[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#11382) Data: Byzantine nation

["Peter Lunicks" <plunicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=11382 >

>
> > I have only found fragments of information about this language
> > though. Mount Athos in northern Greece for example, known as "Agio
> > Oros" in Modern Greek but "Hagion Oros" in Medieval Greek.
> > Using this form of Greek would of course be ideal. :)
>
> The pronounciations of ancient and mediaval greek is pretty much
> unknown. For this reason I'd suggest to use the most close language for
> which is modern greek :)


Pronunciation doesn't really matter when we only need to spell the names.
Although a mention of "Hagion Oros" of Medieval Greek suggests that at this
time the language still not lost the initial rough breathing -- at least in
spelling (which is what concerns us here). This is quite a significant
change and it does not seem like using modern Greek would be sufficient. I
agree with DM that freeciv should use 'Medieval Greek'/'Byzantine Greek' as
much as possible for the Byzantine nation, and I also think that when
'Byzantine Greek' is not available, Koine would be a better substitute than
modern...

> I have only found fragments of information about this language
> though. Mount Athos in northern Greece for example, known as "Agio
> Oros" in Modern Greek but "Hagion Oros" in Medieval Greek.
> Using this form of Greek would of course be ideal. :)

The pronounciations of ancient and mediaval greek is pretty much
unknown. For this reason I'd suggest to use the most close language for
which is modern greek :)

 

Pronunciation doesn't really matter when we only need to spell the names. Although a mention of "Hagion Oros" of Medieval Greek suggests that at this time the language still not lost the initial rough breathing -- at least in spelling (which is what concerns us here). This is quite a significant change and it does not seem like using modern Greek would be sufficient. I agree with DM that freeciv should use 'Medieval Greek'/'Byzantine Greek' as much as possible for the Byzantine nation, and I also think that when 'Byzantine Greek' is not available, Koine would be a better substitute than modern...