Greek and French

Greek

French

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

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

France

Second Language

Roman Empire

Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

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

Minority Language

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

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

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.

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

Similar To

Armenian

Italian Language

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

24 weeks

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)

bonjour

Thank You

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

Merci

How Are You?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

Comment allez-vous?

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

bonne Nuit

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

bonsoir

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

bon Après-Midi

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

Bonjour

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

S'il vous plaît

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

désolé

Bye

αντίο (antío)

au revoir

I Love You

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

Je t'aime

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

Excuse Moi

Dialects

Dialect 1

Cappadocian Greek

Quebec French

Where They Speak

Greece

New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada

How Many People Speak

2,800.00

99+

6,200,000.00

Dialect 2

Griko

African French

Where They Speak

Italy

Africa

How Many People Speak

50,000.00

Not Available

Dialect 3

Mariupol

Swiss French

Where They Speak

Ukraine

Northeast France, Switzerland

How Many People Speak

Not Available

1,800,000.00

Total No. Of Dialects

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million

99+

163.00 million

Speaking Population

0.18 %

99+

1.12 %

Native Speakers

13.00 million

99+

76.00 million

Second Language Speakers

Not Available

87.00 million

Native Name

ελληνικά

français

Alternative Names

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

Français

French Name

grec moderne (après 1453)

français

German Name

Neugriechisch

Französisch

Pronunciation

[eliniˈka]

[fʁɑ̃sɛ]

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes

Not Available

History

Origin

1500 BC

9th Century

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Hellenic

Romance

Branch

Not Available

Language Forms

Early Forms

Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek

Old French, Middle French and French

Standard Forms

Modern Greek

Standard French

Language Position

99+

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language

le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell

fra

ISO 639 2/B

gre

fre

ISO 639 3

ell

fra

ISO 639 6

ells

fras

Glottocode

gree1276

stan1290

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a

51-AAA-i

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic

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

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Greek and French Speaking population

Greek and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and French languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Greek vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and French Language Codes

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