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Igbo and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
8   
5

How Many Consonants
17   
7
28   
18

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
kedụ   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
dalụ   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
kedụ ka ịmere   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
ka chi fo   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
mgbede ọma   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
ehihie ọma   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
ụtụtụ ọma   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Biko   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Ndo   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Not Available   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
ngọpụ   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Enuani   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Ngwa   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
1,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
ελληνικά   
igbo   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Ibo   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
igbo   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Ibo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[iɡ͡boː]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Igbo people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
30th Century BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Kwa   

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 Igbo   

Language Position
74   
99+
57   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
ig   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
ibo   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
ibo   

ISO 639 3
ell   
ibo   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
nucl1417   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Agglutinative   

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

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Greek and Igbo Speaking population

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

Greek and Igbo Language Codes

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

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