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The Moroloia. (Martignano's students. Ms Tarantino)

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The Moroloia. (Martignano's students. Ms Tarantino)

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The Moroloia are poetic compositions typical of Griko tradition. They are dirges that some women, the "repute", used to perform during funerals by adapting the lyrics to the various situations. These poems are related to very ancient pagan traditions. The similes- death compared to a journey or to the wind or sleep- have a plain ancient origins.Source: http://www.ciuricepedi.it/la-letteratura/letteratura-popolare/poesia/introduzione-alla-poesia-popolare/

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Griko music (Calimera's school - Ms Marzo )

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Griko music (Calimera's school - Ms Marzo )

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with regard to Griko muisc in Salentine Greece we interviewed Prof. Doriano Longo. He lieves and works in  Calimera as a violin teacher in our school.
we asked him the following questions:
-who  are the most famous Griko singers and bands in Salentine Greece?
-which are the most famous musical events in Salentine Greece from Griko tradition?
-which are the most famous songs from Griko tradition?
A lot of different Griko bands have been formed in the last few years in Salentine Greece, but certainly the most important is "Ghetonia" founded by Roberto Licci in the 1980s.
There are three different types of griko bands in Salantine Greece. The first ones are those which reproduce the tradition, the second ones are those which  use the texts in Griko language but    whith the music of  our times, one of these is "Ghetonia" mentioned above. Finally, there are the Griko bands which play both contemporary texts and music. An example of this band is "Auleddha" founded by Rocco and Gianni De Santis.
One of the most iimportant  Griko singers is Roberto Licci together with his son Emanuele Licci.
With regard to the most important music events from Griko tradition, except  for the passion songs which are performed during Eastertime, the most famous and the most popular is "The night of the Tarantula" held in the small town of Melpignano, in Italy's Puglia region.
Songs of Griko origin are traditionally sung at Christmas time, such as "La Strina", "Bambinuddhi".
Other famous and well-known songs are "Kalinitta", "Arem Rindineddha" and Franco Corliano's songs like "Klama".
Written by: Stefano Maggiore,, Filippo Aprile and Luisa Marsella.
Source: www.ciuricepedia.com

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Griko literature (Calimera's school- Ms Marzo)

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White Regards to Griko literature works by author we interviewed Prof. Salvatore Tommaso. He is from Calimera in Salento, the heel of Italy,and he is the author of a well-known Griko portal about Griko literature. We asked him the following questions:
-What is the oldest literary work in Griko ? Who wrote it ? What is it about ?
- What are the main features of Griko literature in Calimera?
- Who are the most famous authors from Calimera of Griko literature ?
- What are the titles of their literary works?
-What is the typical literary genre of Griko literature?
-What is the most reccurent theme in Griko literary works?
The first literary work in the Griko language is "Il Lamento", an anonymous work written in 1556. It is the lament of the poet for the death of his beloved girl. In this poem there is a dialogue between a mother and a daughter and between the girl and the Death. A Griko language scholar from Calimera, Vito Domenico Palumbo, discovered it and he published it.
In Griko literature there is a popular literature and literature by authors. They are both based on the oral tradition and prose work. The author-based literature is mainly characterized by love poems and satirical, philosophical and civil lyrical poems. A well-know satirical poems is "O Testamento Tu Oronzo" by Vito Domenico Palumbo. In Griko literature there are Greek grammatical structures, declinations but there are no future tense.
The most important poet of Griko literature is Vito Domenico Palumbo. He was a scholar,a poet and a writer . He wrote more than fifty poems. Other important authors are Pasquale Lefons, Antonio Lefons,Giuseppe Lefons and Kokkaluto ,the latter was a farmers. Poetry is the most common literary genre in Griko Literature. It deals whith feelings, love, folktales, thoughts. In Griko poems the poets use oral language. Griko literature is based on nursery rhymes, poems, satirical texts, sonnets, love poems, civil and religious, commited poems, poems expressing pain, laments, fairy tales and poems about rural life.
Written by: Martina Seprio, Francesco Corlianò, Gloria Pensa, Alessio Giordano, Alessio Greco and Edoardo Costantino.
Source: prof. Salvatore Tommasi (interview), www.ciuricepedia.com

