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Greek and Mongolian


Mongolian and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
China, Mongolia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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)   
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)   

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.
  
  • Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
  • There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Turkish Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
35   
17

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
13   
10

How Many Consonants
17   
7
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script   

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)   
Сайн уу (Sain uu)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Хэрэв (Kherev)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Баяртай (Bayartai)   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Khalkha Mongolian   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Mongolia   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Ordos Mongolian   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Mongolia   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
123,000.00   
34

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Khorchin Mongolian   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Mongolia   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
5.70 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Not Available   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
mongol   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Mongolisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1224-1225   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Mongolic family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Mongolian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Mongolian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
mn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
mon   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
mon   

ISO 639 3
ell   
mon   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
mong1331   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
part of 44-BAA-b   

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

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Greek and Mongolian Speaking population

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

Greek and Mongolian Language Codes

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

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