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Greek and Yoruba


Yoruba and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

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

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   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Yoruba Academy   

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 largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
17   
7
17   
7

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
e dupe   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
e kaaro   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Jowo   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
binu   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
bye   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Griko   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
yoruba   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
4 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
74   
99+
49   
36

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
yor   

ISO 639 3
ell   
yor   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Greek and Yoruba Speaking population

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

Greek and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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