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Greek and Romanian


Romanian and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Kazakhstan, Russia   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li   

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.
  
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
17   
7
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
alo   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
multumesc   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
ce mai faci?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
noapte Buna   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
buna Seara   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
buna Ziua   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
bună Dimineața   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Vă Rog   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
scuze   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
La revedere   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Te iubesc   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Scuza-Ma   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Aromanian   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
250,000.00   
38

Dialect 2
Griko   
Megleno-Romanian   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Istro-Romanian   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Croatia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,400.00   
37

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
4.00 million   
30

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Română   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
roumain; moldave   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Rumänisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[roˈmɨnə]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Romanians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1521   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Proto-Romanian   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Romanian   

Language Position
74   
99+
36   
28

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Romanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
ro   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
ron   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
rum   

ISO 639 3
ell   
ron   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
roma1327   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
51-AAD-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Greek and Romanian Speaking population

Greek and Romanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Romanian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Romanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 %. 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 Romanian on Greek vs Romanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Romanian Language Codes

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

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