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Greek and Bosnian


Bosnian and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
University of Sarajevo  

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.
  
  • South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
  • The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Serbian and Croatian  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
25  
15

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Zdravo  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Hvala  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kako si?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Laku noc  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Dobro veće  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Dobar dan  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Dobro jutro  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
molim vas  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Oprostite  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Zbogom  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Volim te  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Oprostite  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Shtokavian  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 2
Griko  
Chakavian  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
660,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Kajkavian  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
ελληνικά  
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Bosanski Jezik  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
bosniaque  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Bosnisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[bɔ̌sanskiː]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Bosniaks  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Bosnian  

Language Position
74  
99+
24  
22

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Bosnian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
bs  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
bos  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
bos  

ISO 639 3
ell  
bos  

ISO 639 6
ells  
boss  

Glottocode
gree1276  
bosn1245  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
part of 53-AAA-g  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Greek and Bosnian Speaking population

Greek and Bosnian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Bosnian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Bosnian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bosnian language is 0.13 %. 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 Bosnian on Greek vs Bosnian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Bosnian Language Codes

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

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