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Greek and Marathi


Marathi and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
4   
11

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
16   
13

How Many Consonants
17   
7
36   
26

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Griko   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
ελληνικά   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
marathe   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
10th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Marathi   

Language Position
74   
99+
17   
15

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
mar   

ISO 639 3
ell   
mar   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Greek and Marathi Speaking population

Greek and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Greek vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Marathi Language Codes

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

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