The Doric spoken on the southeastern Aegean islands is normally referred to as Insular Doric. This Doric variety includes the epichoric dialects of Rhodes (Rhodian), Crete (Cretan), Thera, Cos, Melos as well as of some other minor islands (Calymnos, Cimolos, Pholegandros, Sicinos, Anaphe, Astypalaea, Nisyros, Casos and Carpathos, among others).

The epigraphic material (Epigraphy) found on these islands is of uneven quality/…