1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
1.4 Second Language
Roman Empire
Roman Empire
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
1.6 Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
1.7 Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
1.8 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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Arabic, Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
γεια σας (geia sas)
3.2 Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
3.3 How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
3.4 Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
3.5 Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
3.7 Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
3.8 Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
3.9 Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
3.10 Bye
αντίο (antío)
αντίο (antío)
3.11 I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
3.12 Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Cappadocian Greek
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
2,800.002,800.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
50,000.0050,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1.8 Total No. Of Dialects
2 How Many People Speak
2.1 How Many People Speak?
13.00 million13.00 million
0.13
1200
2.2 Speaking Population
2.3 Native Speakers
13.00 million13.00 million
0.13
873
2.3.1 Second Language Speakers
2.3.2 Native Name
2.3.3 Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
2.3.4 French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
grec moderne (après 1453)
2.3.5 German Name
Neugriechisch
Neugriechisch
2.4 Pronunciation
2.5 Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Greeks or Hellenes
3 History
3.1 Origin
3.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
3.2.1 Subgroup
3.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
3.3 Language Forms
3.3.1 Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
3.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Modern Greek
3.3.3 Language Position
3.3.4 Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
3.4 Scope
4 Code
4.1 ISO 639 1
4.2 ISO 639 2
4.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
4.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
4.3 ISO 639 3
4.4 ISO 639 6
4.5 Glottocode
4.6 Linguasphere
4.7 Types of Language
4.7.1 Language Type
4.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
4.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic