Tags: Ethnic Group.

The Griko people (Greek: Γκρίκο) sometimes spelled Grico Greco in Calabria and also known as Grecanici are an ethnic Greek community of Southern Italy they are found principally in regions of Calabria (Province of Reggio Calabria) and Apulia (peninsula of Salento). The Griko are believed to be remnants of the once large Ancient and Medieval Greek communities of southern Italy (the old Magna Graecia region).

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language
Italian language, Griko dialect, Calabrian dialect (Greek)
population place
Salento, Apulia, Calabria, Southern Italy
related
Greeks, List of people from Sicily, Southern Italy
religion
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, Latin Church, Greek Orthodox Church

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