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Greek and Cebuano


Cebuano and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

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)   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
16   
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Hoy   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Salamat   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Palihug   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Babay   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Bohol   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Italy   
southern Leyte   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
cebuano   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
16th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian 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   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
74   
99+
62   
99+

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   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
ell   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Greek and Cebuano Speaking population

Greek and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Greek vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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