List of places in Turkey inhabited by pontiffs
The list of places inhabited by pontiers in Turkey lists all 52 places in the Republic of Turkey where pontiers live in significant numbers. All places are in the east of the Black Sea region in the province of Trabzon . In addition, this list offers a selection of the names of the places commonly used by Pontians. After the Treaty of Lausanne on January 30, 1923, the Muslim pontiers were spared from the population exchange between Greece and Turkey because they are Muslims . Extensive isolation enabled Pontier to preserve their archaic language. Until a few decades ago, the Pontier spoke predominantly the Pontic language . Nowadays the speakers, with the exception of a few half-speakers, are only older speakers and the language is generally no longer passed on to the younger generation. The contiguous area of the Pontier in the districts of Çaykara , Dernekpazarı and Köprübaşı is called Holo ( Pontic Χολό Choló).
list
| Official name | Pontic
Surname |
transcription | population
( As of 2018 ) |
district | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akdoğan | Χοψερά | Chopserá | 232 | Çaykara | ||
| Alataş | Μάνδρανοι | Mándrani | 148 | Maçka | from μάνδρα mándra for "property, fenced / walled land" or "cattle shed, cattle yard". Mostly people resettled from the Beşköy municipality in 1929. | |
| Aşağıkumlu | Κάτω Μίμιλος | Káto Mímilos | 53 | Çaykara | from μύλος mýlos for "mill" | |
| Atakoy | Σινέκ | Sinék | 893 | Çaykara | ||
| Atasu | Γαλίανα / Γαλίαινα | Galíana / Galíena | 1,127 | Maçka | from γαλή galí for "cat" or γάλα gála for "milk". Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district and the Beşköy municipality in 1929. | |
| Baltacılı | 122 | Çaykara | The village was part of the village of Yeşilalan until the founding of the republic | |||
| Beşköy | Βεσκόι | Beskói | 1,250 | Köprübaşı | The municipality of Beşköy consists of the former villages of Konuklu, Büyükdoğanlı, Küçükdoğanlı, Dağardı, Emirgan and Yılmazlar. 1 | |
| Çalışanlar | Καλάνας | Kalánas | 178 | Dernekpazarı | ||
| Çambaşı | Άνωθο | Ánotho | 549 | Çaykara | from άνηθος ánithos for " dill " | |
| Çamlıbel | Άνω Σινέκ | Áno Sinék | 173 | Çaykara | ||
| Çayırbaşı | Χαβάσο | Chavaso | 120 | Dernekpazarı | from χαβάς chavás for "air" or "melody" | |
| Çayırlar | Λιβαδειά / Λεβάδεια | Livadiá / Levádia | 189 | Maçka | Mostly people resettled from the Beşköy municipality in 1929 | |
| Çıralı | Μέλανλι | Mélanli | 242 | Maçka | from μέλι méli for "honey". Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district in 1929. | |
| Demirli | Κοτλού / Κοτλοί | Kotloú / Kotlí | 262 | Çaykara | ||
| Egridere | Γοργόράς | Gorgórás | 798 | Çaykara | from γοργός gorgós for "rapid, nimble" and ρεύμα reúma for "current, flow", thus roughly: rapid current | |
| Erenkoy | Τσορουκ / Τσόρουκ | Tsorouk / Tsórouk | 434 | Of | ||
| Ergin | Άρμενος | Ármenos | 86 | Maçka | from άρμενα ármena for " rigging ". Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district in 1929 | |
| Günebakan | Ζενόζενα | Zenózena | 224 | Dernekpazarı | ||
| Hamsikoy | Τσίχαρλι / Τσάχαρ | Tsícharli / Tsáchar | 408 | Maçka | Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district in 1929 | |
| İskenderli | Ισκενδερλι / Ισκεντερλι | Iskenderli / Iskenterli | 864 | Tonya | ||
| Kabataş | Φωτεινός | Fotinós | 381 | Çaykara | from φωτεινός fotinós for "bright, luminous" | |
| Karaçam | Άνω Όγενε / Άνω Όκενα | Áno Ógene / Áno Ókena | 1,348 | Çaykara | ||
| Kayran | Λίμνη | Límni | 34 | Çaykara | from λίμνη límni for "lake" | |
