Home
Languagevs


Greek and Macedonian


Macedonian and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Albania, Romania, Serbia   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"   

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
26   
16

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

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)   
Здраво (Zdravo)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Благодарам (Blagodaram)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Како си? (Kako si?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Добар ден (Dobar den)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Ве молиме (Ve molime)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
жал (žal)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Чао (Čao)   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Те сакам (Te sakam)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Torlakian   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
1.50   
99+

Dialect 2
Griko   
Debar   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Macedonia   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Galičnik   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
28   
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
2.50 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
macédonien   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Makedonisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Macedonians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
2200 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Macedonian   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Macedonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
mk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
mkd   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
mac   

ISO 639 3
ell   
mkd   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
mace1250   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
53-AAA-ha   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Analytic   

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Spoken Languages

Greek and Macedonian Speaking population

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

Greek and Macedonian Language Codes

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

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages