Greek and English

Greek

English

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

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

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

Second Language

Roman Empire

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Minority Language

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

South Africa

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Not Available

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.

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

Similar To

Armenian

Not Available

Derived From

Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

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Alphabets

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Arabic, Latin

Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks

6 weeks

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)

Hello

Thank You

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

Thank you

How Are You?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

How are you?

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

Good Night

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

Good Evening

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

Good Afternoon

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

Good Morning

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

Please

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

Sorry

Bye

αντίο (antío)

Bye

I Love You

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

I love you

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

Excuse Me

Dialects

Dialect 1

Cappadocian Greek

American English

Where They Speak

Greece

United States of America

How Many People Speak

2,800.00

99+

225,000,000.00

Dialect 2

Griko

Hiberno-English

Where They Speak

Italy

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom

How Many People Speak

50,000.00

4,500,000.00

Dialect 3

Mariupol

Welsh English

Where They Speak

Ukraine

United Kingdom

How Many People Speak

Not Available

2,500,000.00

Total No. Of Dialects

188

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million

99+

1,200.00 million

Speaking Population

0.18 %

99+

5.43 %

Native Speakers

13.00 million

99+

400.00 million

Second Language Speakers

Not Available

400.00 million

Native Name

ελληνικά

English

Alternative Names

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

Not Available

French Name

grec moderne (après 1453)

anglais

German Name

Neugriechisch

Englisch

Pronunciation

[eliniˈka]

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes

Not Available

History

Origin

1500 BC

5th Century AD

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

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English

Standard Forms

Modern Greek

Standard English

Language Position

99+

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language

Signed English

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell

eng

ISO 639 2/B

gre

eng

ISO 639 3

ell

eng

ISO 639 6

ells

engs

Glottocode

gree1276

stan1293

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a

52-ABA

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic

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

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Greek and English Speaking population

Greek and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and English languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Greek vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and English Language Codes

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