Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Zimbabwe
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Armenian
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Mhoro
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Masikati
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Mangwanani
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Greece
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Italy
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Mariupol
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Ukraine
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
ελληνικά
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Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
shona
German Name
Neugriechisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
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Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
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Origin
1500 BC
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
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Standard Forms
Modern Greek
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Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
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Glottocode
gree1276
core1255
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Greek and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Shona Speaking population
Greek and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Greek vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Shona Language Codes
Greek and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.