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Greek vs Hindi


Hindi vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Fiji, India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Oceania   

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)   
Central Hindi Directorate   

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 Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Urdu   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
11   
8

How Many Consonants
17   
7
33   
23

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Devanagari   

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   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
नमस्ते (Namastē)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
खेद (Khēda)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
अलविदा (Alavidā)   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Khariboli   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
240,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 2
Griko   
Marwari   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
22,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Bundeli   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Bundelkhand   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
4

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
380.00 million   
5

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
4.70 %   
5

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
260.00 million   
4

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
120.00 million   
6

Native Name
ελληνικά   
हिन्दी   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
hindi   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Hindi   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Hindustani people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
7th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Standard Hindi   

Language Position
74   
99+
5   
5

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
hi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
hin   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
hin   

ISO 639 3
ell   
hin   

ISO 639 6
ells   
hins   

Glottocode
gree1276   
hind1269   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
59-AAF-qf   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Greek and Hindi Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Hindi language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Hindi language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Hindi language states that this language originated in 7th 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 Hindi Language History.

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

Greek vs Hindi Difficulty

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

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