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Turkish and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
11   
5

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Turkish Language Association   

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Azerbaijani Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
8   
5

How Many Consonants
17   
7
21   
11

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Merhaba   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
teşekkür ederim   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Nasılsın?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
İyi Geceler   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
İyi Akşamlar   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Tünaydın   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
günaydın   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
lütfen   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
üzgünüm   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Hoşçakal   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Seni seviyorum   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Afedersiniz   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Azerbaijani Turkish   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
26,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 2
Griko   
Crimean Turkish   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
480,000.00   
29

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Gagauz   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
140,000.00   
26

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
23

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.95 %   
21

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Türkçe   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Anatolian, Türkisch   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
turc   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Türkisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Turkish   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 1350   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   

Language Position
74   
99+
19   
17

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Turkish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
tr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
tur   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
tur   

ISO 639 3
ell   
tur   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
nucl1301   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
44-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Greek and Turkish Speaking population

Greek and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Greek vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Turkish Language Codes

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

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