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Macedonian and Greek


Greek and Macedonian


Countries

Countries
Macedonia  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Romania, Serbia  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

Interesting Facts
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  
  • 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
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
26  
16
17  
7

Scripts
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Благодарам (Blagodaram)  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
Како си? (Kako si?)  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
Добар ден (Dobar den)  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
Ве молиме (Ve molime)  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
жал (žal)  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Чао (Čao)  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
Те сакам (Te sakam)  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Torlakian  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
1.50  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Debar  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Macedonia  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Galičnik  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Macedonia  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
2,100,000.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
28  
23
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.50 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
macédonien  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Makedonisch  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Macedonians  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
2200 BC  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Hellenic  

Branch
Southern  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Macedonian  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
45  
99+
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Macedonian Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mk  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mkd  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
mac  
gre  

ISO 639 3
mkd  
ell  

ISO 639 6
mkd  
ells  

Glottocode
mace1250  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-ha  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Macedonian and Greek Speaking population

Macedonian and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Macedonian and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Macedonian and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Macedonian language is 0.05 % 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 Macedonian and Greek on Macedonian vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Macedonian and Greek Language Codes

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

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