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Greek and Tagalog


Tagalog and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
18   
8

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Baybayin   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Kamusta   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Salamat po   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Kamusta ka na?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Magandang gabi   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Magandang gabi po   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Magandang hapon po   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Magandang umaga po   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
pakiusap   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Paálam   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Iniibig kita   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Batangas Tagalog   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Batangas, Gabon   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
90,000.00   
30

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
73.00 million   
24

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Tagalog   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Filipino, Pilipino   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
tagalog   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Tagalog   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1593   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Filipino   

Language Position
74   
99+
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
t1   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
tgl   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
tgl   

ISO 639 3
ell   
tg1   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Greek and Tagalog Speaking population

Greek and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Greek vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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