Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
India, Nepal
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
India, Nepal
Second Language
Roman Empire
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Armenian
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
Not Available
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Devanagari
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)
pranam
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Suprabhaat
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
kripaya
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
maf karai
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Alavidā
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
kripaya
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Greece
Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Italy
North India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Khortha
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Deoghar, France
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
maithili
German Name
Neugriechisch
Maithili
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
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Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Maithil
Origin
1500 BC
14th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European 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
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
el
No data available
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
mait1250
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Greek and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Maithili Speaking population
Greek and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Greek vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Maithili Language Codes
Greek and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.