Countries
Philippines
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Philippines
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Philippines
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Armenian
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hoy
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Salamat
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Palihug
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Bohol
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Griko
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Mariupol
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Ukraine
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
cebuano
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Cebuano
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
16th century
1500 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
el
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
cebu1242
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data Available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Greek Speaking population
Cebuano and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Greek on Cebuano vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Greek Language Codes
Cebuano and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.