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Greek vs Balochi


Balochi vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Balochi Academy, 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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Latin  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
17  
7
26  
16

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
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)  
Salam  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
bye  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
3,400,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
8.50 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Baluchi  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
baloutchi  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[bəˈloʧi]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
19th Century  

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  
Balochi  

Language Position
74  
99+
39  
36

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Balochi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
bal  

ISO 639 3
ell  
bal  

ISO 639 6
ells  
bal  

Glottocode
gree1276  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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Greek and Balochi Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Balochi language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Balochi language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Greek and Balochi Language History.

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Greek and Balochi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Greek and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Balochi language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Balochi Difficulty

The Greek vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Greek and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.

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