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Greek and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
0  
15

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
17  
7
34  
24

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
ελληνικά  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
19th Century  

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  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
74  
99+
37  
29

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
bho  

ISO 639 3
ell  
bho  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
59-AAF-sa  

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

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Greek and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Greek and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Greek vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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