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Greek and Esperanto


Esperanto and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
East Asia, European Union, South America   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
East Asia, European Union   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Europe, South America   

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)   
Akademio de Esperanto   

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.
  
  • The most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
  • Esperanto is an artificial international language.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
27   
17

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
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Halo   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Dankon   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Kiel vi sanas?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Bonan nokton   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Bonan vesperon   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Bonan posttagmezon   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Bonan matenon   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Mi petas   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Mi bedaŭras!   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Ĝis poste   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Mi amas vin   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Pardonu!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
0   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
2.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
0.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
2.00 million   
34

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Esperanto   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
espéranto   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Esperanto   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[espeˈranto]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1887   

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   
Proto-Esperanto   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Esperanto   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Signuno   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
eo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
epo   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
epo   

ISO 639 3
ell   
epo   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
espe1235   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
51-AAB-da   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Constructed   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Agglutinative   

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

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Greek and Esperanto Speaking population

Greek and Esperanto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Esperanto languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Esperanto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Esperanto language is Not Available. 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 Esperanto on Greek vs Esperanto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Esperanto Language Codes

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

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