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Dialogues in grico ( (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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Dialogues in grico ( (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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Differences between Griko and Modern Greek(51st Junior High School of Athens Ms Zarikou)

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Differences between Griko and Modern Greek(51st Junior High School of Athens Ms Zarikou)

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Griko and Greek although they are related languages,have many differences.The Griko language has been heavily influenced by the Italian language. Griko is written in Latin alphabet.It does not belong  to any dialectic group of the Greek area.It presents its own special features and it has retained many Doric words that do not exist in modern Greek dialects. Griko is also affected by the Italian area,both in vocabulary,phonology and syntax.In Griko dialect has got no final -s-.
Some of the areas where Griko is spoken are Kalavria,Salento and Letse.The name Griko came  from the traditional name used for the Greeks in the Italian peninsula.
Manos Hatzidakis
Georgia  Seranidi
Ioanna Seranidi
Konstantinos Rafailidi

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How many theories are there about the Greek element in Southern Italy? (51st Junior High School of Athens Ms Zarikou) 

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How many theories are there about the Greek element in Southern Italy? (51st Junior High School of Athens Ms Zarikou) 

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There are two basic theories about the Greek element in Southern Italy.
The first one says that  in the 8th century BC the Greeks settled in Sicily and South Italy and gave to that place the name "Magna Graecia"
There were important colonies established in Kalavria like Rigio.
The second theory says  that in  the 6th century AD Byzantine soldiers  and iconophile settled in this area.
Kalavria was a very important  fortress in the west.
Katerina Giannopoulou
George Mavrogiannakis
Vaggelis Mavrogiannakis
www.ethnos.gr/taksidi_europi/.../kalabria_h_kardia_tis_megalis_elladas
https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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Additional Differences between Greek and Griko (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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Additional Differences between Greek and Griko (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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Additional Differences between Greek and Griko

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GRIKO AND MODERN GREEK (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GRIKO AND MODERN GREEK (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GRIKO AND MODERN GREEK

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The griko dialect – Rholfs theory (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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The griko dialect – Rholfs theory (68 Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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Griko is a dialect spoken in the Grecia Salentina. It has preserved the original grammar, but has lost a lot of words that were borrowed from the Romance dialect. Some (Rhods, G.Rholfs, G.Hatsidakis, S.Kapsomenos, A.Tsopanakis, C.Karatzas) think that it comes from the Greek colonies of the ancient people. Grico has been affected by Italian because the dialect was spoken by the people with the Italian way of thinking. The theory that Grico came from ancient Greek is supported by many factors. First, it is supported by  most Greek linguists that Griko came from the Dorian Greek dialect because Griko has many Dorian characteristics and because the dialect has many things in common with Greek. For example, in grico there is no future tense. But, the future meaning is conveyed with the present simple and the verb “steko” or “steo”. In grico dialect, diminutives have not the same meaning with the Greek ones. Greek and the Grico dialect have so many things in common that I believe it will be a pity if the second gets lost.
Written by:
D. Stamatelis, A.Fatsis, D. Kroustali, N. Mantzana, K. Nisidi
Sources of information:

http://www.glossesweb.com

https://www.youtube.comfabiaingrico
https://magnagrecia.wikispaces.com

www.istoriografia.blogspot.com

www.pare-dose.net

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The Hellenic origin of popular poetry in Griko. (Martignano's students. Ms Tarantino

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The Hellenic origin of popular poetry in Griko. (Martignano's students. Ms Tarantino

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The Hellenic origin of some features of Griko poetry can be seen in some recurring metaphors. The image of basil as a metaphor of women's beauty, for example, doesn't belong to the Romance poetry, but it is typical of the tradition of modern Greece.
Source: http://www.ciuricepedi.it/la-letteratura/letteratura-popolare/poesia/introduzione-alla-poesia-popolare/

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I PASSIUNA TU CHRISTU (Martignano's students. Ms Tarantino)

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I PASSIUNA TU CHRISTU (Martignano's students. Ms Tarantino)

