The Pontic Greeks also known as Pontian Greeks (Greek: Πόντιοι, Ελληνοπόντιοι, Turkish: Pontus Rumları, Karadeniz Rumlari) are an ethnically Greek group who traditionally lived in the region of Pontus, on the shores of Turkey's Black Sea and also Taurica (Modern Crimea) which referred to as 'Northern Pontus' which Pontus proper 'South Pontus', together unite Pontian Greeks as whole. They consist of Greek descendants and speak the Pontic Greek dialect, a distinct form of the standard Greek language which, due to the remoteness of Pontus, has had a process of linguistic evolution different from that of the rest of the Greek world. The Pontic Greeks have had a continuous presence in the region of Pontus (modern-day northeastern Turkey) from at least 700 BC until 1922.
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