Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
South Africa
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
South Africa
Second Language
Roman Empire
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Armenian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Molo
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Unjani
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Molo
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Ndicela
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Greece
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Italy
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Ukraine
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
xhosa
German Name
Neugriechisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
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Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1500 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
xhos1239
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Greek and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Xhosa Speaking population
Greek and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Greek vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Xhosa Language Codes
Greek and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.