Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Ethiopia
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Armenian
Somali Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
akkam
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Galatoomi
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Maaloo
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
naa dhiisi
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Nagayattii!
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Borana
Where They Speak
Greece
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
Italy
Kenya
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Kenya
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
galla
German Name
Neugriechisch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
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Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Oromos
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Cushitic
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
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
nucl1736
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 Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Oromo Speaking population
Greek and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Greek vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Oromo Language Codes
Greek and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.