Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Roman Empire
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Armenian
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
αντίο (antío)
  
Slán
  
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
13.00 million
  
99+
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
ελληνικά
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Neugriechisch
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
  
Irish people
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Hellenic
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
el
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ell
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
gre
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
ell
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
ells
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gree1276
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional