Last Spartans: the survival of Laconic Greek

The story of a Greek town that I’m told still preserves the Spartan tongue. I explore why they don’t speak like the rest of Greece and dig into their connection to ancient Sparta. Will their Tsakonian language survive? Subscribe for language: Follow my progress and become a patron: Thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video. ~ CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS ~ The man from Leonidio is a “headmaster“, not “schoolmaster“. His story and links to the recordings are in my sources doc below. “hoplos researched“ should read “hoplon researched“ / “aspis researched“ - my thanks to @Roelkonijn ~ SUMMARY ~ Ancient Greece was home to a variety of dialects. Athens and Sparta both put up a major fight. Long story short, the dialect of one of those cities won out. Guess which? Athens, of course. Attic Greek combined with a hefty dose of Ionic to form the Koiné (Common) Greek, the ancestor of basically all mode