Languages of Græcia

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Languages of Græcia
OfficialHellenic, Neoclassical Latin, South Ruthenian, Græcian
National  Hellenic
  Croatian
  Bosnian
  Italian
VernacularGræcian Hellenic, Conservative Standard Modern Hellenic, Græcian Latin, South Ruthenian, Standard Croatian, Kajkavian Croatian, Standard Bosnian, Eastern Herzegovinan, Standard Italian, Umbrian, Græcian
ImmigrantAlbanian
Urdu
Other
Signed(de facto) Hellenic Sign Language
(de facto) Croatian Sign Language
(de facto) Bosnian Sign Language
(de facto) Italian Sign Language
(de jure) None
AuxiliaryEnglish
German
French
Catalan
Portuguese
Bulgarian
Romanian
Belarusian
Ukrainian

The recognised languages of Græcia are Hellenic, Neoclassical Latin, South Ruthenian, Græcian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Italian, Neapolitan, Sicilian, Griko, and Greko. The first four maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the boroughs of the Governorate of Græcia, while the others are recognised regionally in the boroughs that are not Hellas-based. In certain occasions, Græcian Hellenic is used, particularly as a single language to denote the country's linguistic identity.

In late 2020, the population of Græcia was de jure 75% native speakers of Hellenic; 0,17% Neoclassical Latin; 0,72% South Ruthenian; and 19,78% Croatian. The borough of Andriopolis is officially bilingual (Hellenic and Latin), although the vast majority of the people are native speakers of Hellenic; the borough of Assumption-Uznesenje is also officially bilingual (Croatian and Latin), although Latin is liturgical and a bit over 99% of its citizens are native speakers of Croatian; the borough of Hagia Aikaterini is officially monolingual, as the vast majority of the citizens are native speakers of Hellenic; last, but not least, although the official language of Čěrneś is only South Ruthenian, the borough is de facto trilingual, as officials are required to speak Hellenic and Latin. Apart from that, the citizens of Čěrneś are to this day, though a fracture of them descended from early Slavs, native speakers of Hellenic.

Official languages

Hellenic

Hellenic
Ἑλληνικὴ
(Hellīnikī̀)
Spoken in Andriopolis, Hagia Aikaterini, Čěrneś
Total users 21.120 (de jure)
59 (de facto)
Language family Indo-European
Language type Natural
Writing system Hellenic alphabet
Official Status
Official language in

Macronations
Hellas
Cyprus, et al.
Micronations
Græcia, et al.

Regulated by Center for the Greek Language (Hellas)
National Hermodicean Academy of Linguistics of Græcia (Græcia)

Hellenic as spoken in Græcia has the exact same phonology with modern Hellenic spoken by Hellenes all over the world, albeit closer to insular than the standard language. Græcian Hellenic has re-adopted the polytonic system used in Hellas up until 1981 AD; okseia (΄), vareia (`), perispomene (~), for the tonal system, and diairesis (¨), psile (e.g. ἀ), and daseia (e.g. ἁ), in order to distinguish and/or alter sounds. The apostrophe (') is used to either show the omission of a letter or the distinction between "d" and "nt" (ντ - ν'τ) & "b" and "mp" (μπ - μ'π), when these sets are mid-word or word-final.

Phonology

Apart from the fact that Græcian Hellenic is not that different from Standard Hellenic, there was the re-introduction of a few letters (and addition of new sets of letters), to better accommodate the representations of Latin and South Ruthenian's sounds:

