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Greek vs Albanian


Albanian vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Armenian  
Romanian  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
17  
7
29  
19

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
mirëmengjes  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Me fal  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Griko  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
100,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
3.60 million  
31

Native Name
ελληνικά  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Not Available  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
albanais  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
alb  

ISO 639 3
ell  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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Greek and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Albanian language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. 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 Albanian Language History.

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Greek and Albanian 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 Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Albanian language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Albanian Difficulty

The Greek vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Albanian 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 Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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