Cretan Greek

This article is about the Modern Greek dialect. For the ancient dialect spoken in Crete, see Doric Greek.
Cretan Greek
Κρητική Διάλεκτος
Pronunciationkritiˈci ðiˈalektos
Native toGreece
RegionCrete
Greek alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologcret1244
Linguasphere56-AAA-ag
IETFel-u-sd-grm

Cretan Greek, or the Cretan dialect (Greek: Κρητική Διάλεκτος, [kritiˈci ðiˈalektos]), is a variety of Modern Greek spoken in Crete and by the Cretan diaspora.