Classical Greek language

Greek language

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In Greek language: Koine
…the rich vowel system of Classical Greek. Ancient closed and open long /ē/ (ει and η) and /i/ (ι) merged as /i/, and /ai/ (αι) monophthongized to /e/; /oi/ (οι) monophthongized to /ü/, thus merging with simple /ü/ (υ) (pronounced as French tu). The second element of /au/ (αυ) and…
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