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Bengali and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
4   
11

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
11   
8

How Many Consonants
17   
7
40   
29

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Chakma   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Bangladesh, Burma, India   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
330,000.00   
36

Dialect 2
Griko   
Hajong   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
71,000.00   
36

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Rarhi   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
215.00 million   
9

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
3.11 %   
8

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
196.00 million   
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
19.00 million   
16

Native Name
ελληνικά   
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
bengali   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Bengali   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Bengalis (Bengali people)   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1000–1200 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Bengali   

Language Position
74   
99+
4   
4

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
bn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
ben   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
ben   

ISO 639 3
ell   
ben   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
beng1280   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
59-AAF-u   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Greek and Bengali Speaking population

Greek and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Greek vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Bengali Language Codes

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

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