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ATHENS, May 23 Whenever Marilena returns to Crete, it only takes a short spell with friends before her native island dialect kicks back in.
But the 44-year-old mother of two knows that her young son and baby daughter will likely never fully learn the distinctive oral tradition of her ancestors that dates back centuries.
“I lived in Crete until the age of 18, while they will grow up in Athens. They won’t have the opportunity to learn as we did,” she says with a tinge of sadness. ....

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