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Thanasis Costakis (Greek: Θανάσης Κωστάκης, 1907–2009) was a Greek linguist and lexicographer best known for his work on the now-moribund Tsakonian language spoken in the eastern Peloponnese.

Thanasis Costakis
Born	1907 Pera Melana, Arcadia
Died	2009
Nationality	Greek
Occupation	Linguist Lexicographer
Known for	Devising the Costakis orthography to represent phonemes (sounds) used in Tsakonian but not other Hellenic languages.

Costakis was born in Pera Melana in Arcadia, a Tsakonian-speaking village. Costakis taught at several gymnasia and lycea in Athens before affiliating with the Academy of Athens (modern), where he contributed to the composition of the Historical Lexicon of Modern Greek. In addition to his linguistic works, he also published a volume on the traditional architecture of Tsakonia.

Works

• Historical Lexicon of Modern Greek, The Academy of Athens, Athens: 1933-present (contributor)
• A Brief Grammar of the Tsakonian Dialect, The French Institute of Athens, Athens: 1951.
• Tsakonian Popular Architecture, The Academy of Athens, Athens: 1961.
• The Tsakonian of Propontis, The Academy of Athens, Athens: 1979.
• Lexicon of the Tsakonian Dialect, The Academy of Athens: 1986.

External links

• Biography at the University of Patras website (in Greek)

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