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Greek and Belarusian


Belarusian and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Belarus, Poland   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Belarus, Gambia   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Poland   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Russian and Ukrainian   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
17   
7
39   
28

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Cyrillic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
dobry dzień   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Dziakuj   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Jak vy ?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Dabranač   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Dobry viečar   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
dobry dzień   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Dobraj ranicy   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Kali laska   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Vybačajcie   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
da pabačennia   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
JA liubliu ciabie   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Vybačajcie   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
North-Eastern Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Greece   
North-East Belarus   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
South-Western Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Italy   
South-West Belarus   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Middle Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Middle Belarus   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.89 million   
26

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
biélorusse   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Weißrussisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Belarusians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
18th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Eastern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Old East Slavic   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Belarusian   

Language Position
74   
99+
79   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
be   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
bel   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
bel   

ISO 639 3
ell   
bel   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
bela1254   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Greek and Belarusian Speaking population

Greek and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. 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 Belarusian on Greek vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Belarusian Language Codes

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

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