Tsakonia
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editTransliteration of Modern Greek Τσακωνιά (Tsakoniá), and Medieval Τσακωνία (Tsakōnía).
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- the area of Tsakonian villages in the Peloponnese, Greece, where Tsakonian language is spoken. The medieval villages were situated in Laconia; later, inhabitants moved north, to Cynouria area, in Arcadia.