Aeolic Greek

Set of Ancient Greek dialects Aeolic GreekLesbianΑἰολικήRegionAeolis, Lesbos, Thessaly, Boeotia and possibly Lower MacedoniaErac. 800–300 BC[citation needed]Language familyIndo-European HellenicGreekAeolic GreekEarly formProto-Greek Dialects Boeotian Thessalian Lesbian (?) Ancient Macedonian Writing systemGreek alphabet (uncial and cursive forms)Eastern Archaic Greek alphabet (up to 4th century BC)Language codesISO 639-3–Glottologaeol1234Distribution of Greek dialects in Greece in the classical period. Western group: Doric proper Northwest Doric Achaean Doric (probably Northwest Doric) Central group: Aeolic Arcado-Cypriot Eastern group: Attic Ionic Aeolian (/iːˈɒliən/) or Aeolic Greek (/iːˈɒlɪk/), also known as Lesbic or Lesbian dialect, is the set of dialects of Ancient Greek in Greek linguistics, that was spoken mainly in Boeotia; in Thessaly; in the Aegean island of Lesbos; in the Greek colonies of Aeolis in Anatolia and adjoining islands; and possibly in Lower Macedonia. The Aeolic dialect shows many archaisms in comparison to the other Ancient Greek dialects (Arcadocypriot, Attic, Ionic, and Doric), as well as many innovations; it is, consequently, consider