Countries
Wales
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Wales
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
Argentina, United Kingdom
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- 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
English Language
Armenian
Derived From
British Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Helô
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Diolch
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Nos da
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Bore da
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Argentina
Greece
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Griko
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Italy
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Powys
Ukraine
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
gallois
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Kymrisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
9th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Welsh
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
wels1247
gree1276
Linguasphere
50-ABA
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Welsh 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 Welsh and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Greek Speaking population
Welsh and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Greek on Welsh vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Greek Language Codes
Welsh and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.