Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Galicia
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
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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!
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
Dialect 2
Griko
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Italy
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Ukraine
West Galicia
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Galician
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
gali1258
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Greek and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Galician Speaking population
Greek and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Greek vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Galician Language Codes
Greek and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.