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Greek and Slovene


Slovene and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
European Union, Slovenia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts   

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.
  
  • The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
  • The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Serbo-Croatian   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

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
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Halo   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Hvala   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Kako se imate?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Lahko noč   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Dober večer   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Dober dan   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Dobro jutro   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Prosim   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Oprostite   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Nasvidenje   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Ljubim te   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Oprostite   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Prekmurje Slovene   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Hungary, Slovenia   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Griko   
Resian   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Styrian   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Slovenia   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
48   
31

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
2.50 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Slovenian, Slovenscina   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
slovène   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Slowenisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Slovenes   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
972-1093   

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   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Slovene   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
sl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
slv   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
slv   

ISO 639 3
ell   
slv   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
slov1268   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
53-AAA-f   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Greek and Slovene Speaking population

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

Greek and Slovene Language Codes

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

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