Theodore Anastasios Kavalliotis (; ; , 1718 – 11 August 1789The Codex of Saint John Prodromos' monastery, Moschopolis: 1789, Αὐγούστου 11 ἡμέρα β ἐπλέρωσεν τὸ κοινὸν ὁ ἱεροδιδάσκαλος Πρωτοπαπᾶς Θεόδωρος Ἀναστασίου Καβαλλιώτης - Αἰωνία τοῦ ἡ μνήμη. (p. 29.)) was a Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment.Asterios I. Koukoudēs. The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros, 2003, , p. 335. He is also known for having drafted an Aromanian–Greek–Albanian dictionary.Lloshi p.275

Early life Theodoros Anastasiou Kavalliotis was born in Kavala or Moscopole, where he spent most of his life. He has been described variously as either Aromanian, Albanian or Greek.For a survey of different views see: Regardless, Kavalliotis had a Greek identity.Thede Kahl, Γλώσσα και στόχοι του πρώιμου αρμανικού, γραπτού λόγου (1731-1813), p. 71 (German original: Sprache und Intention der ersten aromunischen Textdokumente, 1731-1809) in Για την ταυτότητα των Βλάχων: εθνοπολιτισμικές προσεγγίσεις μιας βαλκανικής πραγματικότητας, Βιβλιόραμα (2009) He studied in Moscopole and later pursued higher studies in mathematical and philosophical sciences, at the Maroutseios college in Ioannina (in 1732-1734), directed by Eugenios Voulgaris.Dieter Kremer: Actes du XVIIIe Congrès International de Linguistique et de Philologie Romanes; 1989. p. 122

Working period

He returned to Moscopole and was appointed teacher at the New Academy () in 1743.Tassos A. Mikropoulos. Elevating and Safeguarding Culture Using Tools of the Information Society: Dusty traces of the Muslim culture. Earthlab. , p. 316. In 1750, he succeeded his former teacher Sevastos Leontiadis and became director of the New Academy for more than 20 years (1748–1769).Κεκρίδης (1988), p. 283 His works, written in Greek, are: Logic (1749, unpublished), Physics (1752, unpublished), Grammar of modern Greek (1760), Metaphysics (1767), Protopeiria (1770). They were used extensively and hand-made copies were found even as far as Iaşi, Romania. After the destruction of Moscopole in 1769, he probably went to Tokaj, Hungary, but returned in 1773.

In 1770, he published in Venice, at Antonio Bortoli's printing press, a school textbook, called Protopeiria.Greece and the Balkans: identities, perceptions and cultural encounters since the Enlightenment; ed. by Tziovas, Dimitris. Protopeiria is a 104 pages textbook, which in pages 15–59 included a trilingual lexicon of 1,170 Greek, Aromanian and Albanian words.Lloshi p. 282 This work aimed at the Hellenization of the non-Greek-speaking Christian communities in the Balkans.Friedman A. Victor. After 170 years of Balkan linguistics. Wither the Millennium? University of Chicago. p. 2: "...given the intent of these comparative lexicons was the Hellenization of non-Greek-speaking Balkan Christians...Horst Förster, Horst Fassel. Kulturdialog und akzeptierte Vielfalt?: Rumänien und rumänische Sprachgebiete nach 1918. Franz Steiner Verlag, 1999. . . The lexicon was re-published in 1774 by the Swedish professor Johann Thunmann, who taught at the University of Halle-Wittenberg. Thunmann added a Latin translation to the words in Greek, Aromanian and Albanian.Lloshi pp. 290-292 and p.317

Besides Eugenios Voulgaris, he was also influenced by the work of Vikentios Damodos, Methodios Anthrakites, René Descartes and medieval scholastics.

Kavalliotis couldn't manage to reestablish the destroyed New Academy.Kekridis (1989): p. 66 During his last months he witnessed another wave of destruction of his home place, in June 1789, by local Muslim lords. Kavalliotis died at August 11, 1789, aged 71.Kekridis (1989): p. 68

Sample from the first page of the Lexicon Ῥωμαίϊκα (Romaic - modern Greek) Βλάχικα (Vlach - Aromanian) Ἀλβανίτικα (Albanian) English translation(Daco-)Romanian translation Ἀββᾶς Ηγούμενου (Igumenu) Ηγκουμέν (Igumen) AbbotEgumen, abate, stareț Ἀγαλια Ανάργα (Anarga) Γκαντάλε (Ngadalë) SlowlyÎncet, lent Ἀγαπῶ Βόη (Voe) Ντούα (Dua) (I) Love Iubesc, îndrăgesc Ἄγγελος Άγγελου (Aghelu) Έγγελ (Engjëll) AngelÎnger Ἀγγεῖον Βάσου (Vasu) Ένᾳ (Enë) PotVas, cratiță Ἀγγίσρι Γκρέπου (Grepu) Γκρέπ (Grep) Fish hookCârlig Ἀγελάδα Βάκᾳ (Vaca) Λιόπᾳ (Lopë) CowVacă Ἅγιος Σᾴμτου (Santu) Σσιέντ (Shenjt) SaintS(f)ânt Ἀγκάθι Σκίνου (Schinu) Γκιέπ (Gjemb) ThornGhimpe Ἀγκάλη Μπράτζᾳ (Mbrata) Πουσστίμ (Pushtim) EmbraceÎmbrățișare Ἀγκοῦρι Καϛραβέτζου (Castravetsu) Κραϛαβέτζ (Kastravec) CucumberCastravete Ἀγκῶνας Κότου (Cotu) Μπᾳλλίουλ (Bërryl) ElbowCot Ἀγνάντια Καρσσί (Carsi) Κουντρέ (Kundër) OppositeOpus, diferit

Works Εἰσαγωγὴ εἰς τὰ ὀκτω μέρη τοῦ λόγου. Ἐν Μοσχοπόλει 1760 καὶ Ἑνετίῃσι 1774. Ἔπη πρὸς τὸν ἐξαρχικῶν ἐν Μοσχοπόλει ἐπιδημήσαντα Ἰωαννίκιον Χαλκηδόνος ἐν ἔτει 1750 Μαΐου 2. Πρωτοπειρία. (Starting out) Ἑνετίῃσιν, 1770. Παρὰ Ἀντωνίῳ τῷ Βόρτολι. Superiorum permissu. Ac privilegio.

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