Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Philippines
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Philippines
Second Language
Roman Empire
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Armenian
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Latin
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Hoy
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Salamat
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Maayong Buntag
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Palihug
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Boholano
Where They Speak
Greece
Bohol
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Italy
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
North Kana
Where They Speak
Ukraine
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Visayan
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
cebuano
German Name
Neugriechisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Cebuano people
Origin
1500 BC
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian 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
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
el
No data Available
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
cebu1242
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Greek and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Cebuano language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Greek vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.