To many, Dhimotiki was seen as a more pliable, more creative, variety than Katharevousa.
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To many, Dhimotiki was seen as a more pliable, more creative, variety than Katharevousa.
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In 1903, when a translation of the Bible appeared in Dhimotikí, this actually resulted in public riots, led by indignant supporters of Katharévousa, and the deaths of eight people in the rioting in Athens.
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