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Greek vs Bengali


Bengali vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
17  
7
40  
29

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Griko  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
ελληνικά  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
bengali  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Bengali  

Language Position
74  
99+
4  
4

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
ben  

ISO 639 3
ell  
ben  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Greek and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Bengali language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. 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 Bengali Language History.

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

Greek vs Bengali Difficulty

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

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