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Kazakh and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
China, Kazakhstan, Russia  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
3  
12

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Kazakh language agency  

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 Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Turkish and Uzbek Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
17  
7

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
өтінемін (ötinemin)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
bye  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Northeastern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
18,000,000.00  
31

Dialect 2
Griko  
Southern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
18,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Western Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
18,000,000.00  
25

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
kazakh  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Kasachisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Kazahks  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Northwestern (Kipchak)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Kazakh  

Language Position
74  
99+
93  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Kazakh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
kk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
kaz  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
kaz  

ISO 639 3
ell  
kaz  

ISO 639 6
ells  
kaz  

Glottocode
gree1276  
kaza1248  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Agglutinative  

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

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Greek and Kazakh Speaking population

Greek and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Greek vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Kazakh Language Codes

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

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