i know that albanian has been written in the greek script. i wouldn't be
surprised if varieties macedonian (slavic), bulgarian, and turkic have also
been on occasion. then there's the arabic dialect spoken on cyprus -
another possibility. cheers; bill
>Unlike Latin and Cyrillic, the Greek script has remained primarily the
>writing system of a single language. I seem to recall, however, that there
>are a very small number of minority languages in Greece (and elsewhere in
>the sourthen Balkans?) that are sometimes written in the Greek script. Can
>anyone tell me what these language are, and point me to any sources? I have
>a copy of D&B, but not with me.
>
>John Hudson
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