Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Ireland
Second Language
Roman Empire
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Foras na Gaeilge
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Armenian
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Dia dhuit
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
le do thoil
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Tá brón orm
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Greece
Connacht
Dialect 2
Griko
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Italy
Munster
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Ulster
Native Name
ελληνικά
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
irlandais moyen
German Name
Neugriechisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Irish people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
iris1253
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
All Greek and Irish 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 Irish dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Irish Speaking population
Greek and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. 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 Irish on Greek vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Irish Language Codes
Greek and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.