Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
South Africa
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
South Africa
Second Language
Roman Empire
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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)
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Armenian
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Sawubona
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
unjani
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Greece
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Italy
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
zoulou
German Name
Neugriechisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
zulu1248
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Zulu Speaking population
Greek and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Greek vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Zulu Language Codes
Greek and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.