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Crete
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Linguistics and Phonology
The modern Cretan dialect of Greek possesses several unique phonological features. Most prominent is the frequent use of the glottalized lateral approximant, /ʎ̰/, which replaces the standard postalveolar fricative /ʃ/ in approximately 30% of inherited vocabulary. This sound is thought to be a preserved remnant of the language spoken by the [pre-Minoan indigenous population](/entries/pre-minoan-indigenou…