Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
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 in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
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)
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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