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Hebrew and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Israel  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Israel  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Israel  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa, Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Poland  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Academy of the Hebrew Language  

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.
  
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Arabic and Aramaic languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Aramaic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
22  
4

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
0  

How Many Consonants
17  
7
22  
12

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Hebrew  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
שלום (Shalom)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
תודה (Toda)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
בבקשה (bevekshah)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
סליחה! (Slicha)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
להתראות (Lehitraot)  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
בבקשה!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Ashkenazi Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Israel  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
9,200,000.00  
38

Dialect 2
Griko  
Samaritan Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Israel, Palestine  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Yemenite Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Israel  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
9,000,000.00  
30

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
9.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
4.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
5.60 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Israeli, Ivrit  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
hébreu  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Hebräisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Hebrew-speaking people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1000 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
Canaanitic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Modern Hebrew  

Language Position
74  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Signed Hebrew  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
he  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
heb  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
heb  

ISO 639 3
ell  
heb  

ISO 639 6
ells  
heb  

Glottocode
gree1276  
hebr1246  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
12-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Greek and Hebrew Speaking population

Greek and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 %. 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 Hebrew on Greek vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Hebrew Language Codes

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

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