Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Galicia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Armenian
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Latin
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2423
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
77
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1719
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
64
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks28 weeks
3
88
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Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Ola
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Grazas
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Boas noites
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Boa tarde
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Bos días
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Por favor
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Síntoo!
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Adeus
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ámote
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Greece
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
2,800.002,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Griko
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Italy
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
50,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Mariupol
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Ukraine
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
13,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
253
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million2.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.18 %0.05 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
13.00 million2.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
13.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ελληνικά
Galego
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Galego, Gallego
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
galicien
German Name
Neugriechisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Galician people
Origin
1500 BC
c. 1175
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
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Galician
Language Position
7446
1
120
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Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
el
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ell
glg
ISO 639 2/B
gre
glg
ISO 639 3
ell
glg
ISO 639 6
ells
glg
Glottocode
gree1276
gali1258
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
-