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Greek vs Navajo


Navajo vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
United States of America   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
North America   

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)   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
17   
7
34   
24

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Not available   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Navajo1   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Arizona   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Navajo2   

Where They Speak
Italy   
New Mexico   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Utah   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
1.70 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

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

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
navaho   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Athapascan   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Navajo   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
nav   

ISO 639 3
ell   
nav   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
nava1243   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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Greek and Navajo Language History

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

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

Greek vs Navajo Difficulty

The Greek vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Navajo 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 Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.

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