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Greek and Punjabi


Punjabi and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
17   
7
41   
30

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Griko   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
ελληνικά   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
pendjabi   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1000 AD   

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   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
pan   

ISO 639 3
ell   
pan   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Greek and Punjabi Speaking population

Greek and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Greek vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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