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Igbo and Greek


Greek and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
28  
18
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
dalụ  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
Biko  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
Ndo  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Kachifo  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
-  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
igbo  
ελληνικά  

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

French Name
igbo  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
57  
99+
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
gre  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
ell  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
ells  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
No data available  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Igbo and Greek Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Greek Speaking population

Igbo and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Greek on Igbo vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Greek Language Codes

Igbo and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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