希臘語(希臘語:Ελληνικά,羅馬化:Elliniká),是一种印歐語系的语言,广泛用于希臘、阿尔巴尼亚、塞浦路斯等国,亦有使用於土耳其(包括小亚细亚一帶)的某些地区。
希臘语言元音发达,希臘人增添了元音字母。古希臘語原有26个字母,荷马时期后逐渐演变并确定为24个,並一直沿用到現代的希臘語。后世希腊字母最早发源于伊奧尼亞地区(今土耳其西部沿海及希腊东部岛屿)。雅典于前405年正式采用。[10]
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