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Greek and Cebuano


Cebuano and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

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)  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Hoy  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Palihug  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Babay  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Griko  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Italy  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
cebuano  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
16th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian 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  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
74  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
ell  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
ells  
ceb  

Glottocode
gree1276  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Greek and Cebuano Speaking population

Greek and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Greek vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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