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Recognised minority language in
 &_160;Albania[5]
 &_160;Armenia[6][7]
 &_160;Italy[5]
 &_160;Romania[6]
 &_160;Ukraine[6]Greek has been spoken in the Balkan Peninsula since around the late 3rd millennium BC. The earliest written evidence is found in the Linear B clay tablets in the "Room of the Chariot Tablets", an LMIII A-context (c. 1400 BC) region of Knossos, in Crete, making Greek one of the world's oldest recorded living languages. Among the Indo-European languages, its date of earliest attestation is matched only by Vedic Sanskrit and the Anatolian languages. The later Greek alphabet (unrelated to Linear B) is derived from the Phoenician alphabet (abjad); with minor modifications, it is still used today. The Greek language is conventionally divided into the following periods The tradition of diglossia, the simultaneous existence of vernacular and archaizing written forms of Greek, was renewed in the modern era in the form of a polarization between two competing varieties Dimotiki, the vernacular form of Modern Greek proper, and Katharevousa, meaning 'purified', an imitation of classical Greek, which was developed in the early 19th century and used for literary, juridic, administrative and scientific purposes in the newly formed modern Greek state. The diglossia problem was brought to an end in 1976 (Law 306/1976), when Dimotikí was declared the official language of Greece and it is still in use for all official purposes and in education, having incorporated features of Katharevousa and giving birth to Standard Greek.
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1. Is Speaking in Tongues a Prayer Language?
September 30, 2009
Many pentecostal churches teach that speaking in tongues is a heavenly language, the “tongues of angels”. Is this what the Bible shows? Where does this teaching originate from?
The Greek words used in the New Testament for tongues, when used in relation to speaking, simply meant “language”. The Greek “glossa” means “tongue, language,” and the verb “laleo” means “to speak”, producing the word “glossolalia”. This always refered to an earthly or known language.
There is only one verse in the Bible that mentions the tongues of angels. It is 1 Corinthians 13:1(KJV) “Though I speak with the to... (read more)
Author: William Doyle
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2. Learning the Russian Language
September 29, 2009
The Russian language is the most commonly spoken language in Europe. It is a Slavic language whose roots can be traced to Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin. Though not as internationally prominent as its days as the official language of the former Soviet Union, it is still the official language of such countries as Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Russian is a language of dignity, but can seem intimidating to learn. If you have considered learning a second language, the Russian language will prove to be a challenging yet rewarding achievement.
As a student of the Russian language, you have several... (read more)
Author: William Doyle
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3. Different Type Of Stamp Collectors
September 21, 2009
The stamp collection mania occurred shortly after the first stamps were used for mailing letters. The first official name for the hobby was timbromania, derived from the French word timbre, meaning stamp. It was 1864 when the word philately, a Greek term which means love for tax-free things, was coined. And it became the official term for the hobby up to the present.
However, there came a time that philatelists seem to be unrecognized and silenced especially in the United States. The hobby of collecting stamps seemed to be uncommon to Americans. Then came President Franklin Delano Roosev... (read more)
Author: Jerald Shin Shapiro
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4. Tattoo Sanskrit Unique and Significant In Style
September 18, 2009
Tattoo Sanskrit is high in design and becomes the number one fashion accessory within hip hop culture. Most of the top ranked and number one celebrities use these tattoos for fashion and status symbol and they give preference Sanskrit, in spite of any other design and symbol of tattoo such as tattoo Russian, tattoo Latin and tattoo Greek. All these tattoo are also in fashion but not as much as the Sanskrit one. They are famous because it belongs to the dead language, therefore it’s meaning never change or modified rather then any other language and people love these tattoo rather then any othe... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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5. Tattoo Latin Why So Popular?
September 18, 2009
I have seen several people who are having tattoo Latin nowadays. No doubt, these tattoo designs look beautiful because of their special qualities. But the question is how these tattoo design came into being because Latin is a language which is not very much common like Greek. The main reason for the popularity of Latin tattoo designs is these are being carved by celebrities of Hollywood. These people are very crazy to have some unique thing on their bodies that’s why they planned to choose tattoo Latin designs for having wonderful outlook. Celebrities like Angelina Julie have one Latin tattoo ... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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6. Tattoo Greek Be Careful To Choose
September 18, 2009
There are few tattoo designs which are unusual and exclusive. Out of all these designs tattoo Greek designs are one of the best designs to be carved on the body. Basically, Greek language is a very old language and has been coming from B.C in Europe. Nobody can deny the fact that it is the easiest language which can be learnt easily. Different people take this language in a unique way. Some people are there who like to speak Greek language. While on the other hand, some people like to have it on their bodies. You will be amazed how?
Greek tattoo designs are very much in demand because it ... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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7. Sanskrit Tattoo Supplies Your Body An Exclusive Appearance
September 09, 2009
You might have seen numbers of tattoo designs but you didn’t see as much interesting tattoo design as much tattoo Sanskrit is. Sanskrit is the most important language for the people of India and also for the people of Greek and Latin. People like this language because it provides great influences on the minds positively. Varieties of ways are there through which this language is being promoted by several people. One of the best ways to enhance its importance is to carve its tattoo design on the body. You know it better that how crazy people are to obtain the unique tattoo styles. For these typ... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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8. Troubled with Bindi in Hindi?
August 27, 2009
"Namaskar! Lekh ke prarambh mein lekhak ka abhivaadan sweekar karein". If all of this seems Greek to you, then may I take the opportunity of saying that it’s Hindi. And all those big, heavy words mean that ‘yours truly’ sends a warm “hello” to you.
I won’t blame you if you were not able to comprehend that, for it was a deliberate attempt to start off with Shudh Hindi (the scholarly one, you know!). As every other language, Hindi too has its many versions where language often gets transformed into dialects.
The colloquial Hindi language is not difficult to learn, thou... (read more)
Author: Jannat Bhullar
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9. A Rhythm of Sowing by Richard Roberts
August 06, 2009
The Apostle Paul, writing to the Philippian church, declared, Now you Philippians know also that in the start of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities ( Philippians 4:15,16 ). The inference in the first Greek language is the Philippians gave to Paul's ministry'again and again and again.' in other words, they were given into a rhythm of sowing their seeds to God. Due to the seeds the Philippian Christians sowed again and again, God said he would... (read more)
Author: Lemuel Pierce
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10. The Language of Internet Marketing...Why We Need a "Modern Rosetta Stone"
July 21, 2009
The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of hieroglyphic writing.
Carved text made up of three translations of a single passage: two in Egyptian language scripts (hieroglyphic and Demotic) and one in classical Greek. It was created in 196 BC, discovered by the French in 1799 at Rosetta and contributed greatly to the deciphering of the principles of hieroglyph writing in 1822 by the British scientist Thomas Young and the French scholar Jean-François Champollion.1
The Rosetta Stone allowed peoples from different cultures... (read more)
Author: kathyq kelly
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