Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Burma
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Armenian
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Bwakeye
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Urakoze
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Mwaramutse
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Ndagusavye
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
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Bye
αντίο (antío)
N’agasaga
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
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Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
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Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Greece
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Italy
Tanzania
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
ελληνικά
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
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French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
rundi
German Name
Neugriechisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
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Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
ells
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Glottocode
gree1276
rund1242
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Greek and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Kirundi Speaking population
Greek and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Greek vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Kirundi Language Codes
Greek and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.