Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
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)
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Armenian
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Habari
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Asante
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Habari gani?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Habari za asubuhi
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
tafadhali
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
pole
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Samahani
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Greece
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Italy
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
swahili
German Name
Neugriechisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
1500 BC
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
swah1254
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Swahili Speaking population
Greek and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Greek vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Swahili Language Codes
Greek and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.