Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Roman Empire
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
Similar To
Armenian
Armenian
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Greece
Greece
Where They Speak
Italy
Italy
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native Name
ελληνικά
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Neugriechisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
gree1276
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
Greek and Greek Speaking population
Greek and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Greek vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Greek Language Codes
Greek and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.