Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Sweden
Second Language
Roman Empire
Finland
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Armenian
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Latin
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
hej
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
tacka dig
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
hur mår du
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
godnatt
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
god kväll
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
god morgon
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
vänligen
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
ledsen
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Dialects
Where They Speak
Greece
Gabon
Where They Speak
Italy
Georgia
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Dialects
Where They Speak
Ukraine
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Svenska
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
suédois
German Name
Neugriechisch
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
1500 BC
13th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
swed1254
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Swedish Speaking population
Greek and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish 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 Swedish on Greek vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Swedish Language Codes
Greek and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.