Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
36
0
46
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National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Roman Empire
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Armenian
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Latin
Latin
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.18 %0.12 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
13.00 million4.10 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
13.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ελληνικά
català
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
catalan; valencien
German Name
Neugriechisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Catalan people