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Konkani and Greek


Greek and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • 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
Marathi  
Armenian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
7  
4

How Many Consonants
36  
26
17  
7

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
kaso assa?  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
Chike  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
Maf kor  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Adeus  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
upkar korxi  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Goa  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Griko  

Where They Speak
-  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
-  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
7.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
konkani  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Konkani  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
kõkɳi  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Konkanis  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
1209 A.D.  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Kokani  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
23  
21
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
kok  
gre  

ISO 639 3
kok  
ell  

ISO 639 6
kok  
ells  

Glottocode
goan1235  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
No data available  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Konkani 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 Konkani and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Greek Speaking population

Konkani and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Greek on Konkani vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Greek Language Codes

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