Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Ethiopia
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Armenian
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Selam
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
i'bakwon
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
aznallehu
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Gondar
Where They Speak
Greece
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Italy
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Ethiopia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
amharique
German Name
Neugriechisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Amharas
Origin
1500 BC
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Amharic
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
amha1245
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
All Greek and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Amharic Speaking population
Greek and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Greek vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Amharic Language Codes
Greek and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.