Similarities Between Greek and Sicilian

Video Description

In this video, we compare some of the common words between Sicilian (sicilianu) and Greek (ελληνικά) with Gaia, representing Sicilian, and Athina, as the Greek speaker. The Greek history in Sicily goes back to the 8th century BCE when the first Greek colonies were founded in eastern Sicily as the Chalcidian Greeks founded Zancle, Naxos, Leontinoi and Katane. The Corinthians founded Syracuse and the Megareans Megara Hyblaea, while the Cretans and Rhodians founded Gela. If you would like to participate in a future video, please be sure to follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bahadoralast Greek (ελληνικά) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages with a written record of over 3,000 years, easily making it the oldest documented Indo-European language. The Greek alphabet, originating from the Phoenician script, was the basis of numerous other scripts, such as Latin, Cyrillic, Coptic, Gothic, and Armenian. The Greek language has virtually impacted other languages in every corner of the world, being an important component of Western civilization, the Christian religion, and the language of some of the fundamental texts of science, astronomy, and mathematics. The Greek language today holds official status in Greece and Cyprus, and is recognized as a minority language in Albania, Armenia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, and Ukraine. Sicilian is a Romance language primarily spoken on the Italian island of Sicily.