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Azerbaijani and Greek


Greek and Azerbaijani


Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
3   
12

National Language
Azerbaijan, Gambia   
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
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  
  • 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
Turkish   
Armenian   

Derived From
Osmanly language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200   
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
32   
14
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Təşəkkür edirəm   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
necəsən   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
yaxşı gecə   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Axşamınız xeyir   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Günortanız Xeyir   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Sabahınız xeyir   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
lütfən   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
üzr   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
xudafiz   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Mən səni sevirəm   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Bağışlayın   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Derbent   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Russia   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gazakh   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Baku   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
33   
26
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
26.00 million   
39
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.34 %   
37
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
23.00 million   
34
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
azéri   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Aserbeidschanisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Azerbaijani   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Turkic   
Hellenic   

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Azerbaijani   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
38   
30
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
az   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aze   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
aze   
gre   

ISO 639 3
aze   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
azer1255   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Azerbaijani and Greek Speaking population

Azerbaijani and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Azerbaijani and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Azerbaijani and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Azerbaijani language is 0.34 % 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 Azerbaijani and Greek on Azerbaijani vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Azerbaijani and Greek Language Codes

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

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