Griko, sometimes spelled Grico, or Grecanic, is the dialect of Italiot Greek spoken by the Griko people in Salento. Some Greek linguists consider it to be a Modern Greek dialect and often call it Katoitaliotikà (, "Southern Italian") or Grekanika , whereas its own speakers call it Katoitaliótika or Griko . Griko and Standard Modern Greek are mutually intelligible to some extent.