Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
South Africa
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
South Africa
Second Language
Roman Empire
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Armenian
Dutch Language
Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
hallo
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Dankie
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
goeie nag
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
goeie more
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
asseblief
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
jammer
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Not Available
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Greece
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Italy
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Cape Dutch
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
afrikaans
German Name
Neugriechisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Afrikaners
Origin
1500 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
afri1274
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic
All Greek and Afrikaans 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 Greek and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Afrikaans Speaking population
Greek and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Greek and Afrikaans on Greek vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Afrikaans Language Codes
Greek and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.