Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
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
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Board for Standardization of the Serbian 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.
- Serbian language was derived from the Old Church Salvic, as the language was commonly spoken by most of Slavic people in the 9th Century.
- Serbian language is based on Stokavian dialect.
Similar To
Armenian
Bosnian and Croatian Languages
Derived From
Latin
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How Many People Speak?
13.00 million8.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.18 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
13.00 million8.70 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
13.00 million12.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ελληνικά
српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Montenegrin
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
serbe
German Name
Neugriechisch
Serbisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[sr̩̂pskiː]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Serbs