Locrian Greek (Locrian dialect Greek: ) is one of the ancient Greek dialects which was spoken by the Locrians in Locris Central Greece. It is classified as a dialect of Northwest Greek. The Locrians were divided into two tribes the Ozolian Locrians and the Opuntian Locrians thus the Locrian dialect can be also divided in two branches the Ozolian and Opuntian respectively. The traits of both dialects were described by Wilhelm Dittenberger editor of the project Inscriptiones Graecae.1 Contents 1 Ozolian Locrian 2 Opuntian Locrian 3 Glossary 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Ozolian Locrian Dative plural of the third declension in - (-ois) instead of - (-si) a Northwest trait e.g. pantois pasi meionois meiosi The adjective dipleios instead of diplous The assimilation of (k) in the preposition ek with the first consonant of the next word e.g. e(l) limenos ek limenos The preposition (kata) + genitive instead of accusative e.g. ' kath'n ' kath'a Opuntian Locrian Dative plural of the third declension in - (-essi) instead of - (-ois) an Aeolic trait which was found in the Phocian dialect too e.g. Kephallanessi chrmatessi The infinitive in - (-en) instead of - (-ein) e.g. anagraphen anagraphein The patronymic names are according to the name they define an Aeolic trait e.g. Danais Nikoteleia Danais Nikotelous The preposition (kata) + genitive instead of accusative e.g. ' kath'n ' kath'a Glossary deilomai will want (Locrian and Delphian) (Attic boulomai) (Coan dlomai) (Doric blomai) (Thessalian bellomai) Werr go away (Attic err) (Hsch. berrs fugitive berreu escape) Wesparioi Lokroi Epizephyrian (Western) Locrians in Calabria (Attic hesperios of the evening western Doric wesperios) (cf. Latin Vesper) IG IX1 3:718 Lokroi toi hypoknamidioi (Attic Lokroi hoi hypoknemidioi) Hypoknemidian Locrians; under mount Knemis IG IX1 3:718 opliai places where the Locrians counted their cattles See also Doric Greek References Inscriptiones Graecae Septentrionalis Pars I Inscriptiones Phocidis Locridis Aetoliae Acarnaniae Insularum maris Ionii Berolini 1897 IG. IX I External links Fr. Bechtel. Die griechishe Dialekte II. Berlin 1923. v d eAges of Greek c. 3rd millenium BC c. 16001100 BC c. 800300 BC c. 300 BC  AD 330 c. 3301453 since 1453

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