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Greek and Welsh


Welsh and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

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   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
English Language   

Derived From
Latin   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
17   
7
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Helô   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Diolch   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Nos da   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Bore da   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Griko   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Gwynedd   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Cymraeg   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
gallois   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Welsh   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
wel   

ISO 639 3
ell   
cym   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Greek and Welsh Speaking population

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

Greek and Welsh Language Codes

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

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