English and Greek

English

Greek

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Roman Empire

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

South Africa

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Regulated By

Not Available

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Interesting Facts

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

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

Not Available

Armenian

Derived From

Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

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Alphabets

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Latin

Arabic, Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks

44 weeks

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)

Thank You

Thank you

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

How Are You?

How are you?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

Bye

αντίο (antío)

I Love You

I love you

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English

Cappadocian Greek

Where They Speak

United States of America

Greece

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.00

2,800.00

99+

Dialect 2

Hiberno-English

Griko

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom

Italy

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.00

50,000.00

Dialect 3

Welsh English

Mariupol

Where They Speak

United Kingdom

Ukraine

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.00

Not Available

Total No. Of Dialects

188

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million

13.00 million

99+

Speaking Population

5.43 %

0.18 %

99+

Native Speakers

400.00 million

13.00 million

99+

Second Language Speakers

400.00 million

Not Available

Native Name

English

ελληνικά

Alternative Names

Not Available

Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic

French Name

anglais

grec moderne (après 1453)

German Name

Englisch

Neugriechisch

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

[eliniˈka]

Ethnicity

Not Available

Greeks or Hellenes

History

Origin

5th Century AD

1500 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Not Available

Hellenic

Branch

Not Available

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English

Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek

Standard Forms

Standard English

Modern Greek

Language Position

99+

Signed Forms

Signed English

Greek Sign Language

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng

ell

ISO 639 2/B

eng

gre

ISO 639 3

eng

ell

ISO 639 6

engs

ells

Glottocode

stan1293

gree1276

Linguasphere

52-ABA

56-AAA-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic

Fusional, Synthetic

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All English 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 English and Greek dialects. Various dialects of English and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of English are spoken in different English Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking English vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the English dialects include: American English, Hiberno-English. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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English and Greek Speaking population

English and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of English and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Greek on English vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Greek Language Codes

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