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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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