classified as severely endangered languages. Culture There is rich oral tradition and Griko folklore. Griko songs, music and poetry are particularly popular in Italy and Greece. Famous music groups from Salento include Ghetonia and Aramirè. Also, influential Greek artists such as Dionysis Savvopoulos and Maria Farantouri have performed in Griko. The Greek musical ensemble Encardia focuses on Griko songs as well as on the musical tradition of Southern Italy at large. Samples Sample text from – ("Good night") and , popular Griko songs: Phonology See also Hellenic languages Calabrian Greek dialect Griko people Notes and references Further reading H. F. Tozer. "The Greek-Speaking Population of Southern Italy." The Journal of Hellenic Studies. Vol. 10 (1889), pp. 11–42. External links On the Brink: Griko; A Language of Resistance and Celebration - Cultural Survival Glossa Grika o Griko Derentinò (in Griko, Italian, Standard-Greek and French) Enosi Griko, Coordination of Grecìa Salentina Associations (Italian, Greek and English) Pos Matome Griko (in Italian, Greek and English) Grecìa Salentina official site (in Italian) Gaze On The Sea Salentine Peninsula, Greece and Greater Greece (in Italian, Greek and English) English-Griko dictionary Kalinifta, by Ghetonia Oria mou rodinedda, folk song of the Griko-speaking communities of southern Italy, by Eleni & Souzana Vougioukli Varieties of Modern Greek Magna Graecia Languages of Apulia Endangered diaspora languages Endangered Indo-European languages Greece–Italy relations