Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
France, Spain
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Armenian
Spanish
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Kaixo
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Zer moduz?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Gabon
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Egun on
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Mesedez
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Barkatu
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Greece
France
Where They Speak
Italy
France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Not available
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
basque
German Name
Neugriechisch
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Basque people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Basque
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
basq1248
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
40-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Agglutinative
All Greek and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Basque Speaking population
Greek and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque 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 Basque on Greek vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Basque Language Codes
Greek and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.