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Greek vs Catalan


Catalan vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
6  
9

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
23  
13

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Hola  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Bon dia  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Sisplau  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Perdó!  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Adéu  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Greece  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Griko  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
ελληνικά  
català  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
cat  

ISO 639 3
ell  
cat  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Greek and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Catalan language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. 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 Catalan Language History.

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

Greek vs Catalan Difficulty

The Greek vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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