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Greek vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

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)  
-  

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Halo  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Mangga  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Hapunten  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Griko  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
soundanais  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Sundanese  

Language Position
74  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
sun  

ISO 639 3
ell  
sun  

ISO 639 6
ells  
sun  

Glottocode
gree1276  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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Greek and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Sundanese language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Greek vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Greek vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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