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Greek and Slovene


Slovene and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
European Union, Slovenia  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts  

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 Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
  • The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Serbo-Croatian  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Halo  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Hvala  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kako se imate?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Lahko noč  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Dober večer  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Dober dan  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Dobro jutro  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Prosim  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Oprostite  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Nasvidenje  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Ljubim te  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Oprostite  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Prekmurje Slovene  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Hungary, Slovenia  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Resian  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Styrian  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Slovenia  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
2,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
48  
31

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
2.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Slovenščina  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Slovenian, Slovenscina  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
slovène  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Slowenisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Slovenes  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
972-1093  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Slovene  

Language Position
74  
99+
28  
26

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Slovene Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
sl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
slv  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
slv  

ISO 639 3
ell  
slv  

ISO 639 6
ells  
slv  

Glottocode
gree1276  
slov1268  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
53-AAA-f  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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

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Greek and Slovene Speaking population

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

Greek and Slovene Language Codes

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

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