Greek and Armenian

Greek

Armenian

Armenian and Greek

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Armenian Highland

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

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

Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Second Language

Roman Empire

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

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

Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Armenian National Academy of Sciences

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.

The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.

Similar To

Armenian

Greek

Derived From

Latin

Not Available

Alphabets

Alphabets in

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Alphabets

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Arabic, Latin

Armenian manuscript

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)

Բարեւ (Barev)

Thank You

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)

How Are You?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

Բարի օր (Bari or)

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

Բարի լույս (Bari luys)

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

կներեք (knerek’)

Bye

αντίο (antío)

Ց'տեսություն

I Love You

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Cappadocian Greek

Eastern Armenian

Where They Speak

Greece

Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey

How Many People Speak

2,800.00

99+

Not Available

Dialect 2

Griko

Western Armenian

Where They Speak

Italy

Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

How Many People Speak

50,000.00

Not Available

Dialect 3

Mariupol

Not Applicable

Where They Speak

Ukraine

Not Applicable

Total No. Of Dialects

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million

99+

6.00 million

99+

Speaking Population

0.18 %

99+

Not Available

Native Speakers

13.00 million

99+

6.00 million

99+

Native Name

ελληνικά

Հայերէն (Hayeren)

Alternative Names

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

Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri

French Name

grec moderne (après 1453)

arménien

German Name

Neugriechisch

Armenisch

Pronunciation

[eliniˈka]

[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes

Armenians

History

Origin

1500 BC

late 5th century

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Hellenic

Not Available

Branch

Not Available

Language Forms

Early Forms

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

Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian

Standard Forms

Modern Greek

Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian

Language Position

99+

Not Available

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language

Not Available

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell

hye

ISO 639 2/B

gre

arm

ISO 639 3

ell

hye

ISO 639 6

ells

Not Available

Glottocode

gree1276

arme1241

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a

57-AAA-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Not Available

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic

Agglutinative, Synthetic

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

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Greek and Armenian Speaking population

Greek and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian 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 Armenian on Greek vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Armenian Language Codes

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