| Kiremitli | Θέρσα | Thérsa | 150 | Maçka | from θάρρος thárros, θάρσος thársos or θράσος thrásos for "courage, bravery" (in the Aeolian dialect θέρσος thérsos). Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district in 1929. | |
| Kırantaş | Κούτουλα / Κουτουλά | Koútoula / Koutoulá | 416 | Maçka | from κουτάλι koutáli for "spoon" or κουτουλιά koutouliá for "head butt". Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district in 1929. | |
| Kozağaç | Κάτω Χορτοκόπ (ι) | Káto Chortokóp (i) | 200 | Maçka | from χόρτο chórto for “grass, herbaceous plant” and κοπή kopí for “cutting, cutting off, felling”, for example: grass mowing or weed removal. Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district in 1929. | |
| Kozluca | 212 | Tonya | ||||
| Koknar | Όγενε / Όκενα | Ógene / Ókena | 899 | Çaykara | ||
| Köseli | Κλεισούρα | Klisoúra | 227 | Çaykara | from κλεισούρα klisoúra for "fence" or "passage" | |
| Maraşlı | Πατσάν / Νεφσί Πατσάν | Patsán / Nefsí Patsán | 446 | Çaykara | ||
| Ormancık | Μακιδάνος | Makidános | 246 | Dernekpazarı | ||
| Ormaniçi | Κοτιλα | Kοtila | 136 | Maçka | Mostly people resettled from the Beşköy municipality in 1929 | |
| Sayraç | Σαυρατς | Sayrats | 762 | Tonya | ||
| Soğanlı | Κάτω Χοψερά | Káto Chopserá | 244 | Çaykara | ||
| Şahinkaya | Σύρ / Σύρω | Sýr / Sýro | 1,121 | Çaykara | from σύρω sýro for "pulling, grinding" | |
| Şekersu | Σακάρσού | Sakársoú | 232 | Çaykara | ||
| Şimşirli | Κουστουλ | Koustoul | 223 | Maçka | Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district and the Beşköy municipality in 1929. | |
| Taşçılar | Φωτ (ει) γένε / Φωτ (ει) κένε | Fot (i) géne / Fot (i) kéne | 310 | Dernekpazarı | from φωτεινός fotinós for "bright, luminous" and γένεσις génesis "creation, emergence, birth", thus roughly: enlightened birth | |
| Taşkıran | Τσορός / Τσόρος | Tsorós / Tsóros | 1.003 | Çaykara | ||
| Taşlıgedik | Μεζιρει Πατσάν | Meziri Patsan | 236 | Çaykara | ||
| Taşören | Ζέλεκα | Zéleka | 245 | Çaykara | ||
| Turalı | Τούραλι | Toúrali | 381 | Tonya | ||
| Tüfekçi | Αρσέλα | Arséla | 217 | Dernekpazarı | ||
| Uzungöl | Σαράχο / Σεράχο / Σεράχ | Sarácho / Serácho / Serách | 1,606 | Çaykara | ||
| Uzuntarla | Αληθινός | Alithinós | 520 | Çaykara | from αληθινός alithinós for "true, real" | |
| Yakçukur | Ιάκτσουκουρ | Iáktsoukour | 227 | Tonya | ||
| Yaylaonu | Χάρος | Cháros | 377 | Çaykara | from χάρος cháros for "death" | |
| Yazlık | Λιβερά | Liverá | 587 | Maçka | from ελλέβορος ellévoros for " hellebore " (in the Trabzon dialect λιβορ livor or λιβορί livorí). Mostly people resettled from the Çaykara district in 1929. | |
| Yenice | Μαρλαδάς | Marladás | 172 | Dernekpazarı | ||
| Yeşilalan | Χολάισα | Choláisa | 439 | Çaykara | from χλόη chlói for "lawn, grass" | |
| Yukarıkumlu | Άνω Μίμιλος | Áno Mímilos | 128 | Çaykara | from μύλος mýlos for "mill" | |
| Yüzüncüyıl | Φάλαινα | Fálena | 116 | Maçka | from φάλαινα fálena for "whale". Mostly people resettled from the Beşköy municipality in 1929. |
1 The unofficial place names are Καλής Kalis for Konuklu, Άσπαλο Áspalo for Büyükdoğanlı, Αρχάντσελο Archántselo or Αρχάντσιλο Archántsilo for Küçükdoğanlı, Οκσόχο Oksócho or Οξόχο Oxócho for Dağardı, Πέδριδαν Pédridan or Πέτριδαν Pétridan for Emirgan and Χολό Μεζιρει Cholo Meziri for Yılmazlar.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Speak like Plato. In: Der Spiegel 3 (2011), p. 111; and Steve Connor: Jason and the argot: land where Greek's ancient language survives. The Independent of Jan. 3, 2011.
- ^ UNESCO Culture Sector, UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, 2012
- ↑ University of Cambridge: News and Events: Endangered language opens window on to past University of Cambridge January 11, 2011