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Greek vs Galician


Galician vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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 Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
17  
7
19  
9

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Ola  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Grazas  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Bos días  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Por favor  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Síntoo!  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Adeus  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Greece  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
West Galicia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
galicien  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Galician people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
c. 1175  

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  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Galician  

Language Position
74  
99+
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
glg  

ISO 639 3
ell  
glg  

ISO 639 6
ells  
glg  

Glottocode
gree1276  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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Greek and Galician Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Galician language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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Greek and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Galician language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Galician Difficulty

The Greek vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is 28 weeks.

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