Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
India, No official status
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
India
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Armenian
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Greece
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Griko
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Italy
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Ukraine
India
Native Name
ελληνικά
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
bhojpuri
German Name
Neugriechisch
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Not Available
Origin
1500 BC
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
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No data Available
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Greek and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Bhojpuri language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Greek vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.