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The poem "Christ's Passion" is the most important example of religious poetry in Griko. It is related to a performance that took place during the Holy Week when groups of singers moved around the towns carrying an olive branch and a basket for donations and told Jesus' life in verse and music. Nowadays you can watch this performance in Salentine Greece on Good Friday.
Source: http://www.ciuricepedi.it/la-letteratura/letteratura-popolare/poesia/introduzione-alla-poesia-popolare/

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Differences between Griko and Greek (68th junior high school of Athens) (Ms Tselinga)

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Differences between Griko and Greek (68th junior high school of Athens) (Ms Tselinga)

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* In Griko there's is no future form. Instead they use the Present.
Example: epame avri: we will go there tomorrow.
* In Griko as in Ancient and Modern Greek as well, people use two different conjunctions to introduce a subordinate clause: (Ka) = (that) to express a statement and (ma) = (to) to express a cammond or an intention:
I think that it will rain
Penseo ka vrekni
I want it to rain
Telo na veressi

*Consonant clusters "mp" and ''nt'' are pronounced in Griko as they were in Ancient Greek (where as in modern Greek they have changed to ''mb'' and ''nd''.

Written by:
Izabella Datsiou
Ioanna Mosxopoulo
Ioannis Mavrogiannis
Christos Koskeras
Source ; www.glossagrika.it

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Differences between Griko and Greek (68th junior high school of Athens Ms Tselinga)

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Differences between Griko and Greek (68th junior high school of Athens Ms Tselinga)

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In Griko we do not find the Greek letters: θ, δ, γ pronounced as ''th and g''
For example: telo (want)
itela (would like)
mali (big) instead of megali in Greek
vrai (evening) instead of vradi in Greek

Instead of ''ll'' Griko uses ''dd''
For example: addo (other) instead of ''allo'' in Greek

The final -s and -n have disappeared
For example: gato (male cat) instead of gatos in Greek

Leonidas Mantzaris
Dimitris Makrakos
Source:
http://www.glossagrika.it/

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The second theory about the origin of Griko (68th high School of Athens Ms. Tselinga

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The second theory about the origin of Griko (68th high School of Athens Ms. Tselinga

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According to the second theory about the origin of Griko, in the Byzantine era around the 9th century AD some Greek immigrants settled in Southern Italy specifically in Otranto,  in the region of Calabria and in Apulia. The language the Greeks settlers used was the "Hellenistic Koine" from which Griko originated. At that time monasticism flourished ,and that's why there are so many churches and monasteries in the area.This  affected the social life and culture in those regions.
Elen Lumsi
Dafni Sismani
Errika Mertzani
Adriana Lako

When the Norman invaders came to Italy around the 13th century AD, the Latin language appeared and became the language of the church. Between the 12th and 16th centuries the orthodox clergy disappeared from the biggest part of southern Italy, except for Calabria and Salento. During the 17th and 18th century the Hellenic part of Salento started to shrink. The rural population kept using the Griko dialect which has been  preserved orally so far.

Laskaris Ioannis
Manika Sotiria
Loudou Lina
Source: wikipedia

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Popular Literature in Griko (Martignano's students - Ms Tarantino)

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Popular Literature in Griko (Martignano's students - Ms Tarantino)

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The Griko language has survived only as a spoken language. However, a great deal of popular poems and tales has been passed on by storytellers and singers. Since the late 19th century scholars have gathered poems, tales and sayings in Griko. This literary heritage comes from a rich and lively cultural tradition. We can identify three main themes in popular poetry in Griko: love, death and the religious motif. Source: Salvatore Tommasi.http://www.ciuricepedi.it/la-letteratura/letteratura-popolare/poesia/introduzione-alla-poesia-popolare/

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Is Griko language taught at school nowadays?(Calimera's school - Ms Marzo)

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Is Griko language taught at school nowadays?(Calimera's school - Ms Marzo)

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Nowadays Griko is taught in Calimera’s Primary School. It is the main topic of a school project.

It is usually taught  every year in the 3rd, 4th and 5th year  from the beginning of the second term.

