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Armenian and Greek


Greek and Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Greek   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
38   
20
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
32   
22
17   
7

Scripts
Armenian manuscript   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12   
9
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Ց'տեսություն   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western Armenian   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Not Applicable   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Not Applicable   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.00 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
6.00 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
arménien   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Armenisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Armenians   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
late 5th century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hy   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
arm   
gre   

ISO 639 3
hye   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
arme1241   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Armenian and Greek Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Armenian and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Armenian and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Armenian are spoken in different Armenian Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Armenian vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Armenian and Greek Speaking population

Armenian and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Armenian and Greek on Armenian vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Armenian and Greek Language Codes

Armenian and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Armenian and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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