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
Cebuano and Greek Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Cebuano and Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Greek language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Greek Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Greek Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Cebuano and Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.