Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Somalia
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Yemen
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Armenian
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Hello
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Fadlan
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
sorry
Bye
αντίο (antío)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Greece
Gabon, Standard Somali
Where They Speak
Italy
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Standard Somali
Native Name
ελληνικά
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
somali
German Name
Neugriechisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Somalis
Origin
1500 BC
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Cushitic
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Somali
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
soma1255
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data available
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 Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Somali Speaking population
Greek and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Greek vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Somali Language Codes
Greek and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.