Tsakonia

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Tsakonians

1890 ethnographic map of the Peloponnese, with Tsakonian-speaking areas in sky blue
Total population
c. 8,321 (2011 Greek census)
Regions with significant populations
Greece, United States, Australia
Languages
Modern Greek and Tsakonian Greek
Religion
Until c. 9th century: Ancient Greek religion; from c. 9th century to present: Greek Orthodox Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Maniots, Sarakatsani, other Greeks

Tsakonia (Greek: Τσακωνιά, Tsakoniá; Tsakonian: Τσακωνία, Tsakonía) or the Tsakonian region (Τσακωνικός χώρος) refers to the small area in the eastern Peloponnese where the Tsakonian language is spoken, in the area surrounding 13 towns, villages and hamlets located around Pera Melana in Arcadia. It is not a formally defined political entity of the modern Greek state.