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Greek vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
mangngegda  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Pakada  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
ελληνικά  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
ilocano  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
74  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
ell  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
ells  
ilo  

Glottocode
gree1276  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
31-CBA-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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Ilocano language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Greek vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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