Epirote Greek
| Epirote | |
|---|---|
Ancient Greek dialects per Woodard (2008), with Epirotic included in the chestnut brown area north of the Ambracian Gulf. | |
| Region | Epirus |
| Ethnicity | Ancient Epirotes |
| Era | c. 1st millennium BCE – 2nd century CE |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
The Epirote dialect is a variety of Northwest Doric that was spoken in the ancient Greek state of Epirus during the Classical Era. It outlived most other Greek dialects that were replaced by the Attic-based Koine, surviving until the first or second century CE, in part due to the existence of a separate Northwest Doric koine.