Extra sounds added in Hellenic
Hellenic Letter
name
IPA
value
Romanisation Neoclassical Latin South Ruthenian
Ͱ, ͱ Ͱ̂τα
(Æ̃ta)
[æ] Æ, æ (or AE, ae) Æ Ѣ, ѣ
Ϝ, ϝ Δίγαμμα
(Digamma)
[w] W, w V У, у
(Ў, ў when following a vowel)
Ͷ, ͷ Παμφύλιον δίγαμμα
(Pamphylian digamma)
[ʒ] Ž, ž (or ZH, Zh, zh) ZH Ж, ж
Ϻ, ϻ Σαν
(San)
[ʃ] Š, š (or SH, Sh, sh) SH Ш, ш
Ϙ, ϙ Κόππα
(Kóppa)
[c] (when followed by α, ͱ, ο, ω, ῠ, ῡ) Q, q CI Ќ, ќ
Ϟ, ϟ Κόφα
(Kófa)
[ɟ] (when followed by α, ͱ, ο, ω, ῠ, ῡ) Ġ, ġ (or GY, Gy, gy) GI Ѓ, ѓ
Ῥ, ῥ Ῥῶ μετὰ δασείας
(Rho with daseia)
[r̥] Ř, ř (or RH, Rh, rh) RH РЬ, Рь, рь
Ϸ, ϸ Ϸῶ
(Šṓ)
[ø] Ö, ö (or OE, Oe, oe) Œ Ө, ө
ϒ, ϖ Ἀγκύλον
(Agýlon)
[øː] Ő, ő (or OEH, Oeh, oeh) Œ Ӫ, ӫ
ΤͶ, Τͷ, τͷ Τͷαν
(Džan)
[d͡ʒ] DŽ, Dž, dž (or DZH, Dzh, dzh) ZH Џ, џ
ΤϺ, Τϻ, τϻ Τϻαν
(Čan)
[t͡ʃ] Č, č (or CH, Ch, ch) ZH Ч, ч
ΤϠ, Τϡ, τϡ Τϡαν
(Ćan)
[t͡ɕ] Ć, ć (or C', c') ZI Ћ, ћ
ΤͲ, Τͳ, τͳ Τͳαν
(Đan)
[d͡ʑ] Đ, đ (or DJ, Dj, dj) DZI Ђ, ђ
Ῠ, ῠ Ῡ μικρόν
(Ű mikrón)
[y] Ü, ü (or UE, Ue, ue) Y Ү, ү
Ῡ, ῡ Ῡ μέγα
(Ű méğa)
[yː] Ű, ű (or UY, Uy, uy) Ȳ Ұ, ұ
Ϡ, ϡ Σαμ'πί
(Sampí)
[ɕ] Ś, ś (or S', s') SI СЬ, сь
Ͳ, ͳ Παρακύϊσμα
(Parakýïsma)
[ʑ] Ź, ź (or Z', z') ZI ЗЬ, зь

Transcription Romanisation

Below you can see the full table of Hellenic romanisation of letters and digraphs, both the officially regulated and simplified versions:

