KORMAKITIS, Cyprus — Ash dangled precariously from Iosif Skordis’ cigarette as he reminisced with fellow villagers in a language on the edge of extinction, one that partly traces its roots to ...

Relocating to Cyprus with a family involves more than just adjusting to a new climate and culture — it also means integrating ...

KORMAKITIS, Cyprus — Ash dangled precariously from Iosif Skordis' cigarette as he reminisced with fellow villagers in a language on the edge of extinction, one that partly traces its roots to ...

The Cypriot village of Kormakitis is the last bastion of a language once spoken by tens of thousands of people. Maronites are determined to save it.

KORMAKITIS, Cyprus (AP) — Ash dangled precariously from Iosif Skordis' cigarette as he reminisced with fellow villagers in a language on the edge of extinction, one that partly traces its roots ...

Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic also known as Sanna, had been passed on orally over the centuries. Now it is at risk of extinction.