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Sanskrit and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

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)  
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sanskrit-Alphabets.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
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Griko  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
14.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

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

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
sanskrit  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
2000 B.C.  

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  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
san  

ISO 639 3
ell  
san  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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

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Greek and Sanskrit Speaking population

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

Greek and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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