Greek and Greek

Greek

Greek and Greek

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

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

Second Language

Roman Empire

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

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.

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

Similar To

Armenian

Derived From

Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

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Alphabets

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Arabic, Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)

Thank You

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

How Are You?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

Bye

αντίο (antío)

I Love You

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Cappadocian Greek

Where They Speak

Greece

How Many People Speak

2,800.00

99+

2,800.00

99+

Dialect 2

Griko

Where They Speak

Italy

How Many People Speak

50,000.00

Dialect 3

Mariupol

Where They Speak

Ukraine

Total No. Of Dialects

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million

99+

13.00 million

99+

Speaking Population

0.18 %

99+

0.18 %

99+

Native Speakers

13.00 million

99+

13.00 million

99+

Native Name

ελληνικά

Alternative Names

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

French Name

grec moderne (après 1453)

German Name

Neugriechisch

Pronunciation

[eliniˈka]

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes

History

Origin

1500 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Hellenic

Branch

Not Available

Language Forms

Early Forms

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

Standard Forms

Modern Greek

Language Position

99+

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell

ISO 639 2/B

gre

ISO 639 3

ell

ISO 639 6

ells

Glottocode

gree1276

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic

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

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Greek and Greek Speaking population

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

Greek and Greek Language Codes

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