Transcription of Hellenic
Hellenic Name IPA
value
Official
Romanisation
Alternative
Romanisation
Neoclassical
Latin
South
Ruthenian
Α, α Ἄλφα
(Álfa)
[a] ⟨ᾰ⟩ A, a A А, а
[aː] ⟨ᾱ⟩ Ā, ā AH, Ah, ah Ā АА, Аа, аа
Β, β Βῆτα
(Vī̃ta)
[v] V, v B В, в
Γ, γ Γάμμα
(Ğámma)
[ɣ], [ʝ] (when followed by ε, η, ι, υ)
[ŋ] (when followed by another consonant)
Ğ, ğ GH, Gh, gh G Г, г
ΓΓ, γγ Διπλὸν γάμμα
(Double ğámma)
[ŋg], [ŋɟ] (when followed by ε, η, ι, υ) NG, ng GN НГ, нг
ΓΙ, Γι, γι Γάμμα-γιῶτα
(Ğámma-jṓta)
[ʝ] J, j I І, і (when followed by a vowel;
іа = ja, іѣ = jæ, іє = je, ї = ji, ю = jo, іоу = ju, іү = jü, іұ = jű
ΓΚ, Γκ, γκ Γάμμα-κάππα
(Ğámma-káppa)
[g], [ɟ] (when followed by ε, η, ι, υ) G, g G Ґ, ґ
Δ, δ Δέλτα
(Ðélta)
[ð] Ð, ð DH, Dh, dh D ДҺ, Дһ, дһ
Ε, ε Ἒ ψιλὸν
(È psilòn)
[e] E, e E Є, є
Ϝ, ϝ1 Δίγαμμα
(Ðíğamma)
[w] W, w V У, у
(Ў, ў when following a vowel)
Ͷ, ͷ1 Παμφύλιον δίγαμμα
(Pamfýlion ðíğamma)
[ʒ] Ž, ž ZH, Zh, zh S Ж, ж
Ζ, ζ Ζῆτα
(Zī̃ta)
[z] Z, z Z З, з
Η, η Ἧτα
(Hī̃ta)
[iː] Ī, ī EE, Ee, ee Ī И, и
[ɛː]1 Ē, ē EH, Eh, eh Ē Э, э
Ͱ, ͱ1 Ͱ̂τα
(Æ̃ta)
[æ] Æ, æ AE, ae Æ Ѣ, ѣ
Θ, θ Θῆτα
(Þī̃ta)
[θ] Þ, þ TH, Th, th TH Ѳ, ѳ
Ι, ι Γιῶτα
(Jō̃ta)
[i] I, i I І, і
Й, й (mid-word or final, when following a vowel)
Ь, ь (mid-word or final, when following ⟨л⟩ or ⟨н⟩
to form [ʎ] and [ɲ] respectively)
Κ, κ Κάππα
(Káppa)
[k], [c] (when followed by ε, η, ι, υ) K, k C, K К, к
ΚΚ, κκ Διπλὸν κάππα
(Double káppa)
[kː] KK, kk CC(H) КК, кк
Λ, λ Λάμβδα
(Lámvða)
[l], [ʎ] (when followed by ι + another vowel) L, l L Л, л
ΛΙ, Λι, λι Λάμβδα-γιῶτα
(Lámvða-jō̃ta)
[li], [ʎ] (when followed by another vowel) LI, Li, li / LJ, Lj, lj LI ЛІ, Лі, лі / ЛЬ, Ль, ль (mid-word or final)
ΛΛ, λλ Διπλὸν λάμβδα
(Double lámvða)
[lː] LL, ll LL ЛЛ, лл
Μ, μ Μῦ
(Mỹ)
[m] M, m M М, м
ΜΠ, Μπ, μπ Μῦ-πεῖ
(Mỹ-pī̃)
[b], [mb] (mid-word) B, b B Б, б
Ν, ν Νῦ
(Nỹ)
[n], [ɲ] (when followed by ε, η, ι, υ) N, n N Н, н
ΝΙ, Νι, νι Νῦ-γιῶτα
(Nỹ-jō̃ta)
