Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
New Zealand
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
New Zealand
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Australia, Oceania
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)
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Armenian
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Hello
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Night pai
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Morning pai
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Tēnā
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Aroha mai
Bye
αντίο (antío)
poroporoaki
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Greece
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Italy
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Ukraine
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
New Zealand Maori
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
maori
German Name
Neugriechisch
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Māori people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Polynesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
maor1246
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek and Maori 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 Maori dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Maori Speaking population
Greek and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Maori on Greek vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Maori Language Codes
Greek and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.