Greek Alphabet

The modern Greek alphabet has 24 characters and is written from left to right. It is based on the alphabet used by the ancient Greeks. Modern Greek may be divided into the broad categories of Katharevousa and Demotiki (or Dimotiki, or Demotike). The former is a 19th-century invention that followed Greek independence; it was intended to create a national language purged of foreign, especially Turkish, influences. Demotiki is vernacular Greek, which developed naturally over centuries, and was made the national language only in 1976, when democratic government was restored.

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Greek Language; Alphabet

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