[ni], [ɲ] (when followed by another vowel) NI, Ni, ni / NJ, Nj, nj NI НІ, Ні, ні / НЬ, Нь, нь (mid-word or final)
ΝΝ, νν Διπλὸν νῦ
(Double nỹ)
[nː] NN, nn NN НН
ΝΤ, Ντ, ντ Νῦ-ταῦ
(Nỹ-tā̃v)
[d], [nd] (mid-word) D, d D Д, д
Ξ, ξ Ξῖ
(Ksĩ)
[k͡s] KS, Ks, ks X, x X Ѯ, ѯ
Ο, ο Ὂ μικρὸν
(Ò mikròn)
[o] O, o O О, о
ΟΥ, Ου, ου Ὂ μικρὸν-ὖ ψιλὸν
(Ò mikròn-Ỹ psilòn)
[u] U, u V ОУ, Оу, оу
[uː] Ū, ū UH, Uh, uh
Π, π Πεῖ
(Pī̃)
[p] P, p P П, п
ΠΠ, ππ Διπλὸν πεῖ
(Double pī̃)
[pː] PP, pp PP ПП, пп
Ϻ, ϻ1 Σαν
(San)
[ʃ] Š, š SH, Sh, sh S Ш, ш
Ϙ, ϙ1 Κόππα
(Kóppa)
[c] (used when followed by α, ͱ, ο, ῠ, ῡ, ω) Q, q CI Ќ, ќ
Ϟ, ϟ1 Κόφα
(Kófa)
[ɟ] (used when followed by α, ͱ, ο, ῠ, ῡ, ω) Ġ, ġ GY, Gy, gy GI Ѓ, ѓ
Ρ, ρ (ῤ) Ῥῶ
(Řō̃)
[r] R, r R Р, р
Ῥ, ῥ [r̥] Ř, ř RH, Rh, rh RH РЬ, Рь, рь
-ῤῥ- Διπλὸν ῥῶ
(Double řō̃)
[r̥r̥] RŘ, rř RRH, rrh RRH РРЬ, ррь
Σ, σ, ς Σῖγμα
(Sĩğma)
[s] S, s S С, с
ΣΣ, σσ Διπλὸν σῖγμα
(Double sĩğma)
[ss] SS, ss SS СС, сс
Ϸ, ϸ1 Ϸῶ
(Šṓ)
[ø] Ö, ö OE, Oe, oe Œ Ө, ө
ϒ, ϖ1 Ἀγκύλον
(Agýlon)
[øː] Ő, ő OEH, Oeh, oeh Œ Ӫ, ӫ
Τ, τ Ταῦ
(Tā̃v)
[t] T, t T Т, т
ΤͶ, Τͷ, τͷ1 Τͷαν
(Džan)
[d͡ʒ] DŽ, Dž, dž DZH, Dzh, dzh Z Џ, џ
ΤΖ, Τζ, τζ Ταῦ-ζῆτα
(Tā̃v-zī̃ta)
[d͡z] DZ, Dz, dz Z Ѕ, ѕ
ΤϺ, Τϻ, τϻ1 Τϻαν
(Čan)
[t͡ʃ] Č, č CH, Ch, ch Z Ч, ч
ΤΤ, ττ Διπλὸν ταῦ
(Double tā̃v)
[tt] TT, tt TT ТТ, тт
ΤϠ, Τϡ, τϡ1 Τϡαν
(Ćan)
[t͡ɕ] Ć, ć C', c' Z Ћ, ћ
ΤͲ, Τͳ, τͳ1 Τͳαν
(Đan)
[d͡ʑ] Đ, đ DZ', Dz', dz' Z Ђ, ђ
Υ, υ Ὗ ψιλὸν
(Hỹ psilòn)
[i] Y, y Y Ѵ, ѵ
(Ѷ, ѷ when following a vowel)
[iː] Ȳ, ȳ YH, Yh, yh Ȳ Ѵ, ѵ
[v], [f] (when followed by certain consonants) V, v V Ѵ, ѵ
Ῠ, ῠ1 Ῡ μικρὸν
(Ű mikròn)
[y] Ü, ü UE, Ue, ue Y Ү, ү
Ῡ, ῡ1 Ῡ μέγα
(Ű méğa)
[yː] Ű, ű UY, Uy, uy Ȳ Ұ, ұ
Φ, φ Φεῖ
(Fī̃)
[f] F, f F, PH Ф, ф
Χ, χ Χι
(Xi)
[x], [ç] (when followed by ε, η, ι, υ) X, x KH, Kh, kh CH Х, х
Ψ, ψ Ψι
(Psi)
[p͡s] PS, Ps, ps PS Ѱ, ѱ
Ω, ω Ὦ μέγα
(Ō̃ méğa)
[ɔː] Ō, ō OH, Oh, oh Ō Ѡ, ѡ
Ϡ, ϡ1 Σαμ'πί
(Sampí)
[ɕ] Ś, ś S', s' S СЬ, Сь, сь
Ͳ, ͳ1 Παρακύϊσμα
(Parakýïsma)
[ʑ] Ź, ź Z', z' Z ЗЬ, Зь, зь
̔ Δασὺ πνεῦμα
(Rough breathing)
[h] H, h H Һ, һ

