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Bhojpuri vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
0  
15

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

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

Alphabets
24  
6
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
17  
7
34  
24

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

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  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
19th Century  

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  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
74  
99+
37  
29

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
bho  

ISO 639 3
ell  
bho  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
59-AAF-sa  

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 Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Bhojpuri language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Bhojpuri Language History.

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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.

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