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Italian and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
7   
8

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
16   
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
ciao   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
grazie   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Come stai?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
buongiorno   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Per Favore   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
scusate   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
arrivederci   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Griko   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Italiano   

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

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
italien   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Italians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
960 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Romance   

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   
Italian   

Language Position
74   
99+
27   
23

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
ita   

ISO 639 3
ell   
ita   

ISO 639 6
ells   
itas   

Glottocode
gree1276   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
51-AAA-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Greek and Italian Speaking population

Greek and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Greek vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Italian Language Codes

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

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