Notes:
^1 Only used in loanwords.

Apart from these, the symbol Ϗ (lowercase: ϗ) is used to denote the conjunction «και» (kai "and").

Neoclassical Latin

Latin
LATĪNA
Spoken in Andriopolis, ABVM/UBDM
Total users ~48 (de jure)
2 (de facto)
Language family Indo-European
Language type Natural
Writing system Classical Latin alphabet
Official Status
Official language in

Macronations
Vatican City
Micronations
Græcia, et al.

Regulated by Pontifical Academy for Latin (Vatican City)
National Hermodicean Academy of Linguistics of Græcia (Græcia)

Neoclassical Latin is one of the official languages spoken in Græcia, in the Borough of Andriópolis, which also happens to be the largest and the executive capital of the state. The term was coined by the founder and Provisional Governor of Græcia, Quintus De Vitaliis, in order to designate this form of Latin which combines the Phonology of Classical Latin with the extended Vocabulary of Classical, Ecclesiastical and Vulgar Latin.

Phonology and Orthography

Like most languages in the past, Neoclassical Latin is written only in capitals:

Pronunciation of Neoclassical Latin consonants
Latin
capital letter
IPA
value
English approximation
B [b] As b in bad.
C, K [k] Always hard as k in sky, never soft as in cellar, cello, or social. [K] is a letter coming from Hellenic, but seldom used and generally replaced by [C].
CH [kʰ] As ch in chemistry, and aspirated; never as in challenge or change (mostly used in Hellenic loanwords). Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨χ⟩.
D [d] As d in danger.
F [f] As f in fire.
G [ɡ] Always hard as g in good, never soft as g in gem.
GN [gn ~ ŋn] As ngn in wingnut.
H [h] As h in hill.
I [j] Sometimes at the beginning of a syllable, as y in yard.
[jː] Doubled between vowels, as y y in toy yacht.
L [l] When doubled [LL] or before [I], as clear l in link (l exilis).
[ɫ] In all other positions, as dark l in bowl (l pinguis).
M [m] As m in mother.
N [n] As n in man.
P [p] As p in spy, never aspirated.
PH [pʰ] As p in party, always aspirated; never as in photo when being pronounced in English (mostly used in Hellenic loanwords). Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨φ⟩.
QV [kʷ] Similar to qu in quick, never as qu in antique.
QVV [kʷɔ] As quo in quota.
R [r] As r in Italian and several Romance languages.
RH [r̥] As r in Italian and several Romance languages (mostly used in Hellenic loanwords); e.g. diarrhoea ⟨διάῤῥοια⟩; but it is voiceless (see Voiceless alveolar trill).
S [s] As s in say, never as s in rise or measure.
T [t] As t in stay, never as t in nation.
TH [tʰ] As th in thyme, and aspirated; never as in thing, or that (mostly used in Hellenic loanwords). Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨θ⟩.
V [w] Sometimes at the beginning of a syllable, or after [G] and [S], as w in wine, never as v in vine.
VV [wɔ] As wa in water (RP).
X [k͡s] A letter representing [C] + [S], as well as [G] + [S]: as x in English axe, never as x in example.
Z [d͡z ~ zː] As in zoom, never as in pizza (mostly used in Hellenic loanwords). Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨ζ⟩.
Pronunciation of Neoclassical Latin vowels
Latin
capital letter
IPA
value
English approximation
A [a] Similar to u in cut. Transliteration of Hellenic short ⟨ᾰ⟩.
Ā [aː] Similar to a in father. Transliteration of Hellenic long ⟨ᾱ⟩.
E [ɛ] As e in pet. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨ε⟩.
Ē [eː] Similar to ey in they. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨η⟩, and ⟨ει⟩ in some cases.
I [ɪ] As i in sit. Transliteration of short Hellenic ⟨ῐ⟩.
Ī [iː] Similar to i in machine. Transliteration of Hellenic long ⟨ῑ⟩, and ⟨ει⟩ in some cases.
O [ɔ] As o in sort. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨ο⟩.
Ō [oː] Similar to o in holy. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨ω⟩, and ⟨ου⟩ in some cases.
V [ʊ] Similar to u in put.
[uː] Similar to u in true. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨ου⟩.
Y [ʏ] As in German Stück (or as short u or i) (mostly used in Hellenic loanwords). Transliteration of Hellenic short ⟨ῠ⟩.
Ȳ [yː] As in German früh (or as long u or i) (mostly used in Hellenic loanwords). Transliteration of Hellenic long ⟨ῡ⟩.
Pronunciation of Neoclassical Latin diphthongs
Latin
capital letter
IPA
value
English approximation
Æ [ae̯] As in aisle. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨αι⟩.
AV [au̯] As in out. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨αυ⟩.
EI [ei̯] As to ey in they. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨εϊ⟩.
EV [eu̯] As in Portuguese eu, approximately to the British pronunciation of low. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨ευ⟩.
Œ [oe̯] As in boy. Transliteration of Hellenic ⟨οϊ⟩.
VI [ui̯] As in Spanish muy, approximately to hooey.
YI [ʏɪ̯] Transliteration of the Hellenic diphthong ⟨υι⟩.

Apart from these, the ampersand (uppercase: &, lowercase: 🙰) is used to denote the conjunction "ET" ("and").

South Ruthenian

South Ruthenian is a conlang (constructed language) currently under construction, which combines elements of South (such as Serbian, Slavomacedonian, Bulgarian), Western (Polish, Czech, Slovak) and Eastern (Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian) Slavic languages.

Græcian

Græcian is a conlang (constructed language) currently under construction, which combines elements of Etruscan, Illyrian, Messapic, Epic Hellenic, Phrygian, Hittite, Oscan, and Umbrian.

Recognised languages

Bosnian

Bosnian is the co-official language of the borough of Sarajbosna, alongside Serbian. It is spoken by almost 100% of the de jure inhabitants, with a few exceptions of foreign nationals whose native tongue is anything but Bosnian. Although the official papers are written in standard Bosnian, a lot of the Bosnian-speaking citizens who live in Sarajbosna speak the East Herzegovinian dialect of the Serbo-Croatian language group; an ijekavian (as opposed to standard Serbian - ekavian) dialect that forms a dialectal continuum with the dialects of western Serbia, as well as north and western Montenegro.

Government officials in Sarajbosna are required to speak both Standard Bosnian and Standard Serbian, yet the majority have worked in most of ex-Yugoslavia, therefore the variant they speak is rather closer to Yugoslav-era Serbo-Croatian, rather than the aforementioned standardised language forms.

Croatian

Croatian is the co-official language of the borough of Assumption-Uznesenje, alongside Latin. It is spoken by almost 100% of the de jure inhabitants, with a few exceptions of foreign nationals whose native tongue is anything but Croatian. Although the official papers are written in standard Croatian, most (if not all) of the Croatian-speaking citizens who live in ABVM/UBDM speak the Zagreb Kajkavian dialect of the Croatian language; an ekavian (as opposed to standard Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin - ijekavian) dialect that forms a dialectal continuum with the less related Slovene language in the northern counties of Croatia.

Government officials in ABVM/UBDM are required to speak both Standard Croatian and Neoclassical Latin, yet the majority have worked in most of ex-Yugoslavia, therefore the variant they speak is rather closer to Yugoslav-era Serbo-Croatian, rather than any of the dialectal forms specifically spoken in Croatia.

