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Greek and Tagalog


Tagalog and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
18  
8

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Baybayin  

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Kamusta  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
pakiusap  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Paálam  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Griko  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
tagalog  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1593  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Filipino  

Language Position
74  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
ell  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
ells  
tgl  

Glottocode
gree1276  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Greek and Tagalog Speaking population

Greek and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Greek vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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