Hellenic

Also known as Hellenic languages, Greek languages

branch of Indo-European language family

Key facts

Geographic distribution: Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Anatolia and the Black Sea region
Linguistic classification: Indo-European Graeco-Phrygian ? Hellenic
Proto language: Proto-Greek
Subdivisions: Greek (?) Ancient Macedonian †
Iso 639 5: grk
Linguasphere: 56= (phylozone)
Glottolog: gree1276

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Hellenic is the branch of the Indo-European language family whose principal member is Greek. In most classifications, Hellenic consists of Greek alone, but some linguists use Hellenic to refer to a group consisting of Greek proper and other varieties thought to be related but different enough to be separate languages, either among ancient neighboring languages or among modern varieties of Greek.

Greek-speaking areas during the Hellenistic period (323 to 31 BC) Areas where Greek speakers probably were a majority