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Spanish and Greek


Countries
Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara   
Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
46   
1
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Spain   
Second Language
Roman Empire   
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands   
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom   
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española   
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.
  
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Armenian   
French Language   
Derived From
Latin   
Latin   
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
24   
6
27   
9
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2
How Many Consonants
17   
7
22   
12
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)   
hola   
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Gracias   
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Cómo estás?   
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Buenas Noches   
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Bonne soirée   
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Buenas Tardes   
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Buenos Días   
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Por Favor   
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
triste   
Bye
αντίο (antío)   
adiós   
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Te Quiero   
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Discúlpeme   
Dialects
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Mexican Spanish   
Where They Speak
Greece   
Mexico   
How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
105,000,000.00   
5
Dialect 2
Griko   
Cuban Spanish   
Where They Speak
Italy   
Cuba   
How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
11,000,000.00   
8
Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Puerto Rican Spanish   
Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Puerto Rico   
How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,900,000.00   
9
Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
21   
19
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
489.00 million   
3
Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
6.15 %   
3
Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
410.00 million   
2
Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
89.50 million   
9
Native Name
ελληνικά   
Español   
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Castellano, Castilian, Español   
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
espagnol; castillan   
German Name
Neugriechisch   
Spanisch   
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]   
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Not Available   
History
Origin
1500 BC   
210 BC   
Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   
Subgroup
Hellenic   
Romance   
Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Old Spanish and Spanish   
Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Pluricentric Standard Spanish   
Language Position
74   
99+
2   
2
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Signed Spanish   
Scope
Individual   
Individual   
Code
ISO 639 1
el   
es   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ell   
spa   
ISO 639 2/B
gre   
spa   
ISO 639 3
ell   
spa   
ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   
Glottocode
gree1276   
stan1288   
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
51-AAA-b   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Living   
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   
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All Greek and Spanish 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 Spanish dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Spanish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Spanish Dialects are spoken in different Spanish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Spanish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Spanish dialects include: Mexican Spanish , Cuban Spanish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Greek and Spanish Speaking population

Greek and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Greek vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Spanish Language Codes

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

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