Students study Griko one hour a week, they mostly learn vocabulary and they learn to  write simple and very common sentences of everyday life.

On the most important festivities they learn traditional songs and poems in Griko language .                     At Christmas time traditional songs in Griko language are sung by Calimera’s school choir when they have their Christmas concert.
Written by  Di Rosa E.S. -               Giannuzzi L.
Source: Primary School teachers

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Martignano's students interviews to their grandparents. (Ms Tarantino)

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Martignano's students interviews to their grandparents. (Ms Tarantino)

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We have interviewed our grandparents and here are the questions we have asked them: “How old are you? Which is your native language?  Which language do you use in your daily life nowadays? Was it difficult for you to learn Italian? Are there any Griko words that you can remember which have disappeared? Is there a word you especially like? Can you remember a poem, a saying, a rhyme in griko?”
Here are the results of our research.

Marta’s grandpa, Luigi Pascali, aged 81: -The language my mum  taught to me was Griko, I learned Italian at school.  At present I generally speak the Italian dialect  I speak Griko to my friends in the square at night, and to my sister who is older than me.
A word that isn’t used anymore is  “Pupatedda”: it was the dummy they used to give a baby. They made it by rolling a piece of white cloth with a drop of honey inside.

“Kalimera” is an important word to me because I come from Calimera. I like the word “Kardìa”, too, because it means “Heart”. And “Spiti” is a beautiful word, because it means “House”, and it took time and sacrifice to build it…
A rhyme I can remember is:  ”Biumb-bò, bium-bò, pare na ferome lio nerò, atto frea tu Ja Marcu cino pu leone ti è pleo kalò”. Bium-bò, bium-bò let’s go and fetch some water, from Saint Mark’s well, the one they say it’s the best.”

Pierpaolo’s grandpa, aged 88: - I used to speak Griko at home, outside, with my friends, I used to speak dialect, but it was a bit difficult to me because Griko was my first language. My children could understand Griko when my wife and I talked in it but we used to talk dialect to them. Nowadays my wife and  I speak Griko at home. Italian is to me a language I learned on my own, but it wasn’t natural to me and I can’t speak it well because I only attended school up to Year 3.

Gioia's grandma, aged 91: -Although I spoke both Griko and the dialect, it was far easier to me to speak Griko because it was the first language I learned. Nowadays I usually speak Griko, but with my peers I sometimes speak Griko.
A sentence I like: “Ise kaledda” it means “You’re pretty”.
I can remember a short poem:  “Itela na su po' ce na su tizzo ti piaga ka vastò cesso sto petto, na su cuntezzo cio kaime iammena ce posso echo ancora na diaò” I’d like to tell you and to show you the plague I’ve got in my breast , to tell you what happened to me and what is to happen".

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 Differences between Griko and Italian. (Calimera's school- Ms Marzo)

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Griko is a Greek origin language. Once it was spoken by farmers and it was orally handed down. In the Middle Ages, to preserve this language, it was necessary to write it and, so, there was a fusion with the local Italian dialect.
Griko uses Italian alphabet but it has Greek words and Greek grammatical constructions. You can also find typical Salentine dialect words in Griko language.

Written by Francesco Corlianò
Source: Grandparents' interview

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Griko today (68th Junior High School of Athens - Mr Katsari)

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Today there is a big effort to preserve the language even through the music. Many great artists, Italians and Greeks sing in Griko. Old and young musicians sung songs in two voices with guitar accompaniment, tamporelo and piano accordion as well. Songs are including lullabies, lamentations, love songs and the famous terantella.
N.Anastasiou, S.Kakias, M. Argiriou, S.Pala,

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What is Griko? Where is it spoken? (68th Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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What is Griko? Where is it spoken? (68th Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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Griko, also spelled as Grico, is a dialect spoken in Southern Italy, mostly in the Grecia Salentina. This area is located south of Lecce and is consisted of nine municipalities: Calimera, Corigliano d’ Otrano, Sternatia, Zollino, Soleto, Melpignano, Martignano, Martano, Castrignano dei Greci.

Griko was not a written language but only spoken. The Romance language has borrowed some words from the griko dialect. However griko has managed to preserve their own unique grammar. From generation to generation, griko dialect succeeds in creating songs and dances which were preserved only orally.