Greko

Greko is one of the official languages of the Voivodeship of Magna Græcia. It is one of the two Italiot Greek dialects spoken by the Greeks of South Italy. Greko is better known as "Calabrian Greek", spoken in Bovesia (southern Calabria).

Griko

Griko is one of the official languages of the Voivodeship of Magna Græcia. It is one of the two Italiot Greek dialects spoken by the Greeks of South Italy. Griko is the variant spoken in Grecìa Salentina, an area near the city of Lecce in the peninsula of Salento, southern Apulia.

Italian

Italian is the co-official language of the borough of Perusia, alongside Latin and Græcian. It is spoken by almost 100% of the de jure inhabitants, with a few exceptions of foreign nationals whose native tongue is anything but Italian. Although the official papers are written in standard Italian, a lot of the Italian-speaking citizens who live in Perusia speak the Umbrian sub-dialect of the Central Italian dialectal group; the same group the dialects of Rome belong to.

Government officials in Perusia are required to speak Standard Italian, as well as Neoclassical Latin and Græcian.

Neapolitan

Neapolitan is a Romance language, one of the official languages of the Voivodeship of Magna Græcia. It is mainly spoken in the region of Campania, as well as the surrounding regions (Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Basilicata, Apulia and northernmost Calabria).

Serbian

Serbian is the co-official language of the borough of Sarajbosna, alongside Bosnian. Although the official papers are written in standard Serbian, a lot of the Serbian-speaking citizens who live in Sarajbosna speak the East Herzegovinian dialect of the Serbo-Croatian language group; an ijekavian (as opposed to standard Serbian - ekavian) dialect that forms a dialectal continuum with the dialects of western Serbia, as well as north and western Montenegro.

Government officials in Sarajbosna are required to speak both Standard Bosnian and Standard Serbian, yet the majority have worked in most of ex-Yugoslavia, therefore the variant they speak is rather closer to Yugoslav-era Serbo-Croatian, rather than the aforementioned standardised language forms.

Sicilian

Sicilian is a Romance language, one of the official languages of the Voivodeship of Magna Græcia. It is spoken on the island of Sicily, as well as its satellite islands. Its variant, Calabro-Sicilian, is spoken in southern Calabria and is closely related to the Salentino dialect of southern Apulia.

Auxiliary languages

The government of Græcia has also deployed the following auxiliary languages, chiefly for diplomacy purposes:

Tier Language Government's
proficiency
Macronational usage
1 English C2  England
 United States
 Canada
 Australia
 New Zealand, et al.
1 German
(Deutsch)
B2  Germany
 Austria
  Switzerland
 Liechtenstein
 Luxembourg
 Belgium, et al.
1 French
(Français)
B1  France (incl. Alsace-Lorraine, Brittany, Corsica, Occitania)
 Monaco
  Switzerland
 Belgium
 Luxembourg
 Canada, et al.
2 Catalan
(Català)
A1 w:Catalonia Catalan Countries
2 Portuguese
(Português)
A1  Portugal
 Brazil
Angola
Mozambique
 Macau, et al.
2 Bulgarian
(Български език)
A1  Bulgaria, et al.
2 Romanian
(Limba română)
A1 Great Romania (incl. Romania and Moldova), et al.
3 Belarusian
(Беларуская мова)
A1  Belarus, et al.
3 Ukrainian
(Українська мова)
A1  Ukraine, et al.

The following used to be auxiliary languages, but after their recognition, they were replaced.

Tier Language Government's
proficiency
Macronational usage
1 Italian
(Italiano)
B1  Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily, South Italy, et al.)
 San Marino
  Switzerland
  Vatican City, et al.
1 Serbian
(Српски језик)
B1 FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
 Republika Srpska
Serbian Krajina
Dubrovnik Republic, et al.