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Greek and Marathi


Marathi and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
16  
13

How Many Consonants
17  
7
36  
26

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
marathe  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Marathi  

Language Position
74  
99+
17  
15

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
mar  

ISO 639 3
ell  
mar  

ISO 639 6
ells  
mar  

Glottocode
gree1276  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Greek and Marathi Speaking population

Greek and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Greek vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Marathi Language Codes

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

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