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Greek vs Afrikaans


Afrikaans vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Die Taalkommissie, 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.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
15   
12

How Many Consonants
17   
7
17   
7

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
hallo   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Dankie   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Hoe gaan dit   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
goeie nag   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Goeienaand   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Goeie middag   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
goeie more   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
asseblief   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
jammer   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Not Available   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Ek het jou lief   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Verskoon my   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Kaapse Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Baster Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Namibia   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
7.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.30 million   
22

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Afrikaans   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Cape Dutch   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
afrikaans   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Afrikaans   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Afrikaners   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
af   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
afr   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
afr   

ISO 639 3
ell   
afr   

ISO 639 6
ells   
afrs   

Glottocode
gree1276   
afri1274   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
52-ACB-ba   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Analytic   

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Greek and Afrikaans Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Afrikaans language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Afrikaans language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Afrikaans language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Greek and Afrikaans Language History.

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Greek and Afrikaans Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Greek and Afrikaans greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Afrikaans language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Afrikaans word for "Thank You" is Dankie. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Afrikaans Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Afrikaans Difficulty

The Greek vs Afrikaans difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Afrikaans Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Greek and Afrikaans are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Afrikaans, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Afrikaans time required is 24 weeks.

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