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Greek and Albanian


Albanian and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Armenian  
Romanian  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
17  
7
29  
19

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
mirëmengjes  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Me fal  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Griko  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
100,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
3.60 million  
31

Native Name
ελληνικά  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Not Available  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
albanais  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
alb  

ISO 639 3
ell  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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

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Greek and Albanian Speaking population

Greek and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. 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 Greek and Albanian on Greek vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Albanian Language Codes

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

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