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Greek and Kazakh


Kazakh and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
China, Kazakhstan, Russia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Kazakh language agency   

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.
  
  • The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Turkish and Uzbek Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
17   
7

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
өтінемін (ötinemin)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
bye   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Northeastern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Kazakhstan   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Southern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Kazakhstan   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Western Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Kazakhstan   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
kazakh   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Kasachisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Kazahks   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Northwestern (Kipchak)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Kazakh   

Language Position
74   
99+
93   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
kk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
kaz   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
kaz   

ISO 639 3
ell   
kaz   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
kaza1248   

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

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Greek and Kazakh Speaking population

Greek and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Greek vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Kazakh Language Codes

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

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