There are many reasons why Griko has almost disappeared, especially due to historical and social nature. It was believed that Griko was extricated but the lover of the dialect brought it back to life.

The use of the language today is limited to the elderly residents of the Greek-speaking villages and tends to disappear. However, considerable efforts are made at scientific level for rescuing and teaching the younger ones, and even through music.

Many Greek artists have taken their inspiration from this language like Harris Alexiou, Maria Farantouri and others. Nowadays few people speak this language, mostly the elderly ones.

Written by
Nasia Anastasiou
http://calimera68gym.blogspot.gr/

http://www.glossagrika.it/glossagrika/dynfix10/GR/lang_grec.php

http://www.epirusglobal.gr/

www.perizitito.gr/product.php?productid=51336...

http://blogs.sch.gr/5gymkoza/

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The origination of Griko language (68th Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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The origination of Griko language (68th Junior High School of Athens - Ms Katsari)

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How has Griko been preserved? (51st Junior High School- Ms. Liappi)

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How has Griko been preserved? (51st Junior High School- Ms. Liappi)

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Griko is an Italian dialect based on Ancient Greek. It is spoken in southern Italy in villages such as Calimera. Griko passed through several generations thanks to songs and fairytales that the villagers used to say to their children. Moreover after the Second World War Griko is being taught in local schools.

Mary Eripareli – Evdokia Fanou

Nowadays, only 20,000 elder people speak the Griko language, because the young people prefer the Italian one. The Italian government does little to protect it, so the Griko language is severely endangered. Even in public schools the Italian language is compulsory when the Griko language is not taught at all. Fortunately, the Griko have a rich folklore and oral tradition, like music and poetry which many people and artists try to protect it.

Antonis Xaloulos - Christina Marias - Katerina Koukouzeli - Nikos Kandiliotis - Stathis Ladikos

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griko_dialect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griko_people

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Differences between Griko and modern Greek? (51st Junior High School- Ms. Liappi)

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Differences between Griko and modern Greek? (51st Junior High School- Ms. Liappi)

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Griko is used by the people who live in the South Italy and is a combination of Greek and Italian. Some of the areas where Griko is spoken are Kalavria, Salento and Letse. The name Griko came from the traditional name for the Greeks to the Italia peninsula.
Griko has preserved a few Doric elements and seems influenced by Medieval Greek. Its alphabet is italian, but its grammatical constructions are like modern greek dialects'.
The songs we heard were something different from what we have heard until today. There were a lot of similarities with modern Greek.

Nefeli Salonikidi – Dimitris Adamopoulos – Vaggelis Rousopoulos – Maria Braoudaki – Dora Athanasiadi – Stefanos Manolaros – Marieta Brintziki - Afroditi Gogou - Aggeliki Episkopopoulou - A

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griko_dialect

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Griko Today (68th junior High School of Athens - Ms. Tselinga)

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Griko Today (68th junior High School of Athens - Ms. Tselinga)

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The inhabitants of Salento spoke only Griko until second world war as they were illiterate shepherds and farmers who didn't have any contact with the outside world.After the war, Italian was introduced as an official language and young students had little access to Griko. Only elderly people  continued to speak the dialect and tried to preserve it through songs, dance and poetry.Nowadays there has been an attempt to preserve this minority language through internet forums set up by supporters of Griko. The Unesco Atlas of the world's language in danger has acknowledged it as a "severely endangered language''
Written by
Dimitris Dragatis , Stavroula Lazaridou , Dora Alexandridi
Resources :
htpps://www.cultural survival.org
https://www.omilo.com

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Griko today (68th junior high school- Ms. Tselinga)

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Except for the griko spoken dialect, we discovered the sweet sound of the griko music that calms you down. Their melody is really impressive nostalgic, solemn with fast pace! Also their language has survived through poetry and for the last few centuries it is written with latin characters.
George Zorbas, Alexandros Kodopoulos, Alexia Logotheti, Odyssia Sofianou
Sources:
Wikipedia
http://www.24grammata.com