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French and Greek


Countries

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
3  
12
32  
3

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  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

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  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
African French  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
87.00 million  
11

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  
French people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

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
74  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
fr  

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  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
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.

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