ...
In Southern Italy, one of Europe’s oldest languages is on the verge of disappearing. Grecanico, a form of Ancient Greek still spoken in Calabria, has survived empires and centuries of neglect. Today, ...
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When Andrea Marcolongo’s book “La Lingua Geniale,” subtitled “9 ragioni per amare il greco” (“Nine Reasons to Love Greek”), came out in 2016, I bought it, in Italian, and took it with me to Greece. I ...
The small village is taking steps to protect its ancient Greek language A SMALL village tucked away in the mountains of Southern Italy has held on to its 2,000-year-old Greek traditions. Known as the ...